Wool Storemen Reject Strike Settlement
SYDNEY, Thursday: A stopwork meeting of members of the Federated Storemen and Packers' Union today rejected the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farming & the land, 1949
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U.S.A. Buys Fine Wools Africa Imports German Sheep
Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report that stronger competition has been experienced from America for spinners' merino wools…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Hold-ups Serious for Wool Strong U.S. Competition at Newcastle Sales
Stronger competition has been experienced from America for spinners' merino wools at recent Newcastle sales, and any change…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Farm Survey Extension Activities Widened
SURVEY of large area farms has been carried out on the M.I. Areas and a preliminary report was presented at a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →M.i.a. Agricultural Extension Notes Farmers Gambled Thousands—and Lost Majority Insuring Against Septoria This Year
LOSSES of citrus on the M.I.A. from the scourge of Septoria Spot ran into thousands of pounds last year, when one of the worst outbreaks hit the Area since Septoria was first recorded in Griffith in 1932…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Methodist Flower Show Batlow's Lovely Gardens Displayed Junior Farmer Section Takes Pride of Place
Despite the fact that the month of February is not generally regarded as a month for flowers, there was a fine arrangement of flowers on display at the annual Batlow Methodist Flower Show last week. The show was held in the Literary Institute and attracted a large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Board's Wheat "Not Property of Government"
PERTH, Friday: Mr. J. S. Teasdale, a member of the Australian Wheat Board, said that no person, including the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian F.a.q. Wheat Standard Set
MELBOURNE, Friday: The fair average quality of the Victorian wheat harvest was fixed by the Melbourne Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Talks; Minister Replies to Junee Man
CANBERRA, Friday: Australian representatives at the International Wheat Conference at Wa[?]laington had no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmhand's Death "Suicide"
SYDNEY, Friday: There is little doubt, according to C.I.B. detectives, that Allen Ettles Larnach, 28, farmhand, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Pastoral and Agricultural Outlook Maize Crops Feeling the Pinch
A review of pastoral and agricultural conditions in the district is made by Mr T. S. Rudkin the District Agronomist. “Following local rainstorms in January, the month of February was most unseasonable,” reports Mr Rudkin. “Only one week experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Labelling Act Expected Soon
The Labellling Act, which will provide for the correct description of content of apparel display for sale in Australia, is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Waqgga Farm New Name and Status "Agricultural College and Experiment Station"
The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham. M.L.A.) announced the opening of Wagga Agricultural College and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cannery Congested by Sudden Ripening of Griffith Peach Crop
GRIFFITH, Sunday: The handling of the complete peach crop suitable for canning in Griffith and surrounding areas has become impossible. LAST week's heat wave in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Hold-up
The N.Z.L.M.A. Co. writes: There have been no wool auctions in Sydney owing to the refusal of the Storemen and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seed Wheat and Oats
For 1949, arrangements have been made by the Department of Agriculture with seventy-nine farmers to sow registered areas of seed wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool and Local Mills Great Britain's Flocks Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report
Wool generally has continued to sell readily and any change in prices for merino and the finer crossbreds has been upward. It is obvious that most…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tumut District Junior Farmers' Clubs Final Reminders—tumut Show
Don't delay with your entries; get them in as soon as possible. Don't miss one entry—they are all needed. Sheep, cattle and poultry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Stealing, Cattle Rustling. Graziers Want Gaol as Minimum Penalty
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Graziers' Conference decided today to ask the Government to impose a minimum penalty of six…
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