"Will Be Record Wheat Crop"
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A last-minute survey prepared by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Wilson) estimates Australia's wheat…
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Farming & the land, 1948
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 30
Swedish Motorship to Load Wool
The motor-ship Mattawunga (5766 tons) is expected in Newcastle on Saturday to load wool for San Francisco. The Mattawunga is one…
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Newcastle Show pavilions were used as emergency wool stores in between shows. The wool has now seen removed in readiness for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New England Wool Sold At 96½d
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Under sustained competition from all sections of buyers, the market at Sydney wool sales reflected the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thrifty French Farmer Reveals Hoard
LONDON, Feb. 4. A.A.P.—A farmer from northern France, so far holds the record for the highest individual deposit of 5000-franc…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Exports Increased
MELBOURNE.—Butter exports in the seven months of 1947-48 to Jan. 31 were more than 15,000 tons higher than in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ergot May Harm Cattle
In spite of the appearance of ergot on paspalum, no cases of stock poisoning by this fungus had been reported this season, but it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Force German Farmers To Hand Over Food
BERLIN, Feb. 6. A.A.P.—The British Military Governor of Germany (General Sir Brian Robertson) said he was prepared to lend troops…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Discuss Hold-up of Wheat Plan
CANBERRA, Sunday.—Discussions on the future of the Commonwealth Government's wheat stabilisation plans will be held in Canberra at a meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Values Rise
SYDNEY, Monday. — There was a keenly sustained demand for all sections at the opening of to-days wool sales. Values ruled from par…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sales in Newcastle
Keen competition is anticipated at the sixth wool sale of the season, which began in Newcastle at 3.30 p.m. today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minister Defends Butter Guarantee
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) to-night defended the Government decision to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commonwealth Wheat Plan "Unlikely"
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A Commonwealth-wide wheat stabilisation plan is unlikely to come out of the Australian Agricultural Council's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sales in Newcastle
The keen demand for Merino star lots at Newcastle wool sales yesterday afternoon indicates that rates should remain firm…
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More than 150 wool buyers arrived in Newcastle yesterday for the sales, which began in the star lots section yesterday. Six brokers will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IIId. Record Price For Newcastle Wool
A record price for Newcastle of 111d a lb was paid for five bales of wool at Newcastle yesterday. The wool was grown by J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →132d State Wool Record In Newcastle
A record price for New South Wales of 132d was paid for five bales of ex sup. AAA E wool at Newcastle sales yesterday. It beat…
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MOLONG, Sunday.—"We should regard Junior Farmers as our most important crop of the moment," said Mr. Griffiths, manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Higher Wool Trend
SYDNEY, Monday.—The upward trend in wool values continued when Sydney wool sales resumed to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Cattle Entry for Maitland Show
The best entry for years had been received for the dairy cattle section of Maitland Show, to be held on March 3, 4, 5 and 6, the…
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