Wool Sales Postponed
Wool sales set down for Newcastle next week have had to be postponed indefinitely because of the Storemen and…
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Farming & the land, 1949
725 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 37
Skeleton Staffs At Wool Stores May Withdraw
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Skeleton staffs of members of the Storemen and Packers' Union in Sydney wool stores are believed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Want Fine Weather
Fine weather, with some hot days, would be appreciated by most farmers, the Dairy Officer for the Hunter (Mr. J. W. G. Smith) said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairyman Charged With Murder
ROCKHAMPTON, Tuesday.— Arthur Gerald Huet, 38, dairyman, was charged in the Police Court to-day with the murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Conference On Wool Dispute This Afternoon
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. J. H. Portus) has requested a conference with the Secretary of the New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Dispute Conference "Exploratory"
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Talks to-day between Mr. H. Portus, a Conciliation Commissioner, and representatives of the woolbrokers and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia Tries to Stop Dollar Leak in Wool Deals
LONDON, Fri. (O.S.R.): Australian officials are to discuss with the Bank of England additional exchange controls to prevent foreign countries converting sterling to dollars by buying and selling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plane Kills Six Sheep
YASS, Monday.—Six sheep were killed when a mob ran in front of a plane making a forced landing near Yass, this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Even Chance That Wool Ban Will Be Lifted
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Union officials will make no recommendations to a mass meeting of storemen and packers in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Advisory Body For Junior Farmers
At the annual meeting of Cardiff Junior Farmers' Club an adult advisory committee was attached to the club for the first time since its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Consumption Down by Third
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Butter rationing had reduced consumption in Australia from 32½lb a bend a year to 24½lb a head, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russia Barred By World's Wheat Buyers
WASHINGTON, Fri. (A.A.P.): World wheat importers have reluctantly decided on an international agreement which will exclude Russia from the list of exporters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Packers Vote To End Strike
Newcastle members of the Storemen and Packers' Union yesterday endorsed by 78 to 33 votes the decision of Sydney members to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kyogle Girl Best Junior Farmer
SYDNEY, Friday.—Barbara MacQueen, 18, of Kyogle, to-night won the Australian Broadcasting Commissions Junior Farmer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallsend Junior Farmers
Wallsend Junior Farmers' Club was second in the club exhibit competition at Newcastle Show, add £5/10/ in prize money won by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers Urge Inquiry On Hunter Roads
The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) will be asked by Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers at Cardiff
When Cardiff Junior-Farmers' Club was formed in 1933, an adult advisory committee was attached, Mr. E. W. Rowe, of Waratah, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Decline in Dairy Cattle Arrested
CANBERRA, Monday.—The continuous decline in the number of dairy cattle between March, 1943, and March, 1947, was arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Exports Drop. Cheese Up
CANBERRA, Monday.—Butter exports to British countries dropped by 2221 tons to 336,625 tons in July to December, 1948, compared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Union Widens Serious Wool Store Dispute
SYDNEY: The Storemen and Packers' Union has called a general stoppage of all members in the wool, hides and skins industry next week, which means a complete tie-up of all inward and…
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