Wharflabourer Struck by Bag of Wheat
SYDNEY, Friday.—Struck on the back by a bag of wheat weighing nearly 120lb, in the hold of a ship at Pyrmont, Jack McMillan, 27,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1945
411 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 21
Floods Benefit to Hunter Dairy Farms
Although floods in the Hunter River district interrupted dairy production, the improvement that would result in pastures would be of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Farms Confiscated in Czechoslovakia
LONDON, Friday. - President Benes, in a sweeping decree Issued at Prague, has ordered the confiscation of all farms and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Found In Cattle Truck
Missing for two days, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Forrester, 32. was yesterday found in a cattle truck at Gloucester Railway Station…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Opposed by Farmer Mr. Churchill Tours Electorate
LONDON, June 25. A.A.P.—Mr. Churchill is opposed in the Woodford electorate, but not by Trooper Arthur Yates, of the Sixth Armoured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mainly in Fun Goats and Sheep
"Horses and goats may be slaughtered for export, to starving European countries." At last we've found a use for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers Want Gun Carriers
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—So many farmers have made contact with the Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley), in an endeavour to buy Bren…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain Brings Small Butter Increase
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The output in overall butter supplies has shown a slight increase from 138,000lb to 141,000lb said the official…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grass for Sheep in Former Drought Areas
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Natural feed is now available for sheep over large areas previously in the grip of the drought, said the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barbed Wire Available for North Coast Farmers
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Supplies of galvanised barbed wire could now be obtained from army stocks by farmers whose fences were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Government Plans Help For Riverina Farmers
SYDNEY, Friday.—Plans to assist Riverina farmers to rehabilitate properties ravaged by the worst drought in the history of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Farmers Entitled to Higher Price for Fats"
MELBOURNE, Friday.—The farmers were entitled to a much higher ceiling price for fat stock, said the Chairman of the Primary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lettuce Goes to Seed on English Farm
LONDON, Monday: Three hundred thousand lettuces, worth £3000. have l>een ploughed into the ground by a Sussex farmer. A. G. Linfield…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thieves Got Haul of Butter Coupons
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—When thieves broke into a grocer shop at Bondi, approximately 750 butter coupons were stolen from the safe. Of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Danish Butter for Britain
In spite of five years of German occupation, Denmark is possibly the best fed country in Europe. The butter ration for the population is still about 2oz. per day. Like most countries, she is short of fuel and so she is trading butter for British coal. This picture shows…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Wool Clip Cheque Reduced
MELBOURNE, Thursday. — Australian woolgrowers will receive £62,602,408 for 1944-45 season wool clip. Appraisement value was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Board Office for Dr. E. H. Booth
MELBOURNE, Thursday.— Dr. Edgar H. Booth, Warden of New England, University, Amidale, has been appointed to the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Erosion Threatens Farms
Valuable river flat land, used for the cultivation of vegetables, is threatened by erosion along the Hunter River…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Importation of Farm Seeds
OTTAWA, Monday.— The Australian High Commissioner's office says that half a ton of special strains of seeds, including soya beans and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Aliens Buying Up Farms and City Properties"
SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Unless the Commonwealth Government took action to cheek the purchase of city and country properties by foreigners,…
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