"Farmer's Friends"
LONDON. — Three large flocks of green plovers (or lapwings or peewits — or "fanner's firends") settled in…
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Farming & the land, 1950
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Flood Warnings As Hunter Rises; Maitland Farms Deluged
Flood warnings were repeated by the Weather Bureau today as rises occurred in the Hunter, Nepean and Shoalhaven rivers. As any further rain should not be heavy however dangerous flooding is not expected…
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LONDON. Fri. (A.A.P.): The proper basis upon which compensation should be assessed in respect of the compulsory GIFT MEAL.—Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lakcy and their family enjoying a meal of Australian tinned meat from parcels sent through the express Gift Parcels scheme in Australia…
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Fourteen show associations will this month ask the Government for an agricultural high school in the Hunter Valley…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →N.z. to Invest in Farm Machinery
WELLINGTON, June 8. A.A.P. Reuter.—New Zealand will spend more than £4 million and nearly 13 million dollars on tractors and…
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STOCKHOLM, Thurs. (A.A.P.): French and German farmers have agreed in principle to a plan for agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ceylon Prefers Australian To Canadian Wheat
COLOMBO, June 11. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Bakers in Ceylon have protested against the "poor quality" of Government imported Canadian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Cover 600 Miles Of Land In Sheep Area
SYDNEY: With water spilling from the swollen Lachlan and from Lake Cowal, the worst flood for years threatens the countryside surrounding Condobolin, police say…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rayon Wool Mixture For Men's Suitings "Herald" Service
LONDON, June 12.—Men's rayon wool mixture suits will be marketed soon. They will be lighter and cheaper, with a bigger choice…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) introduced in the House of Representatives to-night legislation…
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More than 6000 bales of wool from the May wool sales held in Newcastle will be shipped from here this week to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Farms' Butter Standard To Be Reviewed
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Commonwealth Government had promised to review its standard of 12,000lb. of butter a year for dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Commission Appointment
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Mr. Norman Carson had been appointed Acting Chairman of the Australian Wool Realisation Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Brisbane Wool Values Down
BRISBANE, Thursday.—Values at the opening wool sales to-day were down 5 to 7¼ per cent., compared to Brisbane May series, but…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →End Of Butter Ration Likely: Minister's Hint
CANBERRA: Abolition of butter rationing is expected to be announced next week. This hint was given today by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Me Ewen)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →India Gets 1M. Tons Of Wheat
NEW DELHI, Fri. (A.A.P.).—India has obtained from Australia for the year ending July 31. 1950, the entire 1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Cheque Up £81M. For 11 Months
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Australia's wool cheque for the 11 months ended May 31 amounted to £257,996,899—an increase of £81,756,910…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmlands Again Inundated Swift Rise In Hunter
At 11 o'clock last night water from the swollen Hunter River was again inundating Pitnacree farmland through the breach in the bank caused last February…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →India Gets Full Wheat Quota
NEW DELHI, June 16. A.A.P.- Reuter.—India has obtained from Australia for the year ending July 31, 1950, the million tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Coupons Now Butter Control Ended Last Night
CANBERRA, Friday.—The immediate abolition of butter rationing was announced to-night by Mr. Menzies. Tea rationing was "a different matter," he…
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