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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 83

Wool Rationing Interest in Bradford LONDON, March 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 7

Bradford is watching with interest the dispute between the Melbourne Woolbuyers' Association and the Woolgrowers' Council. The buyers have reported their…

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"Less Wheat" Advice to U.S. Growers Reducing the Surplus Washington, March 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 8

The Chairman of the National Farm Board (Mr. A. Legge) has issued a warning that, unless the United States wheat farmers reduce their acreage by 10 per…

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Help for Farmers Guarantee Act Advances Statement by Minister Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. V. Thorby, made a statement in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, in regard to the reference made on the previous…

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Butter and Cheese Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 3

Butter and cheese manufactured during February by Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd., totalled 117 tons 10cwt 30lb, and milk treated was 140,549…

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Wheat and Castor Oil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 6

Whilst here, in Australia, the Government is appealing to farmers to grow more wheat, over in America they are advising farmers to reduce their crops by…

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European Consumers Wheat Prices Forced Down U.S. Senator's Charge Washington, March 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 7

Senator Brookhart, a Republican from Iowa, to-day called upon the United State Farm Board to co-operate with the Canadian wheat pool in opposition to…

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Committee Meets Australian Jockey Club Warwick Farm Programmes Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 4

At the Australian Jockey Club Committee meeting today, jockeys licenses were granted to A.R. Goddard, W. Matthews, A. A. Dudley, P. W. Walker, B. C…

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The Wheat Pool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 8

Coal and wheat are two commodities that are uppermost in the public mind at the present time. Mr. Gullett, the Deputy-Leader of the Opposition, [?]ow…

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Wheat Firmer CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 1

The sale of a million bushels of wheat bulted the downward tilt. The market (March) closed one dollar three cents, May one dollar seven…

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Not Promising Market for Our Butter Fenton's Inquiries London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 6

The Australian Minister for Customs (Mr. Fenton), has informed the special representative of "The Sun" that the British Government and the Royal…

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Wheat Pool Policy Prime Minister Questioned Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 8

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. H. S. Gullett asked the Prime Minister if, in view of the doubt when formers would be paid the 4/ a bushel guaranteed…

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Farm and Dairy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 16

Discussing the approaching annual egg-laying tests at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, the Poultry Expert of the Department of Agriculture reminds…

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Assisting Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) yesterday referred to the congestion caused in the work of the Rural industries Branch and Government…

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Commercial Review of the Week Farm Produce Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 15

As was anticipated, the price of potatoes was reduced £1 a ton for Bismarcks, and 10/ a ton for Brownells on the Newcastle markets. Buyers were not too…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 15

The Lenten season has been responsible for a much keener demand for eggs, and as consignments have fallen away considerably arrivals each day are cleared…

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Duty on Tractors Opposition of Farmers "Tax on Producers" Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 11

Giving evidence before the Tariff Board today, Alfred McDonald, Managing Director of a machinery and engineering firm at Richmond, said that if the…

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Fat Cattle Sales at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 5

Stock sides were held at. Campbell Hill. saieyards to-day. Fat Cuttle.—About 1100 yarded, being - about the usual supply. Prime and…

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Wool Freights Deputation to Commissioners "Save Money"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 5

A deputation from the New England. North and North-west Company urged the Railway Commissioners to reduce the present freight rates on…

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Big Agenda Graziers' Conference Wool for Canberra SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 4

Many motions, the carrying into effect of which should assist in reviving the wool industry, will come before the annual conference of the Graziers' Association…

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Aviator With £115,000 in his Plane Disappears Wool Men Busy Measures to Combat Rivals Research Work Fenton Inspects Unique Apparatus LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 1

Remarkable inventions associated with wool research many of which are secret, were seen by the Australian Mininster for Customs (Mr. Fenton) during his visit to Leeds Among them was apparatus which, even with Leeds…

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