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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

1,197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 60

Seed for Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 8

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn M.P., recently conferred with M. E. R Collins, of the Rural Industries Branch, in reference to the supply of seed for farmers, and has…

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Australian Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 4

The cable message published yesterday stating that the Canadian wheat pools would not join with those in the United States in an endeavour to…

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Farm and Dairy Wyandotte Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 14

The newly-formed Newcastle branch of the Wyandotte Club of New South Wales will hold a young bird show on April 20 at the Model Poultry Yards,…

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Chopped Hand Off Religious Farmer's Act Geneva

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 5

A Swiss farmer, named Christian Raflaub, after fasting for nine days, which he spent in wandering through woods, took almost liberally the Scriptural…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 11

Although there have been no alterations in dairy produce prices during the week, business has been exceptionally brisk…

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Commercial the Week's Review Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 11

Supplies of potatoes from both Tasmania and Victoria were delayed this week by bad weather delaying the steamers, and Newcastle shipments did not…

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Airships From Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 10

More than 1,590,000 cattle will contribute to the making of each of the two 6,500,000 cubic feet airships which will be built for the United States Navy,…

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Lashes for Farmer Inhuman Cruelty Capetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 6

Found guilty of culpable homicide, arising out of the death of a native, a Transvaal farmer has been sentenced to seven years' hard labour and 10 lashes…

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Rain in Wheat Areas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 4

Those primary producers who will benefit mostly, from the generous rains which have fallen practically throughout Victoria during the last few days are the…

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Graziers' Conference Wool Selling Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 4

A lengthy discussion took place at the annual conference of the Graziers' Association to-day, on a motion. "That the zone system of selling wool has proved…

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Wool Sales Newcastle Favored Graziers Decide Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

The graziers' conference to-day carried a motion, approving of the Port of Newcastle as a wool-selling and exporting centre…

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Bernice and the Sheep

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 8

Once upon a time there was a shepherd and he had a little girl called Bernice. It happened that one day he was called away, so he left the…

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What People Think Wool Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 4

("The Sun" invites its readers to criticise or discuss topics of interest in letters, which must be short. The name address of the writer must…

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BETTER Latest Customs Figures Wool Helped

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 6

Despite the depression caused by the mine hold-up, Newcastle Customs figures for the three months ended March 31 show an…

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Brokers Pleased Newcastle Wool Sales Fight Won

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 7

Wool brokers in Newcastle are jubilant over the news that appeared in "The Newcastle Sun" yesterday that the growers are…

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Newcastle Wool Selling Centre Graziers Approve Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 6

The Graziers' Conference to-day carried a motion favouring the utilisation of the port of Newcastle as a selling and export centre for northern produce, and…

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Wool-classing Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 4

It was decided at the Grazier's Conference yesterday to urge the Government to establish wool-classing schools throughout the country of a standard capable of…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 4

The movement for the establishment of wool sales at Newcastle, which was definitely launched last year, received valuable support from…

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Promising Outlook United States Wheat Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 5

The condition of the winter wheat in the grain-producing States on April 1 was far higher than a year ago. The Agriculture Department announced yesterday…

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Port of Newcastle Customs Figures Wool Exports Increase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 4

Mr. A. H. Gibson, Sub-Collector of Customs, yesterday made available the Customs House return for the port of Newcastle for the three months ended March…

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