Fodder And Wheat Competitions
The Royal Agricultural Society has decided to reintroduce its field competitions, which have been suspended during the war. This is in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1945
411 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 21
Buying From Farms Retailers' Move to Ban System
In an attempt to secure cooperation of buyers in eliminating direct buying by retailers from producers, representatives of the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Market Dearer for Cattle
The light supply of cattle forward at Greater Newcastle Abattoir saleyards at Waratah included a sprinkling of bullocks and steers. The balance consisted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Returning Soldiers Want to Farm
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A committee representatives of returned soldiers had interviewed about 8000 members of the Sixth, Seventh and Ninth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Farmers Never Better Off"
CANBERRA, Thursday.—An examination of taxation returns would show that farmers had never been better off, Mr. Pollard (Lab., Vic.)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley Crop Outlook Unfavourable
"Weather conditions have been most unfavourable for crop and pasture growth during September," said the District Agricultural Instructor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ohmi First Named After Sheep Station
OHMI FIRST, winner of the Lambton Stake No. 2 at Newcastle greyhound meeting on Saturday, is raced by Mr. J. G. Gill, a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Poultry Farmers Short of Water
Poultry farmers with properties along the Toronto-Awaba road told Crs. Gain and Chapman that, with the continued dry spell, they feared a heavy loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairymen To Meet Mr. Chifley
The executive of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council will meet the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley), Senator Keane and Professor Copland in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Rain in Hunter "Ensure Crops in Spring"
Good rain fell in the Hunter Valley yesterday and on Sunday. Falls extended from Maitland to Gresford, Dungog and Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Dairy Season in Upper Hunter
Dairy production had never been as high as it was now on the Upper Hunter, the senior dairy instructor (Mr. G. W. Smith) reported today. MR. SMITH said that this part of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Search For Feed By Poultry Farmers
"No general improvement can be expected in the poultry feed position until seasonal conditions and the forthcoming harvest replenish stock feed throughout the State." THIS was stated by the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire Damage Claim Tarro Dairyman Granted Non-suit
William Robertson Liddell, a Tarro dairy farmer, was granted a non-suit at East Maitland Court yesterday, when he sought £50…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Wool Appraisements
Winchcombe Carson Limited offered a catalogue of 3000 bales of wool at Newcastle appraisement sales, including many attractive clips from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farmers Want Labour Releases Speeded
SYDNEY, Friday.—Serious losses due to labour shortages during the forthcoming harvest were inevitable unless service discharges were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Production Has Increased
CANBERRA: Butter production in Australia is picking up. In the three months ended August 31, production totalled…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter Output Down
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The effects of the drought and manpower shortage are reflected in Australia's butter production of 137,123 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£30 Million Stock, Crop Losses
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Stock mortality and crop failures resulted in the loss of more than £30 million during the past two years, said Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Representative for London
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Dr. Edgar H. Booth, Australian representative on the International Wool Secretariat, will leave for London this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bigamy Cases Set A Record War's Crop Is Harvested
War's crop of bigamy is being harvested. Lawyers who specialise in matrimonial disasters say it is going to be a record. WAR brings bigamy. But this war brought more of it to Australia…
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