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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 83

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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Wheat Market Firm Another Wall-street Boom 6,000,000 Shares Sold Vancouver

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 7

The Chicago wheat market has been moving fractionally without any Its trend during the last two days. European buying is exceedingly siack…

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Dairy Produce

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

Continued shrinkage in egg supplies caused a sharp increase of 3d a dozen in suburban and medium grades, and 1d a dozen in pullet, at the beginning of the…

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Commercial Review of the Week Farm and Produce Market

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

As was expected, potato prices again advanced £1 a ton this week, and with only a small shipment to hand buyers operated very freely. Stocks have been heavily…

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Warwick Farm To-day's Big Programme Phar Lap Should Win Sir Chrystopher and Crucis SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 6

To-morrow at Warwick Farm should be a big day, not only will there be eight races for the consideration of sportsmen, bar high lights in the Doncaster, such…

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Canada's Election Empire Trade Slogan BUT N.Z. Butter Barred Ottawa

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 1

Most political signs point to an election in Canada in July, with prospects of a very close fight, ending perhaps in the return of Mr. Muckenzie King's…

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Dairy Land in New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 6

Mr. W. J. Sansom, of Salt Ash, who last week returned to Newcastle from a tour of New Zealand, and as he is a practical dairy farmer, his opinion on dairy…

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Phar Lap Warwick Farm Victory Amounis and Nightmarch Beaten Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 4

If any evidence was required to support the contention that Phar Lap is the best horse in Australasia it was forthcoming yesterday, when the Night…

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Cattle Tick Problem of Eradication SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 2

As an outcome of a suggestion put forward by the previous Federal Government, a conference took place this morning in the Minister for Agriculture's…

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Homebush Sales Better Prices for Sheep SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 3

There was a heavy consignment of sheep at Homebush to-day, approximately 49,000 being penned. The quality was generally of the inferior class, wasted and lean lines…

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Stolen Sheep Attempt to Involve Youth Man Sent to Gaol Inverell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 9

Before Mr. J. E. McCulloch., P.M., at the Ashford Police Court,. Alfred Phonso Moore, a labourer, was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour for sheep stealing…

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Wool Tops Proposed Import Duty Protecting Local Makers Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 6

The Tariff Board to-day considered the proposed tariff on imported wool tops of 9d per lb, plus 20 per cent, ad valorem on imports from all countries. At present…

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Farmyard Civics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 6

"All in favour of the motion?" asked the Mayor, crisply. "Quack! quack!" came the raucous chorus of 11 aldermen in reply. Such exchanges may soon…

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"Grow More Wheat" Farmers' Good Response CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 8

The Prime Minister (Mr. J. H. Scullin) said to-day that growers were responding well to his appeals to grow more wheat, and the only thing that might prevent a…

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Cattle Duffing Young Man Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 5

John King. 21. laborer, was charged before Mr. Gibson, S.M.. at Newcastle Police Court to-day, by warrant, with having stolen four heifers…

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Wool Stabilisation London, April 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 7

Bradford is keenly following the proposal of the Federal Council of the Australian Graziers' Association for central wool marketing. Operators would in no…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 11

In the matter in which John King, 21, labourer, represented by Mr. H. L. Wheeler, was charged, by warrant, with having stolen at Sandgate, on or about March 21,…

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Wheat Pool Minister Replies to Critics Favourable Ballot Certain Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 6

In a statement made to-day, the Minister for Markets and Transport (Mr. Parker Moloney) said he was not impressed by the reported opposition of the farmers'…

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'Grow Less Wheat' United States Slogan More for Less Work Washington

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 1

"A LL the consuming countries of the world are watching us closely. I am satisfied they will take strong measures to retallate…

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Dairy Company Amalgamation Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 8

A special meeting of shareholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., was held to consider the question of amalgamating with Branxton Dairy…

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