Growers Urge End to Acquisition Scheme in WA Meeting
Mr Hill criticizes government control over fruit boxes and price disparities. He says mills gain 11/3 per dozen green cases and 15 shillings for season cases, while farmers receive only 3 shillings a case. Bridge town officials fear withdrawal leaves orchardists with nails and boxes. Social committee plans fair distribution of 6 million boxes among Western Australia industries with fruitgrowers seeking 2 million.
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Hill
Mills
Bridgetown
Roy Doust
Get Out Motions on Fruit Acquisition Price Quoted
Mr Hill moved growers should withdraw from the acquisition scheme unless a definite price quote for fruit would be provided within two weeks. The motion was seconded by Mr Harold Armstrong. An amendment proposed a special meeting and inviting Apple and Pear Board representatives Mr Parks and Mr E Hester to attend. The speaker noted the group is small and cannot carry much weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hill
Harold Armstrong
McAlinden
Parks
E. Hester
Apple and Pear Board
Boy Suffers Toe Injury At Bal ingup Pool
Fifteen year old Phil Russell of Bal ingup was swimming in the tennis court pool when he stepped on a sharp object. He had the small toe of his left foot almost severed, received stitches at Bridgetown Hospital and was sent home.
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Balingup
Phil Russell
Bridgetown Hospital
Russell
Truck Leaves Road After Ball Trip Injures Two
Two people suffered gashed foreheads after a Saturday night accident on Southampton road. Bang J. Guest of Greenbushes and another passenger were returning from a ball in a truck driven by Leslie Walker when the vehicle ran off the road into a ditch.
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Southampton Road
8Ang J. Guest
Greenbushes
Balingup
Leslie Walker
Orchardists contest price gap with government revenue
Mr Mitchell and Mr Hill argued over fairness of price differences for W A orchardists. Hill claimed local sales undercut by Eastern States fruit and urged a definite seasonal ruling. The amendment was carried, indicating a clear position for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
W.A
Hill
Apple and Pear Board
Perth
Firearms Licenses Due for Farmers in 1947
Farmers must obtain 1947 firearms licenses starting January 1. Original licenses cost 6 shillings and renewals 1 shilling, obtainable at the nearest police station. Failure to license may result in a fine of 20 pounds.
Mills Face Looming Famine as Stores Fill and Prices Spike
Metropolitan and country mills near full storage warn that all but two will close by week end. One can store only two weeks of output, the other about a fortnight. If mills shut, bran and pollard will be scarce. Bridgetown stocks are low with pollard unavailable and bran lasting four days. Merchants report severe cuts to 60 percent of quotas and urge farmers to crush or soak whole wheat. P Fitzpatrick of the WA Flour Millowners Association says relief from Wheat Board is unlikely. Poultry and Dairy Farmers’ Association vows to reject substitutes for pollard and bran by month end, warning dairy quality could fall.
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P. Fitzpatrick
W.A. Flour Millowners’ Association
Wheat Board
Melbourne
Poultry and Dairy Farmers’ Association
Collapse and Overturn Agrassfire Near Bridgetown
A grassfire beginning near the Greenbusheg road around 12 20 pm burned stock feed on land owned by R S Hester and G W Warburton. Volunteers from Bridgetown fought the blaze with two water trucks, one of which overturned injuring three. Fire under control by 4 pm with owners absent.
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Greenbusheg Road
R. S. Hester
G. W. Warburton
Bridgetown
Nicholls
Grants for Boards Benefit Greenbushes and Manjimup Roads
Main Roads Department grants £1000 to Greenbushes and Manjimup road boards for construction and reconstruction. At Bridgetown meeting chairman M Scott announced the board would receive the grant. Bridgetown reps will allocate the work while Greenbushes plan a full board road inspection and Manjimup waits for secretary J Smith’s return before deciding allocation.
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Greenbushes
Manjimup
Main Roads Department
Bridgein Road Board
M. Scott
Bridgetown
Greenbushee
Manjimup Board
J. Smith
Thirty Days for Valuable Bull Quarantine Notice
A valuable shorthorn bull is in 30 days quarantine at Bicton, consigned to Bagshaw and Sons of Bridge Town. The bull, shipped by a Scottish dealer, arrived in Freemantle from England on Friday aboard the S S Taranaki, which carries stock to the Eastern States including two shorthorn bulls, an Aberdeen Angus bull, four ewes, five Border Leicester sheep, and one Romney Marsh ram. One heifer died during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bicton
Bagshaw and Sons
Bridgetown
Fremantle
England
Taranaki
Nannup Mill Oil Shed Fire Quelled Thursday Night
Fire erupted in the oil shed at Nannup Mill causing alarm as millhands rushed to battle the blaze. Initial assessment downplays the danger with no report of major damage or injuries.
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Nannup Mill
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Lad
Colin McCool
Bedser
McCool
Mr. L. Hornby
A. L. Moore
Hornby, Moore
Z. Starwick
Dr. Cook
Nannup
Chevrolet Utilities
Fisher’s
Bridgetow
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