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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 83

Canada's Butter Supply Regina (Saskatchewan), June 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1930 · page 8

The flood of New Zealand butter is depressing prices. There will be enough New Zealand stored when the Treaty is abrogated in October, to keep the…

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Wool Research Conference in September LONDON, June 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1930 · page 7

An Imperial Wool Research Committee, with its administrative headquarters at the Headingly office of the British Research Association, has been formed. The…

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Federal Session Wheat Marketing Bill Amendments Not Accepted "Inquisitorial Monster" Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1930 · page 8

In the House of Representatives to-day, clause 23 of the Wheat Marketing Bill was again discussed in Committee. The clause provides that the board might…

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Sheep Tar Brands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 8

In a report to the Maitland Pastures Protection board, he Stock Inspector. Mr. D. Macpherson, stated that action had been taken to compel all persons…

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Wool and the People

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 8

If any evidence were needed to emphasise the serious change in Australia's economic position it is to be found in the trade returns covering…

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Homebush Sales Lower Prices for Sheep SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 2

There was a much bigger penning of sheep at Homebush to-day, and the large number caused prices to weaken. There were 45,000 on offer, and the majority of…

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Wool Strike Settled London, June 5

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

The wool strike is broken as for as Bradford is concerned, thousands of woolcombers returning to work yesterday, despite the vote against such a move on…

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Gallery Notes Angry Scene Mathematics and Wheat CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 8

Mr. Wm. Hughes was back in Parliament to-day, after a little run to Melbourne. Mr. Maxwell was also in his place, though, according to Mr. Hughes,…

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Federal Session Wheat Marketing Bill New Schedule Agreed to Poll and Price of Bread Canberra

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

Mr. H. S. Gullett, in resuming the debate in the House of Representatives to-day on the proposed new schedule to the Wheat Bill, moved an amendment to clause 10…

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Drainage of Dunmore Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 8

With reference to representations made by Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A. in relation to communication dated February 2. from Messrs. J. J. Mahar. John…

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Beet Sugar Crop. London, June 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 2

The Magdeburg statistician, Herr Light, estimates the production of beet sugar for the seven months of the season at 5,941,188 tons, which does not include Sweden. His…

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"Use More Wool" Organising Arrangements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 11

At the first meeting of the newly-constituted Australian Wool Campaign Committee, held on Tuesday last, in the office of the Minister for Public Health in…

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Farm and Dairy Growing Potatoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 15

It is now generally recognised, writes the special Departmental Instructor particularly concerned with vegetable production, that degeneration in any strain…

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Visit King Cricketers at Sandringham Photos. Taken Richardson Souvenirs Grain of Wheat LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 June 1930 · page 1

This afternoon's visit by the Australian cricketers to Sandringham House, where they met the King and Queen, was described by them as "the most wonderful day of our lives."…

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Help Wheat Growers Mr. S. Baldwin's Promise LONDON, June 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1930 · page 7

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Conservative Leader, outlining the Conservative agricultural policy at a meeting at Suffolk, said, "Unless wheat survives, agriculture…

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American Wheat Crop. Chicago, June 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 10

The Department of Agriculture estimates that the 1930 wheat crop will yield 532,469,000 bushels. According to the conditions of crops on June 1, which…

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Wheat Pool Mr. Moloney Optimistic Farmers Sure to Accept Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 8

The Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Moloney) stated to-day that there was every prospect of the compulsory wheat pool being accepted by the wheat…

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Homebush Sales Sheep Prices Easier SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 3

There was a large number of sheep penned at Homebush to-day, there being 58,000 on offer. The quality was on the plain side, and generally was on a par…

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Use More Wool London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 1

Lord Barnby, who was controller on wool supplies during the war, has dis cussed with Mr Lee Steere, of Western Australis, and other pastors[?]…

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Wool Production Benefit of "Blood Meals"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 5

Promising results have recently been obtained by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in its work on the supplementary feeding of sheep for…

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