The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Official Organ of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. Subscription Rates One year, in advance, 12/6; two years. In advance, 23/-; three years, in advance, 34/-. Subscriptions to "The Land" includes the "Farm and Station Annual." Single copy, "The Land," 3d.; single copy, "Farm and Station Annual," 2/-. Contributions are invited and will be paid for on publication. No responsibility can be accepted for the return of manuscript, but when stamp is enclosed every effort will be made to ensure return of Unsuitable matter. Cheques, money orders, etc., should be made payable to The Land Newspaper Ltd. Address business communications to the Manager, and literary contributions to the Editor "The Land," Box 1558E, G.P.O., Sydney, New South Wales. Board of Directors: Hon. W. C. Cambridge, M.L.C., General Secretary, Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W. (Chairman); Hon. H. S. Henley, M.L.C.; E. Field (Vice-President, Farmers and Settlers' Association); H. K. Nock; and A. Heath. Managing Editor: Associate Editor: H. V. Budd. M. A. H. Laidlaw Advertising Manager: E. W. Carter. 57-59 Regent Street, Sydney. Telephones: M 6971. Telegrams: (3 lines). "The Land," Sydney. Friday, February 13, 1942 Keeping a Stout Heart
The Land · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 6
AT the time of writing, it was uncertain whether the battle for Singapore would speedily go against us or whether the garrison there could hold out against the Japanese attacks. Many Australians have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mrs. Brown and Her Daughters: Given a Reasonable Opportunity, These People Would Never Quit Their Farms
The Land · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 6
AFTER years of hard work building up their properties, many country families realise that they must lose their farms. In fact, they are pushed off them and into the cityward drift. It is a sight to make the gods and angels weep. For, given a reasonable opportunity, these people would never quit…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Guyra Farmer is ex-N.T. Stockman
The Land · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 4
Mr. T. S. Brown, now running sheep and farming on a property of 1,100 acres near Guyra, was, for many years, a stockman in the Northern Territory and westem N.S.W, PHOTO: THB LAND…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →5/- Wage Subsidy for English Farm Workers?
The Land · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 4
Advocating a direct subsidy to the farm worker, J. S. Palmer, in "The Farmer & Stock-breeder" (England), suggests that if such a scheme were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unity Among Farm Bodies Supported
The Land · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 9
Executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has agreed to a proposal of the Agricultural Bureau of N.S.W. to send…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On and Off the Farm Help For Farm Women
The Land · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 7
Farmers, particularly those engaged in wool and wheatgrowing, are not keen on the use of women in outdoor farm work. It is considered that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rush In Crop of Japanese Millet
The Land · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 8
In dairying districts, where rain has fallen recently, farmers should rush in a crop of Japanese millet. This advice is given by an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Unfair Hoarding By Farmers Alleged
The Land · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 10
Some farmers have been hoarding supplies of superphosphate purchased some time ago in the expectation of a rise in the price and a shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Search For Prison Farm Escapee
Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5
James Healy (19), who was serving a two years' sentence at the Emu Plains Prison Farm for indecent assault, escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Search For Prison Farm Escapee
Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 1
James Healy (19), who was serving a two years' sentence at the Emu Plains Prison Farm for indecent assault, escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Search For Prison Farm Escapee
Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5
James Healy (19), who was serving a two years' sentence at the Emu Plains Prison Farm for indecent assault, escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Search For Prison Farm Escapee
Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5
James Healy (19), who was serving a two years' sentence at the Emu Plains Prison Farm for indecent assault, escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →World Wheat Situation Official Crop Estimates
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2
The following review of the wheat situation was prepared at Canberra by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics. The Australian Wheat Board has announced that the unsold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Superphosphate Rationing Effect on Wheat Crops
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 7
Rationing of superphosphate will automatically reduce next season's wheat harvest by 15.000.000 to 20,000,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wholesale Wheat Restriction Hint
Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3
CANBERRA, Saturday.--The possibility that in some States wholesale restriction of wheat areas might be necessary was admitted today by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wholesale Wheat Restriction Hint
Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3
CANBERRA, Saturday.--The possibility that in some States wholesale restriction of wheat areas might be necessary was admitted today by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wholesale Wheat Restriction Hint
Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3
CANBERRA, Saturday.--The possibility that in some States wholesale restriction of wheat areas might be necessary was admitted today by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DALGETY & Co. Ltd. Wool Report
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2
The appraisement of the season's clip, under the British Government Acquisition Scheme, proceeds satisfactorily, and all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Land Wool Yield Stable Lighter Fleeces in N.S.W.
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 7
Arrivals of wool at the seaboard, in Australia to date this season denote that production has shown very little variation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Prison Farm Escapee Caught
The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2
Thirty hours after he had escaped from the Emu Plains Prison Farm, James Healy, 19, was recaptured by police on the…
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