Firebug at Work, Say Wool Men
GOONDIWINDI, Wednesday.— A firebug is blamed for having burnt down at 1.30 a.m. to-day the five-stand shearing and wool shed…
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Farming & the land, 1948
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 30
First New Season Wheat Shipment
The Hopepeak will arrive in Newcastle to-day to load the first shipment of new season wheat for the 1948 season…
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"New season wheat so far received at the Newcastle Silos could not be faulted," the Operator in Charge (Mr. R. L. Lyon) said today. The grain was beautifully col-…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool at 113d 1b. Season's Record
The record Newcastle price for the season of 113d a lb was paid for five bales of superfine AAW wool at Newcastle sales yesterday…
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CANBERRA, Friday. — The Government had already made a decision to increase the guaranteed wheat price following a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl Farmer Wins State Prize
SYDNEY, Sunday.— A girl, Eileen King, won first prize in the keenly contested first division of the Junior Farmers Clubs' 1948…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hares Strip Some Wheat Crops
NARRABRI, Monday.—Harks are causing severe losses on some wheat farms. One grower at Narrabri West…
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A record of 478 trucks of bulk wheat was unloaded at Newcastle silos at the week-end, the District Superintendent of Railways (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Live Longer On Farm Than In White House "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—The Presidency of the United States is a man-killing job, according to President Truman's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Additional Engines Used for Wheat
Additional railway engines and staff are being employed to handle the hundreds of bulk wheat trucks arriving at Newcastle silos…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. — A new season's record of 131½d was made for greasy merino fleece at to-day's Sydney wool sales. The clip was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bagging Wheat at Narrabri
Because siles are full, farmers in the Narrabri district, where another successful season is being completed, are bagging wheat. The bagged wheat will be sent to the railway for transport to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Few T.B. Cattle In Cessnock Area
Only one per cent. of about 800 cattle tested for tuberculosis in the Wollombi district showed positive reaction, and these were…
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GRAFTON, Wednesday. —Thirteen per cent. of cattle tested for tuberculosis on the North Coast in the past month had positive…
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A survey alter last week's Newcastle wool sale showed that prices were the highest in Australia to then. France and Italy were keen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dearer Wheat May Mean Dearer Bread
SYDNEY.—The Master Bakers application for an increase in the price of bread in Sydney will have to be reviewed in view…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hail, Winds, Drought Hit Crops
Good rain was urgently needed in the Hunter Valley and on the Central Coast to arrest the decline in vegetable production and…
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Good prices were being obtained for forward dairy stock and inquiries for young stock could not be supplied, the Dairy Officer for…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Five bales of greasy merino wool from Barraba realised 134¼d at the wool sales to-day. This is a record for the season…
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The City of Delhi is loading 20,00 hales of wool at Lee Wharf, Newcastle. The cargo is almost equal to all that part of growers'…
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