"Prolific" Growth In Hunter Wheat
Wheat in the Upper Hunter had made prolific growth, the District Agronomist (Mr. G. T. Dawson) said yesterday…
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Farming & the land, 1949
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20 Refuse Work In Wool Stores
About 20 members of the Store men and Packers' Union refused to offer for work at wool stores yesterday morning because they…
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LONDON.—Advices received here say that Argentine wool men are disturbed at the small wool clearances at auction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some Farmers Seek Migrant Labour
SYDNEY, Friday. —Displaced persons were needed to overcome a grave labour shortage on North Coast dairy farms, Mr. M. R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Excessive Rain Hits Farmers
Drier conditions were badly needed in the whole of the Hunter Valley, the District Agronomist (Mr. G. T. Dawson) said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pakistan Cotton Crop Drops
KARACHI.—The fourth, and final, official forecasts of corton yield and acreage in Pakistan in 1948-49 show declines of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Fat Cattle Wallow In Clover
BRISBANE: While retailers and Brisbane housewives are experiencing a meat shortage, graziers around the Quil pie district are worried about how they can get their cattle to market. After one of the best seasons…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newcastle Milk Had High Butter-fat Content
All milk delivered in Newcastle last year had a 3.8 per cent, butter-fat content which was above the accepted standard, Mr. Graham Shield, Publicity Officer of the Milk Board, said today. Mr. Shield is showing Health…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ship to Load Wool for U.s
The overseas vessel Ottawa Valley is expected in Newcastle on Thursday to load this season's first consignment of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farmer Collapses Off Horse, Dies
Harold Vile, 46 dairyfarmer of Gosforth, was helping to draft cattle on Saturday when he collapsed and fell from his horse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Second Wool Ship Due
The Ottawa Valley is due in Newcastle on Thursday to load the second big wool shipment of the season…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Talks To-day On Wool Dispute
A conference will be held this morning in an endeavour to end the dispute between casual hands and wool store managements…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Social Service "Should Be For Farmers"
It was a grave injustice and "class legislation with a vengeance" for the Federal Government to withhold social service payments from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1200 Bales Of Wool For Sydney To-day
The Kindur will leave Newcastle this morning with about 1200 bales of wool for Sydney. The wool was sold at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Crops From Maitland Land "For 6 Months"
It would be at least six months before hundreds of acres of land around Maitland, flooded in June, could be sown, the District…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inadequate Coal "Hits Farm Improvements"
CANBERRA, Friday.—Farms were remaining unimproved because plant and materials were not available, due to inadequate coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.s. Wheat Forecast
WASHINGTON.—The Department of Agriculture forecasts a U.S. wheat crop of about 1,100,000,000 bushels for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain Falls Over Most Of Wheat Belt
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Rain which fell over most of the State's wheat belt to-day would be especially beneficial to south-west and…
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MELBOURNE.—Rain in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia in the past week will mean a return to…
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Lee Wharf was busy yesterday. Top: Potatoes from Tasmania being discharged from the Wanaka, to relive the shortage…
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