Disappointment At Geneva On Wool Talks
LONDON, Aug. 3. A.A.P.—According to a reliable source there is considerable disappointment and dissatisfaction among the Dominions'…
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Farming & the land, 1947
864 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 44
Looking At The World Wheat Loss Blow To Britain
Britain has suffered a serious blow by the loss of wheat, as the result of the breakdown of Anglo-Soviet trade negotiations. The statement by the President of the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Shortage Denied By Belmont Co-op
Belmont branch of Newcastle and Suburban Cooperative Society had sufficient butter to meet all requirements, the Staff Superintendent of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →America Biggest Buyer Of Australian Wool
CANBERRA, Monday.—Australia's wool clip exports in the last financial year reached 3,352,203 bales, worth £97,072,000 an increase of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rural School Will Aid Farmers In Britain
LONDON, Monday: Agricultural instruction and research in Britain will be coordinated through the formation of a new school of rural economy sponsored by the University of Edinburgh…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Clerks' Pay Increased
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Clerks employed by wool-broking firms throughout Australia will receive pay increases as a result of an award…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Consider Meat, Butter Cuts to Help Britain
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A reduction in the Australian butter and meat ration is being examined by Commonwealth authorities in a general review of ways Australia can assist Britain's food position…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Impasse on Wool May Be Broken
GENEVA, Wednesday.—A solution of the deadlock on wool—one of the main stumbling blocks at the International Trade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government's Plans Mean Serfdom, Says Farmers' President
SYDNEY: "Communism is here and the producer is a poor pitiable serf," said the President of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. Hugh S. Roberton) today in criticism of the Commonwealth Government's wheat plan…
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SINGLETON, Thursday.—"Every-thing has gone up lit the price of butter," Mr. H. Wright said at a meeting of Singleton branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Breeder Dies at 101
LEETON, Thursday.—One of Australia's noted sheep breeders. Mr. Donald Grant, died to-day. He was 101…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tomato Sauce As Substitute for Butter
A new angle was given on the use of tomato sauce by a member of the Boolaroo P. and C. last night, when discussion centred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Cattle Yarding at Waratah Sale
There was a good supply of cattle at Greater Newcastle Abattoir saleyards at Waratah yesterday. Most consignments c0nslsted of steers and heifers, with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wants Farmers To Fix Own Prices
SYDNEY, Thursday.—As a first step towards forming a national farmers union of Australia, the Farmers and Settlers' Association decided…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →N.s.w. Wheat Sowing Is Near Record
SYDNEY: About 5 1/2 million acres will be sown with wheat in N.S.W. this year—a big increase on earlier years. Only once has this figure been exceeded—in 1930, when 5,673.945…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Buys Outside Butter
SINGLETON, Sunday.—The Singleton butter factory last week had to buy a ton of butter from other areas to supply district needs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.J.C. Plans For Warwick Farm
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Australian Jockey Club committee hopes to be able to continue with the reestablishment of Warwick Farm…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →British Farmers' Needs To Be Given Priority
LONDON, Monday: "Buy more fodder for farmers, instead of dried eggs and bacon for the public," is the principle agreed on by Britain now. The eggs and bacon, authorities say…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stud Sheep Travelled by Air
Part of the consignment of 32 stud rams flown from Western New South Wales to Brisbane for yesterday's sales. They went from Mr. G. Falkin er's property, "Haddon Rig." Mr. Falkineer right) is inspecting them in the plane at Archerfield Aerodrome…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English Crops Below Average
LONDON, Aug. 11. A.A.P.—At the start of the harvest in the southern half of England, farmers are able to report a marked improvement…
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