Mr. Cameron Suspended Brush in House on Wool Bill
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Almost continuous uproar in the House of Representatives which had marked the committee stage of the Wool Use…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1945
411 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 21
Dairymen Refute "Child Slavery"
LISMORE, Wednesday.—A largely attended meeting of the Bonalbo branch of the Primary Producers' Union passed a resolution…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Rust Research Pays Dividends
OTTAWA: Every year the Canadian taxpayer draws a 1300 percent. dividend on his investment in wheat rust research. Dominion Botanist J. H. Craigie states that the average annual…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Review Dairy Subsidy
CANBERRA, Friday.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said, because of the incidence of drought, particularly the shortage of fodder,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Race to Sow Crops in Riverina
SYDNEY.— More good rains were reported today from some parts of the Riverina. The drought has been eased in areas east of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Wool Still Our Best Industry"
Wool exports before the war averaged 90 per cent of the country's production. They were then and still are. Australia's most stable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fibres Threaten Wool
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Minister for Health and Social Services (Senator Fraser) said in the Senate that it would be idle to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Month's Leave for Butter Factorymen
The secretary of Newcastle branch of the Meat Industry Employees Union (Mr. J. Larkin) said today that, there seemed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1000 Army Trucks for Farmers
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Because drought and the fodder shortage has caused loss of horses, the Army has agreed to immediately release an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Month's Holiday Leave for Butter Workers
Butter factory employees who worked on public and gazetted holidays in the period ending June, 1946, would have four weeks' clear holiday leave on full…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Helping the Wool Industry
The Wool Use Promotion Bill, which has gone through all stages in the House of Representatives at Canberra and has been passed on to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Revenue Drops By £8,000,000
SYDNEY.—Australia's revenue from wool for the 12 months ending June 30 next will be approximately £66,000.000, nearly £8,000.000 less than for 1943-44…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Australia Loses £1,000,000 on Wool
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—As a result of the drought, South Australia's wool cheque for the current season was expected to drop by £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Giant Wheat As Secret Jap Victory Winner
CHUNGKING: "Giant wheat" will feed Japan's millions for the rest of the war—or so a Tokio radio report, intercepted here, would have the Allies believe. Faced by an ever-tightening noose…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Rate Rebate for Farmland
The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) expressed the opinion that no good purpose would be served if he received a deputation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drought Loss 15,000,000 Sheep
SYDNEY, Sunday.—It is estimated that 15,000,000 sheep will be lost throughout the Commonwealth as a result of the drought Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poultry Farmers'
Poultry fanners are complaining bitterly about the effects food the new food-rationing scheme. The allotment is only sufficient to feed one-third of their flocks, they say, and even then it is sometimes unobtainable. It is suggested that there should be compensation for losses. The ration allows 201b each of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Decline in Butter Production
CANBERRA, Monday.—A steady decline in butter production is shown in the official factory production statistics for the eight months ended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Marketing System Praised
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Stating that butter manufacturers have no fault to find with the marketing system, the President (Mr. J. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers Sell Laying Fowls
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Owing to the shortage of poultry feed, many poultry farmers are being forced to market some proportion of their…
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