LENT. Pastoral Letter of the Archbishop of Sydney
His Grace the Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev. Dr. M. Kelly, has issued the following Pastoral Letter on Lent to the clergy and faithful of the Archdiocese of…
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Bank Return. Further Wheat Payments
The largest movement in the weekly balance sheet of the Commonwealth bank is concerned with payments to farmers for wheat. These provide an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strike Threat by Wool Mill Girls
Three hundred girls employed at the Globe Woollen Mills, Marrickville, have threatened to strike today as a protest against the dismissal of their manager…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Purchase. Appraisements of February 12
Appraisements of clips on Monday, February 12, in connection with the purchase of the Australian wool clip by the British Government have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Trade. Flour Down; Bran, Pollard Increased
Again because of the shortage of stocks bran and pollard were raised in price yesterday by 10/ per ton to £5. To balance this increase lates for flour for local…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Competitions To Be Held in State this Year
ONCE more the "Farmer and Settler" is making preparations to launch the annual Merino Ewe Competitions, now an established…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cattle Ticks on North Coast. Quarantine Area Outbreaks. Tweed District Infested. Lismore
During January there were six outbreaks of tick fever in the cattle tick quarantine area of the Far North Coast. Three were in the Nimbin district and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South African Wool Sales Australian Associated Press CAPETOWN, February 14
At the South African wool sales for the week ended February 10. 64's averaged 2s 7 14d a lb., under strong competition. Britain. France and Italy were the chief…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Irregular Tone. Bonds Less Active. Wheat Harvest by the Financial Editor
Values generally were rather irregular in the investment market yesterday. Bonds were less active and prices were steadier…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Control. Restriction of Civilian Supply. LONDON, Feb. 14. (A.A.P.)
The Controller of the Wool Control Board, Sir Harry Shackleton, told a meeting of hosiery manufacturers that they must be prepared for a drastic…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Argentine Wool for Japan. Proposed Trade Pact. TOKYO, Feb. 14. (A.A.P.)
It is expected that a reciprocal trade pact will be concluded soon between the Argentine and Japan. The Argentine Minister, Senor Moreno, said…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Future of Wheat Prices Little Further Movement is Anticipated But Board Announces Further Sales Overseas
OWING to the high cost of the various additional charges on wheat brought about by the war, Mr. E. E. Field, vice- president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, thinks that there will be little further movement in prices of advantage to growers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attractive Merinos at Yass Show Competition Keen in Farmers' Section Merryville Stud Wins Grand Championships
QUALITY standards in fine and superfine wool sheep were well maintained in all sections at the Yass annual show, held this year for the first time on a Friday and Saturday. In the open section the principal exhibitor was Merryville Pry., Ltd. (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Now is the time to Plan Building Programmes on Farm and Station Early Attention to Painting and Repairs will Avoid Later Losses The Man on the Land is a Handy Man
AT the present moment many men are considering building programmes on their properties. In some instances, unfortunately this has been rendered necessary by bush fires, which have inflicted considerable damage on farm and station buildings in many districts, which have destroyed miles of fencing, and which have rendered necessary all manner of replace…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Notes and News High Average Yields
REVIEWING conditions in the wheat belt, Mr. H. C. Stening, chief agricultural inspector, states that the average yield throughout the State was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maize Crops Need Rain Serious Position in Most Areas
JANUARY was a bad month throughout the whole of the maize areas owing to dry and extremely hot and windy weather. Generally the position…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proper Start is Essential Seek Expert Advice "Farmer and Settler" Campaign Praised
WARMLY complimenting the "Farmer and Settler" on the inauguration of its pasture improvement campaign, Mr. Victor Green, of Australian Fertilisers and chairman of the agricultural committee of the Royal Agricultural Society, said that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Concrete on the Farm
"CONCRETE for Farm and Station" is the title of a 36-page brochure just issued by the Australian Cement Manufacturers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farm Tractor
ALL external parts of the machine should be cleaned at frequent intervals—no part, not even the controls, should be forg[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Junior Farmers Tour South Coast
AN interesting and instructive holiday was spent by the fourteen boys and five girls who accompanied Mr. C. Holloway, part time supervisor of Goulburn…
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