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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
2
A contemporary from Bridgetown disputes the idea that farmers shirk. He notes that real work like wharf lumping and mining is different from milking on a tractor. He adds that farmers conduct strip work meetings while sitting on their haunches, similar to those in hard manual trades.
A reader questions the need for substitutes when Fresh Cream is scarce and costly. She argues margarine affects the farmer and asks where cooking butter will come from if margarine is not used, noting its limited availability in stores.
Mr. Wright cites a Listening Post item stating Victoria offers freehold land and NSW and Queensland may follow. A WA sub-branch moves to urge Premier Mel Larty to adopt freehold tenure for soldier settlers, referencing the federal reply that WA already uses perpetual leasehold while Victoria offers freehold and NSW and Queensland could adopt it.
Sixty five percent of registered growers backed control in the referendum on marketing, while about eighty two percent favored acquisition last year. The vote shows mixed support for future crop management as the industry weighs a new setup and the possible impacts of disruptions like the coal strike on apple shipping.
Mr Athol Hughes of Sydney visited the South West spending time in Gridge town Pemberton Northcliffe Nannup and Boyup Brook He is with Moffat Virtue Machinery Co and gave technical talks on milking and shearing equipment to agents It was his first visit and he praised the district s potential prospects.
The article jokes that global food flow is tied to three areas: the Dollar Area, Sterling Area, and Stomach Area. It argues Britain would starve if Australia stops butter shipments and notes biscuits flowing from England to Australia create “financial indigestion.” It laments corrupt food channels and calls for awareness of these economic entanglements.
A new device is claimed to diagnose watch trouble by listening to ticking and printing symptoms. Farmers are warned to clean watches of bone dust and milk residues before testing to avoid interference with the mechanism.
A terse imprint notes publication by L Sennenee at the Steere Bridge Town office. The line references endpapers and the printer location, with a formal transfer of printing duties.
J P Norton reports the Joint Dairy Advisory Committee's recommendation to increase butter fat by 24d for commercial butter to cover higher farm costs. Negotiations between Federal and State governments determine how the extra rise will be met, with producers to receive the higher price from July last. The arrangement implies coordinated Federal and State control.
Geraldton tomato growers claim they may seek compensation from coal miners for high road transport costs to Eastern markets caused by the strike. The suggestion proposes laws forcing miners to eat tomatoes to pressure a return to work, highlighting potential widespread financial hardship.
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