Profitable Harvest Without Work Boon to Camden Farmer "Drought of flood can't spoil this crop," says Ron Rofe, well-known Camden farmer and dairyman
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 10
Ron's fine money-making crop had neighbours guessing until he told the secret to a Commonwealth interviewer…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 9
NEW DELHI, Sept. 11. A.A.P.—Britain has agreed to divert to India three ships carrying 26,000 tons of wheat from Canada for Britain, says…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Opening Session of Wool Sales
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 1
Bidding was keen at the Newcastle wool sales which opened yesterday. These four buyers were running up the price…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drought Area Wool, Top Price
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 4
Wool from drought-stricken areas of the north west realised 30½d a lb.—2¼d under the Sydney top price—when when selling commenced at Newcastle Wool centre yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool-buyers Operated in Shirt Sleeves
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 2
The high temperature made the atmosphere in the sound-proof selling rooms at Newcastle Wool Centre humid yesterday. Buyers removed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →35¾d Bid At Newcastle Wool Sales
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 6
Eight bales, branded HPA/ Guildford, from the Garah district (near Moree) brought 35¾d a 1b. when Nenco offered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inspecting Wool for Newcastle Sales
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 4
Scores of wool buyers and valuers worked at Pitt, Son and Badgery's showroom yesterday morning sampling 280 lots which were sold in the afternoon. The inspection was carried out in the forenoon when the natural light was good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Australian Wool Price: 37¾d
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 2
The record Australian price of 37¾d a lb. for 1946 season wool was paid at the second day of sales at Newcastle wool centre. The figure was paid for 13…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Appointments Challenged
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1946 · page 3
SYDNEY, Friday.—Nine ex-servicemen to-day applied to the Special Federal Court for orders directing the Australian Wool Realisation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →250,000 Sheep Trucked From Drought Area
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1946 · page 3
SYDNEY, Friday.—A quarter of a million sheep and 15,000 cattle were moved by rail from the droughtstricken districts of northern New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Bidding Too High for U.S.
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1946 · page 3
NEW YORK, Sept. 13. A.A.P.— The high prices realised at the Australian and South African wool sales thwarted United States buyers, says…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1946 · page 1
Another wool transport record was broken last night, when 118 bales, Weighing 17 tons, were brought by road to Newcastle. It is the biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"U" Coupons for Butter
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 2
MELBOURNE, Monday. — The Director of Rationing (Mr. J. B. Cumming) said to-night that when the last of the 52…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →35d for Choice Wool at Brisbane Sales
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 2
BRISBANE, Monday.—Prices realised at the first wool sale to he held in Brisbane since before the war were considerably higher than those…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer for Trial on Harm Charge
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 5
John Unicombe, Goulburn Grove (Largs), farmer, was committed for trial yesterday at the West Maitland Police Court on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Council to Inspect Butter Factory
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1946 · page 2
Maitland Council will inspect the Bowthorne Butter Factory at Morpeth. This was decided last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Argentine's Wheat For Great Britain
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 September 1946 · page 5
LONDON, Wednesday. — Argentine will send three shiploads of wheat to Britain by Christmas, President Peron announced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Still Carrying Wool by Road
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1946 · page 2
Road transport, of wool to Newcastle was not being restricted, the District Superintendent of Railways (Mr. Juchau) said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Values Firm at Brisbane
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1946 · page 7
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—With spirited competition at the wool sales to-day values ruled very firm, with a definite rising tendency for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool Wardrobe for "Miss Australia"
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1946 · page 5
LONDON, Sept. 17. A.A.P.—The International Wool Secretariat gave a reception to "Miss Australia' (Miss Rhondda Kelly) before her…
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