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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

1,654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 83

Farm Board Loan £30,000,000 Grant WASHINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 1

The U.S.A. Farm Board has ' admitted that it has already loaned £14,000,000, mostly to cotton and wheat growers. This statement was…

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Canadian Wheat Market Supplies High Comparison with Last Year Washington, February 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 5

The United States Trade Commissioner at Winnipeg (Mr. Brookhart) reported to the Chamber of Commerce Department that the visible supply of wheat in…

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Believed Wounded Poultry Thief at Concord Farmer Uses a Gun Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 6

A man who had several head of poultry in a bag preparatory to removal is believed to have been shot by the enraged farmer, who was awakened by the frantic…

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Wool Values in Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 5

Sir,—There has been much discussion since the collapse of wool values to devise some scheme, by which the greatest Australian industry can be again put on…

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Sydney Wool Sales Good Clearances Made Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 6

The selection submitted at the wool sales to-day was an average one. Of the 10,571 bales offered, 10,209 were sold. Private sales accounted for an additional…

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Farmer Drowned Efforts at Rescue Fail MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 6

William James Murray, 18, farmer, of Roorcan, was drowned in Emu Creek, five miles from Terang, on Sunday. He was seen to throw up his hands whilst in the…

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Wool Auction

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 7

The New England, North and Northwest Producers Co., Ltd., will submit a catalogue of 2026 bales of wool at auction at Tyrrell Hall to-morrow afternoon at…

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Kitchen Lore Butter Honey Cake

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 3

Required is Capful honey cupful butter, 3 eggs, 6 cupsful Hour. 2 teaspoonsful ground cinnamon, teaspoonful soda. 1…

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Good Demand Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 8

There was an average selection offered at the Sydney wool sales to day. Of the 10,701 bales offered at auction, 9933 were sold, while 447 bales were sold privately,…

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Canadian Wheat No Reason for Panic Alleged London Boycott Ottawa, February 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 7

"I see no reason for getting panicky about the wheat situation. There is no more in storage now than there was at this time last year," said the Minister…

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Butter Manufacture. Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 3

Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., reports.—The butter market for January was 1/8 per lb, cheese 9d to 9½d per lb, and city milk, delivered in Sydney,…

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Britain's Wheat Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 7

Winnipeg, February 11.—The suggestion that Britain has two and a half months' supply of wheat on hand is absurd, according to Mr. George McIvor, General…

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Wool Sales Sydney Buyers Active

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 5

The catalogue of wools offered by Mr. E. Cooke on behalf of the New England, North and West-West Producers' Company, Ltd., at Tyrrell House this…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 6

There was an average selection at Sydney Wool Sales to-day, 10,773 bales being offered at auction. Of these 9569 were sold, and an additional 792 bales were sold…

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Wool Sales Newcastle Series To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 6

Newcastle wool sales are to be resumed in Tyrrell House to-day by the New England, North and North-west Producers', Company, who will present an attractive…

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MARKETING Australian Wheat Trade Commonwealth Pool London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 1

"There should be one body controlling the whole Australian wheat export trade," the Foreign Minister for…

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South African Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 6

Capetown, February 12.—A private conference was held to-day, between the Minister for Agriculture (Gen. Kemp) and the woolgrowers, regarding a cable from…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 8

At the wool sales to-day an average selection, comprising 8457 bales was offered. Of these 7972 were sold, while private sales totalled 317…

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South African Wheat. Capetown, February 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

It is understood that the only wheat the Minister for Agriculture (General J. C. Kemp) will allow to be imported, will shortly be limited to a quantity of…

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Canadian Wheat British Proposal Favoured WINNIPEG. February 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

The proposal in London to establish, an imports board to purchase the Canadian wheat surplus is meeting with the full approval of the wheat pool, which regards…

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