DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA
WHEAT CROP SUFFERS LOSS OF £5,000,000 (United Pre» Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) SYDNEY, Oct. 21 So severe has been the drought in New South Wales that this year’s wheat harvest will show a fallingoff in value of £5,000,000. This statement was made to-day by the Under-Secretary for Agriculture, Mr R. Noble, who further explains that wheat crops in other States have also been seriously affected by the prolonged dry weather.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21250, 22 October 1940, Page 7
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