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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 83

Oriental Peril Canadian Farmers' Fears "Sacrificed for Trade" Calgary (Alberta)

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 5

The united farmers of Alberta refused to ballot on a resolution favoring the termination of Oriental immigration into Canada, and the…

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London Wool Sales. London, January 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 3

Offerings at the wool sales totalled 10,113 boles, including 887 New South Wales, 745 Victorian, 1355 Queensland. 441 South Australian, 2646 West Australian,…

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Took the Cake Boosting Our Butter Fenton Pleased London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

When a grey, kindly, elderly gentleman approached an Australian stall at the National Cookery Exhibition at Olympic, an alert girl attendant tried…

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To Study Australia African Farmers on Tour Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 9

On a tour of Australia and New Zealand, a party of South African farmers arrived at Outer Harbour by the Runie yesterday…

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Wool Policy Scullin Interviewed CANBERRA

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 6

Putting forward a plan tor the stabilisation of the wool industry, somewhat on the Hues of the Baw[?], representative of the Grazing…

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Wool Prices Checking Big Slump Reduced Offerings Suggested LONDON, January 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 5

Owing to the wool slump there is a growing minority opinion at Bradford that growers' overseas selling brokers should withdraw a large portion of the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 8

After a break of a few days, the Sydney wool sales were resumed to-day, when an average selection comprising 9255 bales was submitted at auction. Of this…

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Safeguard Wool Plea for Empire Trade LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 1

Drawing attention to the League of Nations figures, showing that. wool trade outside was increasing faster than within the Empire, Mr. Hannan…

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Wheat Harvest Yield of 35,844,000 Bushels Statistician's Estimate Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 6

The Government Statistician, Mr. T. Waites, has made on estimate of the wheat harvest of the current season, based upon returns…

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Farmer's Death Police Suspect Poison Medicine From Herbalist Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 6

Sensational developments are expected as the result of investigation by Senior-Detective Bruce into the circumstances of the sudden death of Thomas Henry…

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A Crop a Year • Wheat Experimenter's Aim LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 1

Wheat has grown every year for 87 years at Rothampstead experimental station. Sir John Russell told the special representative of "The Sun." The…

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London Wool Sales London, January 28

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 3

Offerings at the wool sales to-day totalled 10,353 bales, of which 2773 were from New South Wales. 1771 from Victoria, 2198 from Queensland, 352 from…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Unchanged Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

There was no change in the wool market when the sales were resumed to-day. An average selection totalling 9364 bales were offered, and 8387 were sold. Private sales…

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Wool Trade Bigger Demand Expected London, January 28

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

The "Yorkshire Observer" says that the full in the price of wool holds out the prospect of all extension in demand for wool products, and has already led to…

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Starve or Leave Merriwa Settler's Claim Drop in Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

Owing to the decreasing price of wool, eight of the 12 soldier settlers at Merriwa have been starved out of their holdings, according to…

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Farmer's Heavy Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 6

R. J. Robertson, of Tintaldra, on the Upper Murray, is poorer to the extent of £400 as the result of a fire which broke out on his property during harvesting…

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Escapees Retaken Motor Car Bogged in Sand Farmer Informs Police Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

Francis Wood, 20, and John Newchurch, 27, who escaped from Yatala prison yesterday, were recaptured at 11 o'clock this morning on mud flats surrounding Lake…

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Farmer's Death Caused by Poison Woman Makes Statement Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

It is expected that as a result of inquiries made by Senior-detective Bruce into the death of T. H. Flanagan, 41, a farmer of Wagant, near Ouyen, an early…

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Export of Stud Sheep Graziers Favour Embargo Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 8

With an overwhelming majority, Queensland graziers voted for the embargo on the export of stud sheep in the ballot conducted by the Queensland…

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Sydney Wool Sales Some Lines Irregular SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 8

Of the 8442 bales offered at the Sydney wool sales today, 7410 were sold. Private sales totalled 543. The offering was of average selection…

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