Island Sheep Farm Bought By Doctor BRISBANE
Dr. Alex Horn, of Toowoomba, has bought St. Bees Island. 20 miles east of Mackay, and plans to retire there eventually…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming & the land, 1940
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Payments to Wheat-growers
The Rural Bank announces that the rate of the final payment under the Wheat Stabilisation Act has now been determined, and payments will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Financing the Farmer. Wheat Scrip Security. MR. H. S. Henley's Suggestion
Mr. H. S. Henley, M.L.C., president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, said yesterday that financial institutions should be prepared to make…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations
All overseas quotes are for Thursday, January 18. 1940, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guard Against Cattle Tick Queensland Border Precautions
Action to protect cattle in New South Wales against suspected tick infestation in Queensland has been taken by the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Larger Wheat Sales If Shipping Eases
ADELAIDE, Friday.--Large sales of wheat and flour to countries close to Australia are likely if the shipping position eases in the next three months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Sales to Britain. "Greater Confidence."
The chairman of the Australian Wheat Board. Mr. Clive Mcpherson, states that, considering the plentiful supply of wheat in the Northern Hemisphere and in Argentina…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bradford Wool Tops. London, Jan. 18
A moderate amount of new business was done in the Bradford wool tops market. Yarns showed a further advance on recent rates, but the majority of spinners were reluctant…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →"Make Wheat Scrip Negotiable" Advantage To Industry
If wheat scrip were made negotiable, speculation would naturally follow, but, far from being detrimental, it would probably benefit the wheat industry as a whole. This was the comment to-day by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Higher Cattle Prices. Dry Weather and War Influence. Scarcity of Supplies
Although there has been a substantial advance in cattle prices at Flemington in recent weeks, this week's sales have shown a cheaper tendency…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →On the Land Exports Lagging Behind. Wool Accumulation. Transport Difficulties
Appreciable shipments of wool have been made to Great Britain, France, and neutral countries, but exports are not keeping pace with appraisements,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wheat Sales. More Likely If Ships Available. Minister's Claim. Adelaide
Large sales of wheat and flour to countries close to Australia were likely if the shipping position eased within the next three months, the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Soldiers Will Not Lose Farms Committees To Give Aid
The majority of the shires in New South Wales have supported the move to set up an organisation to control the properties of settlers who go to the war, said the Minister for Lands, Mr. Sinclair, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Wheat
The British Government's purchase of a large part of the Australian wheat crop was the outstanding event in the commodity markets…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Millions
Take a brief survey of the wool position. Wool appraised to date, £25,250,000. When fourth-fifths of the clip has been appraised it will realise £48,000,000; the balance bringing the total to £58,000,000. This is on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool, Wheat Cheque Will Set a Record Bulk British Buy Shows Good Price Averages
Millions received from Britain for wheat and wool will probably bring Australia's 1939-40 cheque for primary production to a record figure. All the wool that has so far left Australia has arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Decision On Wheat Restriction Needed Production Problem Farmers Restive Conference Long Overdue
Is the proposal that there should be compulsory restriction of wheat production being shelved ?…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Slump Was Not in Wheat Melbourne
ONE would have thought a couple of Nazi bombers had swooped over the course so loud was the silence when the 25 to 1…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →We Will Win! Why Be Downhearted? This Year Is Going To Be a Real Bumper Boom Year Millions for Wool and Wheat: Fillip to Industry!
DESPITE war, 1940 will be one of Australia's bumper years. It will be a BOOM year. "Truth" realises that the facts of war have to be faced—that sacrifices have to be made. But, what are financial sacrifices compared…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keeping Wool's Chic Before The Eyes Of World's Dressers
Many beautiful creations in woollen garments by internationally famous o[?] designers. selected by the International Wool Secretarial, will be displayed at the afternoon [?]a party an mannequin parade at the Australia Hotel under the auspices of the Australian Wool Board January 31. left: The International Wool Secretarial stylists conceived this suit, consisting of pale blue [?] knee-covering shots and tailored jacket…
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