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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 83

Japanese Give Our Wool the Once-over

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 6

Under very strong Japanese and Continental competition, the market is firm at the present Sydney wool sales, good average prices being maintained. Over 10,000 bales are sold at each sale. The picture shows Japanese buyers inspecting lots at Winchcombe, Carson's…

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Wool Prices Explanation for the Slump London, January 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 9

Mr. George Whittiker, in an address to the British Wool Federation, upon his reelection to the Presidency, replying to a suggestion that the decline in wool values…

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Wool "Bear" Scouted Our Loss not Bradford's Gain LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 1

The president of the British Wool Federation (Mr. George Whitaker) denied that the lowered wool prices are due to the "Bear" movement. It…

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Canadian Wheat Shipments to British Ports Winnipeg, January 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 7

The Canadian Wheat Pool has announced that at the request of Mr. J. H. Thomas, British Lord Privy Seal, last September, three representatives of the…

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Wool Sales Graziers Favour Newcastle Resolution for Conference Armidale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 6

At a meeting of the Armidale graziers this afternoon, it was resolved to move a resolution at the forthcoming Graziers' Conference in Sydney, that application be…

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Dairy Produce Manufacture

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby) announces that the 12 months' special course in dairy produce manufacture, which was inaugurated at…

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Blowfly Pest in Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 8

Senator Daley, Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, has issued a statement concerning the offer of South Australian pastoralists…

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Singleton Cattle Sales Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 13

There was a fairly heavy yarding of fat cattle at the weekly stock sales. Competition throughout was fairly well sustained, and values generally were bout on a par…

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New England Wool Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 8

The Armidale branch of the Graziers' Association has adopted a motion that the annual conference be asked to approve of a request to the Federal Government for…

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Farm and Dairy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 4

Nine slots were sown in the Macleay, Upper and Central Manning districts in connection with the seed maize contests of 1928-29. Eight were completely spoiled…

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Lower Hunter Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 8

Rain is badly needed on the Lower Hunter. In and around Raymond Terrace, Miler's Forest, Nelson's Plains, Williamtown, and other farming centres,…

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Commercial the Week's Review Farm Produce Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 13

The Newcastle potato market opened this week at £13 a ton for Tasmanian potatoes, and £11 for Victorians. A Tasmanian shipment arrived in a rather…

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Brothers Frozen Canadian Farmhouse Tragedy CALGARY (Alberta)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 1

Luther and John McLaren, bachelors, aged 75 and 70, were frozen to death in a cabin on their big farm, 50 miles north of this city…

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Wool Industry Stabilisation Plan Council Interested

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 4

Efforts to evolve a scheme of wool marketing which would improve the condition of the industry were again discussed at a meeting of Newcastle Council last…

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Sydney Wool Sales Average Selection SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 4

Of the 10.510 bales offered at auction at the wool sales to-day, 9618 were sold. An additional 837 were disposed of by private treaty. The selection was an average…

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"Farm Labourers" Chinese Migrants Arrested SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 4

Three Chinese were taken in charge by Customs officers when the steamer Tango Maru reached Sydney to-day. The charge against them is that of being prohibited…

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Dairy Produce Course in Manufacture SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby), referring today to the special course in dairy produce manufacture which was inaugurated at the Hawkesbury…

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"Come Out" Raid on Tomato Patch Farmer's Catch

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 5

"Farmers work hard to grow their produce, and people like you deprive them of the fruits of their labor," said Mr. Reed. P.M., to James and…

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Australian Pastoral Profit. London, January 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

The Australian Pastoral Co., Ltd., made a net profit for the year ended December 31. 1929. and £41,909 was brought forward. A 5 per cent. dividend takes…

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Wool Sales Newcastle Auctions

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 7

The New England, North and North-West Producers' Company Ltd. will submit a catalogue of over 4000 bales of wool to-morrow, comprising…

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