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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 83

Goonoo Farms Sold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 6

Of 16 blocks of the north-eastern subdivision of the Peel River Land and Mineral Co., Ltd.,'s Goonoo Goonoo Estate, submitted to auction on Monday, at…

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Preparing for the Next Lucerne Crop

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 1

A farmer rolling a ploughed area on his farm near West Maitland. The roller is made from a gum tree log…

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An Unclean Dairy

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 6

E. F. Green, of Tarro, pleaded guilty at Newcastle Police Court to-day to having on unclean dairy. He was fined £2. with 8s costs…

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Wool Control Empire Scheme Favoured SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 8

The Graziers' Conference to-day decided to forward a protest to the National Council of Wool-selling Brokers in connection with their refusal to make an…

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Gallery Notes Broadway's Gold Diggers Happy Parliamentarians (W. Farmer Whyte.) Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 6

The Prime Minister enjoyed himself at question time to-day, and as that sort of thing is contagious, the whole House enjoyed itself. It was really a question…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 3

Straw, Tasmanian, £5 to £5/5 per ton. Wheat, bag lots, choice, 5/6; medium 4/8 to 5/ per bushel. Oats, Tasmanian white, 3/9 to 4/;…

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Unclean Dairy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 5

Health Inspector Godfrey proceeded against E. F. Green, of Tarro, on a charge of having failed to keep his dairy premises clean on March 25. According to the…

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Final Gallops Kidaides in Splendid Form at Randwick Preparing for Warwick Farm Races SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 9

Final gallops for Warwick Farm revealed Kidaides to be in splendid condition for his engagement in the Autumn Cup-- the race he won last year in record time. He sped over seven furlangs in 1.27[?] which was not only the fastest time for that…

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New Sheep Land North-West Territory Possibilities of Development

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 13

A report was presented in the House of Representative during last week covering investigations into conditions on the western side of the Northern Territory,…

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Wool Prices Redaction Imperative Conference Report Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 8

It is imperative that the cost of wool production shall be reduced, said the general secretary's report, adopted at to-day's annual meeting of the…

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World Pool? Wheat Men Must Co-operate Canadian View Winnipeg

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 1

World-wide co-operation of farmers in wheat production is a certainly in the future, said Mr. Henry W[?] Wood, father of the Canadian pool…

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Rich Hunter District Tribute of Visiting Wheat Grower Agricultural Bureaus Representative Conference at Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 2

"I had the extreme pleasure of having a look round your district this morning," said Mr. W. W. Watson, General President of the Agricultural Bureau of New South Wales, and a well-known wheat farmer of the Parkes district, when he officially opened the…

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Better Prospects Overseas Wool Market Merinos in Demand London Sales Conclude (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, April 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 9

Commenting on the wool outlook, Messrs. H. Dawson and Sons say the outstanding feature is an all-round indication of improving demand for merinos…

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Modern Methods Hunter District Farmers Annual Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 7

Questions to which lecturers at Maitland Agricultural Conference were subjected, drew an indication that the farmer of to-day avails…

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Butter Prices Lower. London, April 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 13

The Australian and New Zealand Produce Board announced that importers have decided to sell best Australian and N.Z. butter at from 118/ to 122/ a…

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Butter Blenders Ruining Australian Market LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 7

Polating out that blenders controlled [?]00 percent, of the butter trade, a deputation of representative Australian and New Zealand butter merchants…

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WOOL Stabilisation Scheme New York

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 7

Mr. A. H. Benjamin, the New Zealand wool and meet factor, has cabled to Sir John Higgins: "Australian and New Zealand prosperity in your…

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Employers Blamed Wool Industry Crisis London, April 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 9

"A suicidal catastrophe, involving 1000 firms, and the livelihood of 200,000 workpeople in the wool trade, seems inevitable, says a leading article in the "Daily…

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Farm and Dairy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 4

Only 12 applications have been received from factory managers and senior dairy produce factory employees to attend the the short instructional course which it is…

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Hunter Agricultural Bureaus Farm Problems Grading of Lucerne Dairy and Poultry Conference at Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 3

The outstanding discussion at the conference of the Hunter River and Lower North Coast section of the Agricultural Bureau, held at Maitland yesterday, was…

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