Limited Grain Supplies for Drought Areas Some Starving Sheep Will Get Wheat on Strictly Rationed Basis
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 5
WITH more accurate estimates of final deliveries of the current crop and of the stocks position, the Australian Wheat Board had submitted figures showing that some wheat could be made available to feed starving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Trade; Brokers' Reports Use of Wool
The Land · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 20
Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report:—The degree to which the consumption of wool has been curtailed in Great Britain is shown by the fact that over 500,000 men and…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Firm Demand for Quality Cattle
The Land · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 20
The State Marketing Pureau reports:- Improved numbers of cattle were forward on Monday, pennings aggregating 1,807 head, including 339 auctioned in the stoic…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →THURSDAY Moderate Yarding of Sheep
The Land · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 20
The State Marketing Bureau reports: The offering on Thursday totalled 35,889 head including 22,978 grown sheep and 12,911 lambs. General quality, although only fair,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Check Hp On All Butter Coupons
The Sun · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2
All butter coupons delivered fo refailers by the public were being called in for checking, said the Deputy-Director of Rationing (Mr. W. B. Hudson) today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →China As Wool Market
The Land · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 20
Pitt Son & Badgery Ltd. report:- Our catalogue in Sydney Series 156 was finalised on Monday last. It comprised an average selection of wools from the later…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Wunnah Sheep Prove Their Great Value
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 4
ALTHOUGH the district experienced the driest year in its history, sheep in the Wannah Merino stud, Peel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Numbers Cut By Dry Spell
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 5
THE prolonged dry spell in New South Wales a large area of Queensland and Other parts of Australia is more than usually…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Good Sheep Bred at South Greenbank
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 4
LEADING characteristics of the Merinos bred in the South Greenbank stud, Young, are sound constitutions, well…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scully Tips Large Wheat Increase
The Sun · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 7
MELBOURNE, Friday.--More superphosphate would be available this year and there was every prospect of a substantial increase in the wheat plantings. This was stated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Must Demand Just Wheat Price
The Land · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 7
Sir,—Many growers are under the delusion that the sale of their wheat is wholly controlled by the Australian Wheat Board. But the truth is that:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Monster Wheat Meeting at Berrigan
The Land · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 10
A monster meeting of Riverina wheatgrowers, to protest against the Federal Government's price guarantee for the coming season, will…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wheat and the Food Front
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2
Mr. Scully's latest announcement that a reassessment of wheat reserves has resulted in a decision to make limited quantities available for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bogus Strike Leaves Millions of Sheep Unshorn
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 6
SHEARERS throughout Queensland are now on strike. Pastoral circles point out that there are 23 million sheep in Queensland, and nearly all of them have to be shorn. Any prolongation of the dispute will seriously interfere…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Threat To Wool Industry
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 5
THREAT of the Commonwealth Government to stop the supply Government to stop the supply of fodder for starving sheep, particularly for stud sheep, was an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Clips Reflect Bad Season
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 4
THE statement of the Central Wool Committee, issued last week, indicates clearly the generally lower quality of the wools brought forward…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homebush Stock Markets Monday Few Prime Sheep Forward
The Land · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 20
The State Marketing Bureau reports:- Increased numbers of sheep and lambs were penned for sale on Monday, the supplies totalling' 35,451. There were 24,285 wethers…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Good Price For Wooton Wool Clip
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 6
AT the recent appraisement the clip from the Wootton flock did exceptionally well, 120 bales of ewe fleece lines averaging…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Price (40¾d) Equals Record
The Sun · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2
A Commonwealth wool record in the present appraisement scheme was equalled today when 40¾ was obtained on the clip…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Duke of Gloucester on Importance of Wool
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2
ALTHOUGH wartime conditions considerably detracted from the brilliance that would normally have marked such a significant ceremony, the galleries were packed to capacity when the Duke of Gloucester, as Governor-General, opened…
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