Ship Loads Wheat For Finland
The first post-war shipment of wheat to Finland is now being loaded in Newcastle on to the freighter Derrycunihy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1950
911 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 46
Wool Sales Prices Remain Firm
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Under strong competition from all sections, the market at the Sydney wool sales to-day ruled firm on the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Wheat Shipments Six Million Bushels
More than six million bushels of wheat will have been shipped from Newcastle this season when the Derrycunihy completes loading…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ceylon Critical Of World Wheat Plan
WASHINGTON, Wed. (A.A.P.): The International Wheat Agreement was criticised today by Ceylon's Minister for Works and Transport (Sir John Kotelawala )…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Advice Sought On Dairy Fund Law
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Commonwealth's legal advisers would be asked for an opinion on the legislation under which the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plan To Hold Dairy Congress In Aust
SYDNEY. — Moves will be made to have the 1956 World Dairy Congress held in Australia, Mr. G. C. Howey, chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Dying In Madras Drought
MADRAS, May 26. A.A.P.—Madras State was suffering from the worst drought for 100 years, a member of the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Fog" to Replace Sheep Dipping
MELBOURNE: Man-made fog may do away with the dirty backbreaking job of dipping sheep if experiments…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Clip Now Worth £270M
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Australian wool clip was worth £270 million, an average of £34 a head of the population, Mr. Menzies said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Sale May Break Record For Newcastle
A record total of 201,314 bales of wool will have been sold in Newcastle this season if a total clearance is made at the last sale…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Helps the Farmer
DO YOU KNOW... THE MAN ON THE LAND WHO PRODUCES OUR FOOD AND WOOL IS JUST AS DEPENDENT ON COAL…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Meat And Dairy Producers For London Talks
CANBERRA, Friday.—Representatives of the Meat and Dairy Produce Boards would go to London soon to help Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Responded To Vitamin D
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Merino weaners showed a well-marked response to the use of a vitamin D supplement in the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dominion Wool Prices Now At Record Levels
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Sterling prices of most types of Dominion wool now stand at record levels, says an International Wool…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat And Oat Sowing Delayed By Wet Weather
Wheat and oat sowing in the Upper Hunter would be late this year because of prolonged wet weather, the district agronomist…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yorke Farmers Work Into Night
ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Some farmers on Yorke Peninsula are working their tractors at night to hurry on the seeding of wheat and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Newcastle Wool Sales
Brokers in Newcastle estimate that more than 17,000 bales will be offered at Newcastle Wool Sales which commence late this afternoon with the sale of star lots. Pictures show: Top—General scene on the floor of Nenco Wool Stores. Left—British wool buyer, Mr. E. Osborne, of Bradford appraising: wool to be sold today. Centre right—Messrs. C. Foley…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Announcement Soon On Anglo-Canadian Wheat
TORONTO, Mon. (A.A.P.).—The Trade Minister (Mr. Howe) said tonight that an announcement would be made soon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →All-Time Record For Newcastle Wool Sale
When the 18,000 bales of wool to be offered at the Newcastle Wool Exchange this afternoon are sold, the total number of bales auctioned here this season will exceed 200,000, an all time record…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cattle "Menace" At Mayfield
Moving stock down Miller-street, Mayfield, to cattle saleyards in the early morning was dangerous to pedestrians, particularly…
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