Great chance For Farmers
SYDNEY. — Throughout N.S.W., and particularly in the inland districts farmers are being given a…
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Farming & the land, 1952
731 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 37
Farmer Got Low-Flying Pilot With Shotgun
NEW YORK, Wed. (O.S.R.).—Farmer Hugh van Orden became incensed yesterday when a low-flying aircraft "buzzed" his farmhouse at Catskill, New York, so he grabbed his shotgun and blasted away at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Costs Hit Farmers Sheep Running On Wheatland
SYDNEY: Unless farmers' costs were reduced by cutting the basic wage and reverting to a 44-hour week. Australia's food position would deteriorate even more, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Up Again
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Under well-sustained competition from all sections, the market at Sydney wool sales to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Carpets Now From Sheep's Back
WELLINGTON, Oct. 16. A.A.P.-Reuter.—"Hairiness" in wool, regarded as a defect, has been turned into a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Aid. On Wool
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Commonwealth Government will contribute about £350,000 a year towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Board Hits At Govt
CANBERRA.—The Wool Board has attacked the Federal Government for its attitude toward compulsory…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farmer Charged: Sequel To Murder Of Family
PARIS, Fri. (A.A.P.): A farmer at Digne, southern France, was charged yesterday with having neglected to give first aid to a dying child The farmer, Gustavo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cattle Were Prohibitionist
ROME, Mon. (A.A.P.)—A bull and 13 cows entered an inn at Fontanella, near Milan, and smashed the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Famine Tipped
SYDNEY. A future world shortage of wool was predicted today by Dr. Edgar Booth, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Wool Growers Get Big Prices
SYDNEY. — A woman wool-grower topped the market early in Sydney wool sales today…
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Top: A group of fifth class pupils from Hamilton South School yesterday gained valuable first-hand experience of a wool store prior to the commencement of the wool sales in Newcastle today. In this picture Mr. N. Ward, storemanager of Winchcombe Carson Ltd., discusses qualities of wool with (left to right) June Wood, Bruce Swain, Robert Cowan and Robert Mason as they hold armfuls of fleece. Below right: The headmaster of Hamilton South (Mr. G. H. Coates) was very interested when one of his pupils, Bruce Abbott, told him…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Higher Wool Prices Likely
Wool prices at today's Newcastle auctions are expected to reach a slightly higher level than those…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →School Pupils Visit Big Wool Store
Children from Hamilton South School, who have been studying wool as a central theme project this year, added a mathematical problem to their studies when they worked out the value off 5606 bales of wool at approximately £100 a bale during a visit to a wool store yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Goes High 248d. Wool Record
A record price for the season of 248d a lb. was paid for five hales of greasy wool at Newcastle wool sales yesterday. The wool, sold by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat For Yugoslavia
BELGRADE. Wednesday (A.A.P.).—Yugoslavia has concluded an agreement with Canada to buy 150,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Price 'Not Market Guide'
Yesterday's Australasian seasonal record wool price off 248d a lb, at Newcastle was not a true indication of the market, wool men stated last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stop Press Local Wool Firm
The market at the second day of the Newcastle wool sales this afternoon remained firm at yesterday's improved rates for most varieties. Top…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Threat to U.s. on Wool
CANBERRA, Tuesday. — If the United States further impeded the entry of Australian wool, Australia would have to reconsider its position under the Tariffs and Trade…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dual Win For Junior Farmer
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — John Keir, of Bogolong, Grenfell, won both divisions of the New South Wales Junior Farmers'…
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