Wheat Harvest Starts Soon In Upper Hunter
Wheat crops in the Upper Hunter were ripening rapidly, and stripping would commence early next month, the District Agronomist (Mr. G…
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Farming & the land, 1949
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Potato Crops Improve
Potato crops in the Hunter district had shown a marked improvement, but excessively wet conditions had prevented good early…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Prices Of Dairy Exports
LONDON, Sat. (O.S.R.) Prices of Australia's dairy produce exports are likely to fall slightly in the next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lower Vintage Crop Expected In Portugal
LISBON.—Portugal's vintage crop this year is expected to be only slightly below that of 1948. The National Institute…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The conference of State Prices Ministers to-day decided to set up a committee of prices officers from the six…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wallsend Junior Farmers' Social
Ten visitors from Cardiff Club attended a re-union of old members of Wallsend Junior Farmers' Club in the R.S.L. Hall last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Wheat Due on November 14
The first wheat of the season is expected at Newcastle silos on November 14. The first shipment for overseas will be loaded two days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wharfman Fined £25 For Butter Theft
John Adams, 34, wharflabourer, was fined £25 by Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M., in Newcastle Court yesterday for having sold two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Season's Wheat Due Next Week
The first of this season's wheat was expected to arrive at the Newcastle Silos late next week, the operator-in-charge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Famous Barque Pamir Has Run Her Last Wheat "Derby"
SYDNEY: Eleven sailors from the Finnish barque Pamir came from London [?] Sydney in five days by Qantas Constellation after taking 128 days to sail the [?]hip from Australia to England. They arrived today. The Pamir, well known in the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →M.L.C. Defends Farmers Who Stock On Fuel
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Primary producers who had laid in stocks of petrol were to be complimented on their foresight, Mr. E. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Cattle Thieves Chased By Detectives
SYDNEY: Three horsemen—suspected cattle thieves—were pursued by detectives in cars over rough roads and paddocks at Mulgoa and two were arrested after a long and hazardous chase. The third suspect escaped in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Yield Estimated At 75M. Bushels
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The 1949-50 wheat harvest in New South Wales was expected to yield 75 million bushels, the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Winter Back in 3 STATES Shorn Sheep May Perish
Snow in parts of parts of New South Wales yesterday might kill thousands of newly-shorn sheep. The Weather Bureau has warned graziers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Field Day for Junior Farmers
Denman Junior Farmer's Club will stage its annual field day on W. Duggan's property at Dennman tomorrow. A comprehensive list of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Remanded On Cattle Stealing Charge
SYDNEY, Friday.—James Leyden Miller, 22, charged at Liverpool Court to-day with having stolen cattle, was remanded till…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia May Lose Ceylon Wheat Market
COLOMBO, Sat. (A.A.P.): Ceylon is exploring all possibilities of buying its wheat from some country other than Australia. Cevlon has already protested…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Wheat Ceylon Protests At New Price
LONDON, Nov. 4. A.A.P.—Ceylon has protested to the International Wheat Council against the pro. posed 44. per cent increase in the maximum sterling price of Australian wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Farmers Plan School On Leadership
Schools of leadership for junior farmers would be held at Newport curly next year, the District Supervisor (Mr. A. L. Nicod) told the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →50M. Acres Us Farmlands Reuined: Greed and Exhaustion
WASHINGTON, Fri. (O.S.R.): Fifty million acres of good American farmland have been ruined by greedy farming and lack of fertiliser. Department of Agriculture…
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