15 Sep 1942
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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 15, 1942
Page
1
The Director-General of Manpower warns wheat growers no major army exemptions are forthcoming for harvest. Wheat Industry Stabilisation Board’s J A Tonkin asks local committees to avoid misapprehensions about labour. Also notes Army exemptions review and tobacco seed bed benzol supplies amid wartime constraints.
Wool despatched from Manilla station totals 406 bales last week, 2225 bales for the season so far. A public meeting at Memorial Hall on Saturday aims to form a War Agricultural local committee for Mandowa Shire. Returned Soldiers' Congress opens in Sydney tomorrow with Governor Lord Wakehurst. Weather notes rain in Manilla district with variable rainfall across wards. western areas need soaking rain. The Returned Soldiers League urges ex servicemen to join, outlining benefits of unity and advocacy. Rural Reconstruction Board gains authority to use State funds to adjust farmers debts to the Rural Bank, a first for NSW Government.
W J Byrnes reports a robust sale on 9 9 42 with 650 quality cattle. Local and outer buyers competed, clearing all lots. Top prices reached £14 17s 6d for a Wirindi bullock and £12 18s for Gastlevennon cows, with fats and stores selling well to buyers from Liverpool plains, Gunnedah, Forbes, and Merriwa.
J McDonald writes to the editor about Manilla business leaders debating eggs. A Tama producer with a license says local supply has grown beyond demand and urges local buyers to support local production to avoid importing eggs. He notes selling to Hayward failed and that all eggs have been sold to local firms until now.
Farmers’ debts to the Rural Bank could be adjusted on a basis that will give him a reasonable chance of carrying on. The note implies a restructuring to sustain ongoing farming operations and alleviate financial strain.
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