Wallabies 'Eating Maitland Crops'
SYDNEY, Thursday.— Wallabies were eating out crops of oats on holdings adjoining Crown lands in Maitland district, Mr. J. C…
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Farming & the land, 1948
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Coupon-Free Butter Buying Week for Trade
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Grocers will be able to buy coupon-free butter from wholesalers from June 21 to June 27 to augment their…
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SYDNEY: Prices secured for this season's State wool clip up to date total £120,322,901, and are easily a record. This figure is for the ten months July. 1947. to April this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'Alarming' Drift of Farm Labour
The drift of farm labour to more lucrative positions in towns had reached an alarming rate, the District Agronomist (Mr. G. T…
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MELBOURNE.—The Commonwealth will not be liable to pay Australian wheatgrowers an extra £30,000,000…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Greasy merino fleece sold to 80½d at the wool sales to-day. This was realised for 21 hales of AAA e from Woodvale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Full High Court Upholds Wheat Acquisition
MELBOURNE, Monday.—The order made in 1939, which allowed compulsory acquisition of wheat by the Commonwealth, was held valid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£35,000 Wool-Scour Premises Planned
An application had been received for two acres of abattoir land for the establishment of wool-scouring premises, the General Manager (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Poultry Farm "Black"
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Trades Hall Council Disputes Committee put a black ban to-night on Carter Brothers' poultry farm,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unrehearsed Incident at Sheep Show
BATTERING RAMS. Fighting of these two rams provided unrehearsed entertainment at the Sheep Show at the Sydney Showground. Here they are shoving with forefeet off the ground. Contestants are from F. S. Falkiner's Wanganella estate, Deniliquin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Improved Wheat Supplies Tipped
SYDNEY.—The world wheat shortage may be alleviated to some extent before the end of the year, says the Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sees Threat To Wheat Prices
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Legislation to ratify the International Wheat Agreement would reduce the price in contracts of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Growers See Finished Fabric
Messrs. N. R. Jameson (left), of New Zealand and Douglas, T. Poyd, of Australia, wool growers and members of the international Wool Secretariat, admire a woollen dress of a function by London recently when Dominion growers met London's most important…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Wool In Foreign Aid Plan
WASHINGTON, Thursday (A.A.P.): A last-minute change made in the Foreign Aid Bill here today means that all wool…
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NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.): Australia and Poland today signed an agreement under which Australia makes a gift…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rayon Replaces Wool In Men's Suitings "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, June 3.—Rayon is being used more for men's summer suitings because the high price of wool is driving American…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clerk Decided Wheat Future, Says Mr. Lang
CANBERRA, Friday.—Mr. Lang (Ind. Lab., N.S.W.) to-day bitterly attacked the Secretary of the Commerce Department (Mr. McCarthy)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter Increase Move Defeated
A move to have the butter ration increased was defeated at Waratah Electorate Council of the A.L.P. yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter For Haifa Dumped In Brisbane
BRISBANE, Sunday—Twenty-one thousand boxes of Queensland butter were dumped on Brisbane wharves yesterday from the British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£30M. Profit From Wool Acquisition
CANBERRA, Sunday.—Graziers will receive £30 million in profits from wool acquired from 1939 to 1946 under the war-time wool…
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