Wheat Market
WHEAT: Local flour 3/11¼ a bushel, trucks at terminal potrs. Export flour: Prices on application to Wheat Board. Produce trade: Over 2,000 bags 4/. truck [?] 4/6¾. bulk,…
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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations
All overseas quotes are for Monday, April 20, 1942, and are to the nearest one-eighth of a penny. Values elsewhere than in Sydney are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cheaper Wheat to Help Breeders
A 6d a bushel reduction in the price of wheat, to help pig breeders, poultry men, and others, has been ordered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker's Special Report
Our cable reviewing International markets this week, reads:— "United Kingdom — good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.W.U. VARIATION of Pastoral Award Employer to Pay any Deficiency in Cooks' Wages
AN application was made to the Court by the Union in February last, for a variation of the Pastoral Award to provide that in the event of there being a shortage in the cook's wage as prescribed in the Award the deficiency would be met by the employer and not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Unfair Competition with Local Farmers"
By cultivating their lands extensively some religious and charitable institutions in the Hills district were unfairly competing with local…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rush to Join Navy Many from Remote Farms Why Service Is Popular by a Staff Correspondent
Since the authorities called for men to join a special naval unit for unspecified duty a few days ago, the stream of applicants for enlistment in the Navy, which gained volume when Japan entered the war, has swollen to even…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seeking Men to Work Farms Canberra
To overcome the threatened famine in vegetables special allocations of manpower…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Feast From Tiny Farm
LONDON. -- Just one acre. That is the size of the "pocket farm" which Mr. Tom Wibberley has in Hertfordshire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Contracts and Prices The Sheep Position April 21
The purchase of wool by the British Government in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, reports Winchcombe Carson Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Poisoning
In an article appearing in our issue of March 26 on cattle poisoning in Mr Jack Purcell's paddock, Castlereagh, appeared some information and advice…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Surplus Sheep
THE dry season in New South Wales has largely eliminated the usual outlet for surplus sheep in Queensland. Queensland is pasturing a recor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Market
WHEAT: Local flour, 3/ll[?] a bushel, trucks at terminal ports. Export flour: Prices on application to Wheat Beard. Produce trade: Over 2,000 bags 4/, truck lots 4/0[?] hulk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Wanted
AT the Farrer Agricultural High School at Tamworth, a course in wool clasing has been added for the benefit of students. The teacher (Mr. Harris…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter and Cheese Quotas
During May the quotas ol butter and cheese which may be sold in intrastate trade have been fixed at 70 and 68 p.c. respectively. In April the quotas were 58 and 44 p.c…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Statement Disappoints Firm
IT was difficult to interpret the meaning of a recent statement on wheat by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully), but, apparently, all growers were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Experienced Workers Vitally Necessary To Our Pastoral Industry
To the Editor, "Farmer and Settler." Sir,—I was very interested in the article in the "Farmer and Settler" of April 16, by Sir Norman Kater. I would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cheaper Wheat For Stock Feed
IN accordance with the statement made recently by the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) that it was intended to reduce the price of wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Moree's Importance as Wool Centre
ESTABLISHMENT of wool scouring works and woollen mills at Moree was advocated by Mr. Mather, acting on behalf of the Department of Commerce…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Receipts 153,000,000 Bushels
Receipts of 1941-42 wheat by the Australian wheat Board totalled 153,000,000 bushels. Since January 3 last 23,000,000 bushels…
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