Delegation To Wool Committee Talks
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Australian delegation to the meeting of the Wool Committee of the International Raw Materials…
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Farming & the land, 1951
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World Record For Crossbred Wool
MELBOURNE, Thursday,—A world's record of 270d for comeback crossbred type lambswool was established on the closing day of…
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Australia has hit the headlines in a new way—the "wool millionaires" have come to town. More than 50 pastoralists,…
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Wool sold in Australia in the eight months ended February 28 realised more than double that sold in the corresponding period last…
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NEW YORK, March 15. A.A.P.—The New Zealand Government told the United Nations yesterday that the boom in wool prices, had…
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LISMORE, Thursday.—Police believe a faulty refrigerator caused a fire which gutted a weatherboard farmhouse at Chelmsford early…
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DARWIN, Friday.—Agricultural experts are enthusiastic about a crop of upland rice being grown successfully by Mr. J. McDonald,…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Texas cattlemen and women praised the high quality of the Hereford breed at the Royal Easter Show yesterday…
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CANDERRA, Sunday.—The Commonwealth Government would not extend the wheat stabilisation scheme to ten years without a ballot…
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WASHINGTON, March 18. A.A.P.—Australia, Belgium, France, Western Germany, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, the United…
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Northumberland County Council yesterday adopted the recommendation of its Chief Planner (Mr. Stone) to ask the Great Northern…
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LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.).— Britain's wheat harvest may be the smallest on record because of excessive rain…
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SYDNEY. — Moree shearers were earning up to £75 in a 40-hour week, a shearing contractor said today…
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1. Wih yesterday's wet weather second year students at Newcastle Girls' High spent their usual sporting period making costumes they will wear when they take part in the Wheat Dance at the schools' Jubilee Celebrations on April 18. 2. Members of Newcastle Surf Club Senior R. and R. team which left Williamtown by plane today for the Australian Surf Championships at Perth. Left to right: R. Gazzard, R. McKim, A. Jenkins, B. McKie and K. Tempest (captain). 3. Colleen…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fadden Says Wool Tax Not To Rise
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Treasurer (Mr. Fadden) denied to day that the Government intended to increase the rate of wool sales…
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A request that the council fix the rate for urban farm lands at not more than one third of the general rate, signed by 10 owners in…
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The supply of sheep and lambs was light at Waratah yesterday. Ewes were in the majority in the grown sheep section. Most consignments of…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Thirty bales of wool, worth £6000, have been stolen from Federal Felters' warehouse, Footscray…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Full High Court will give its decision on the validity of the Wool Sales Deduction Acts at 10.30 a.m…
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MELBOURNE: By a unanimous decision the Full High Court held today that the Wool Sales Deduction Acts are valid. The Bench comprised the…
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