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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 25, 1930
Page
4
A collection of articles under a local headline presenting current topics of interest to farmers and ranchers in the district. The items cover crop practices, livestock care, weather insights, and market notes guiding everyday agricultural work. Strong entities include the district and local farming community.
The annual conference opened with earnest talk on the pastoral industry and the depression facing wool markets. A six hour committee report urged an Empire wool control scheme, possibly drafted by Sir John Higgins, with broad support from Graziers and Woolgrowers councils. Discussions urged spreading sales, rationing, and seeking Eastern markets, plus measures to curb shop numbers and improve meat distribution to producers.
The article outlines safety practices at Vacuum Oil Company installations, including floating roofs to reduce evaporation, galoshes for roof workers, prohibitions on matches, bronze hammers, and foamite fire fighting gear. It notes foam blankets smother fires and mentions broader discussions on production costs and arbitration reform within the pastoral industry.
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