1917-18 Butter Pool
Mr. C. J. McRae reports: That at latest advices the £10 per ton coming from the Imperial Government is not yet made available, but the matter is being…
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Farming & the land, 1919
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Cawongla Butter Factory. Opening Ceremony
KYOGLE, Wednesday.—There was a large gathering at the opening of the Cawongla butter factory to-day. The machinery was started amidst, cheers by Mrs. Roache. The…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—About 200 wheat lumpers employed at Cook's Cutting, near Goulburn, ceased work this morning on arrival at the wheat stacks following the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture and are based mainly on the experience of the Department No. 400…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strike of Wheat Stackers. Reinstatement of a Workman Demanded. SYDNEY
Two hundred wheat lumpers employed at Goulburn on stacks ceased work today following the dismissal of a workman yesterday for smoking near the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Locally from E. d. Dairymple, Chemist
Suits from £5 15/-, cut in the latest style at Terry's, the fashionable tailor No fit, no money…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Tobacco. The Offer For Crops. MELBOURNE
Australian tobacco growers will probably receive the offer from the Australian Tobacco Company through the Commonwealth Board of Trade to purchase…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Advances to Farmers. Government Assistance. SYDNEY
Mr. Ashford (Minister for Lands) states that the Government Has decided to set aside £100,000 to make advances to farmers who have suffered from severe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Necessitous Farmers
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Government yesterday set aside £100,000, out of which advances will be made to farmers in necessitous circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Of Interest to Dairymen. THE 1917-18 Butter Pool
Mr. C. J. McRae informs us that, at latest advices, the £19 per ton coming from the Imperial Government is not yet available, but the matter is being…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, states that the Federal Wheat Board has decided to raise the price of wheat for local consumption from 4a 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →1917 and 1918 Butter Pool
Mr. C. J. McRae reports that at latest advices the £ per ton coming from the Imperial Government is not yet available, but the matter is being pressed to finality. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Qpening of Cawongla Butter Factory
"Now where in the world is Cawongla, and how came it by that name?" queried a district resident when he received an invitation to the opening of tho Cawongla butter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trouble at Wool Works
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Trouble occurred today at the Colonial Combing, Spinning and Weaving Company's works at Botany. A large number of men are affected. A partial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Refuses Assistance. Wheat Shed Completely Destroyed. SYDNEY
The permanent way railway men at Katoomba attempted to put out the fire, but were unsuccessful and asked the Katoomba Fire Brigade to assist but the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price of Wheat Raised. Bran and Pollard Adjustment Asked For. SYDNEY
Mr. Grahame (Minister for Agriculture) has just returned from Melbourne where he attended a meeting of the Federal Wheat Board which decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Expected Rise in Butter Prices a Very Marked Shrinkage in Supplies. River Maize Unprocurable. SYDNEY
Though no official information is available regarding the likelihood of a rise in the price of butter the impression is gaining ground that butter may be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Stacks Endangered. Wall of Fire 25 Miles Long. Much Damage Reported. SYDNEY
At Mount Victoria a strong wind carried the fire to where there are 20,000 bags of wheat, the property of the Government. The stack quickly caught and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Sickness
In view of rumors regarding sickness and deaths of cattle on a farm near the Queensland border, the stock inspector (Mr.Glennie) was interviewed, and from him we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Condition in the Country. Many Cattle and Sheep Dying. SYDNEY
Reports from various country centres say that vast areas in the country are withering under the scorching breath of the drought. Bush fires continue to rage…
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