Britain Faces Worst Food Crisis Million Sheep Dead in Blizzards
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 1
LONDON, Monday: Britain is heading for the worst food crisis since the end of the war, says the "Daily Mail." The crisis is expected to reach its height in May, when there will be an acute scarcity of flour, bread, meat, potatoes and all…
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Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 4
The annual conference of the southern division of the Wheat Growers' Union at Wagga on Thursday approved a wheat stabilisation plan for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Sheep
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 2
Values for sheep and lambs at Homebush last Thursday were very firm, supplies totalling 18,768. 1834 cattle were yarded, the market being…
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Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 3
BRISBANE, Tuesday; The value of greasy wool was fully equal to yesterday's opening rates at the wool sales to-day…
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Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 1
CHICAGO, Tuesday: All grain futures soared in active dealing in the Wheat Pit yesterday. Wheat, cotton and oats all rose…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Street Parking and the Farmer
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 2
Sir,—What have the country people done to Wagga? After losing our Saturday afternoon shopping day we as farmers and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer’s Death Follows Sheep Drenching Operations
The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1
Unusual circumstances surround the death of an Inverel farmwer, who contracted a fatal illness which it is surmised followed sheep drenching operations. Within two years of doing this work work he was dead, despite the best nodical aid m o n e y could procure…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yorkshire’s Wool Position Output Improved
The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 9
Temporarily because of adverse weather conditions in Great Britain, turnover at the Yorkshire establishments has been hindered…
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Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 2
Because their production had been heavily cut down by flood, drought, and fire, many dairymen would not be entitled to receive anything from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Manual on Power Farm Machinery
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 2
Many helpful suggestions on the care and maintenance of power farm machinery are given in the new 64-page "Vacuum Maintenance Manual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Territory Sensation Wealthy Farmers Dead
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1
SYDNEY, Thursday: Both victims of last night's shooting at Knorritt's Flat, 35 miles south of Wingham, were wealthy farmers and property owners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gundagai Junior Farmers Annual Show
The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 1
Attention of Junior Farmer exhibitors at the Show on Saturday next is drawn to the schedule requirement that exhibits of livestock must be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yorkshire's Wool Position
Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 2
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Temporarily because of adverse weather conditions in Great Britain, turnover at the Yorkshire establishments…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Quiz Planned Production Costs
Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 4
A cross section of the Commonwealthâs wheatgrowers will be questioned by Wheat Production Costs Committee soon, it was announced on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Export Wheat Price Rise of 1/6
Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1
SYDNEY, Friday: An increase of 1/6 per bushel to 15/11[?], in the price of wheat for export was announces by the Australian Wheat Board…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bathurst Prison Farm Escapees Give Themselves Up
Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1
BATHURST, Friday: Two prisoners who escaped from Oberon Prison Farm last night today gave themselves up separately. One was "a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dry Spell Broken 97 Points of Rain Crops Will Benefit
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 3
The long dry spell was broken on Wednesday night by heavy showers of rain and up till 9 a.m. on Thursday, 97 points of rain were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →May Reach £90 MILLION Our Wool Clip
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1
If all went well for the remainder of the present wool year, the total value of the Australian clip would exceed £90,000,000, Australian currency,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →F.S.A. President Writes to N.Z. P.M. On Wheat Deal
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1
The general president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W. (Mr. Hugh S. Roberson) wrote the following letter to the Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Still No Single Farms for Soldier Settlers Amending Bill Criticised
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 3
When the amending War Service Land Settlement Bill was introduced into the Legislative Assembly, Mr. S. D. Dickson (C.P., Temora) expressed…
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