Predicts £1½M. Wool Cheque For Newcastle
The 23-000-odd bales of wool to be offered in Newcastle next week should, on current values, realise about £1,500,000 Australian, Mr…
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Farming & the land, 1948
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 30
Sheep, Wool Tests
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Results of this year's final examinations in sheep and wool training conducted by the Technical Education…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Probe Wool Area Fires
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Police are investigating six fires in woolsheds and hayricks in the past six weeks in Goondiwindi district in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Leakage to Russia Scouted
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Australian Wool Realisation Commission has advised the Commonwealth Government that it is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Fee For Lorries Carrying Wheat
Lorries bringing wheat from the North and North-western districts to Newcastle and returning with petrol were exempt from the transport…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Rain In Hunter Valley Ensures Good Summer Crops
General rainfall over the Hunter Valley is assuring a good summer season-Graziers today described the outlook as the best for several years. In the past fortnight falls ranging up to four inches have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bulk Wheat Covered "Adequately"
All bulk wheat which arrived in Newcastle by rail had been adequately covered, but a few trucks with bagged wheat for topping off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Wool Sale of Season To-day
The first wool sale of the season in Newcastle will open to-day with an offering of star lots by Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dispute on Wool Ships Settled
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The second waterfront dispute in Sydney within a week on loading of wool ships was settled to-night and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Brings 72½d At Local Sales
At Newcastle wool sales yesterday there was keen competition from Continental and Yorkshire buyers for the 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wanted Czech Wool Credit Cancelled
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Chifley refused a request by Mr. Abbott (C.P., N.S.W.) to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Linseed Crops Saved By Air Dusting
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—For the first time in Queensland, aerial crop-dusting methods were successfully carried out in Dalby district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and Stock Cheque Record
Australia's revenue from wool and fat stock in 1947-48 was a record, though production was less than in most recent years, Mr. H. Bell,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →1828 Bales in Wool Load
A load of 1828 bales of wool arrived in Newcastle from the North-west yesterday. The load, which approaches a record, arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia Sells Japan 25,000 Tons of Wheat
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Negotiations had been completed with Supreme Command Allied Powers for the sale of 25,000 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junior Farmers at Morisset
Ramona Kermodew, 13, of Morisset Club, came seventh in the Junior Farmers' poultry raising State championship…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Primo Carnera Told To Farm Or Quit Brazil "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—Primo Camera, former world heavyweight boxing champion, who has turned to wrestling, has been told by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Wool Intake
The Railway Department reported yesterday that 3091 bales of wool were brought by train to Newcastle from north and north-western…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Harvest Wheat Next Month
Harvesting of early wheat crops would begin at Scone in the first half of next month, said the District Agronomist (Mr. G. T…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Values Down 5 Per Cent
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Compared with last week's Sydney auctions, wool values declined fully 5 per cent. on the better style broader types…
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