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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 89

Wheat Bill Assist Growers Only No Loan for Farmers Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Buttenshaw inquired of the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) whether the difference between the actual value of wheat…

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Sheep Show Prizes to be Curtailed SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 4

The Sheep-breeders' Association Council decided to-day, by seven votes to five, to conduct a sheep show as usual this year, but on a strictly economical basis, with…

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Keen Competition Melbourne Wool Sales MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 5

At the Melbourne wool sales the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., submitted a catalogue of 7336 bales, the bulk of offerings being drawn…

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Keen Competition Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 4

A good selection comprising 10,588 bales was offered at the wool sales to-day, 10,073 being sold at auction, while an additional 800 were disposed of privately…

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Wheat Prices Hold For Australian Cargo LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 1

Wheat cargoes have steadily held, and prices arc occasionally higher in sympathy with North and South American advices, but…

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State Parliament Marketing Act Wheat Pool Proposal Small Return to Growers Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 6

The debate on the second reading of the Marketing of Primary Products (Amendment) Bill was resumed in the Legislative Assembly to-day by the Leader of the…

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Earl Beauchamp 's Views on Australian Visit WHEAT-GROWING Costly in Europe Higher Than Here Move to Reduce Dominion Areas LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 8

Headed by France, an extraordinary move is afoot in Europe to compel Australia and other young wheat producing countries, including Canada and the Argentine to make sacrifices in wheat production, by reducing areas in order to stabilise…

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"Use More Wheat" 'Housewives' President Offers Solution Helping the Farmers Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 8

Ulna Portia Geach, president of the Housewives' Association, who returned by the Aorangi to-day from an eight months' trip in America, says…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 9

At the Melbourne wool sales to-day, Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., submitted a catalogue comprising 2106 bales, drawn from Victoria, the south-east of…

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Wool Sales Upward Tendency SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 9

Of 10,511 bales of a good selection offered at wool sales to-day 9700 were sold, and an additional 1266 bales sold privately. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Fixed Wheat Price £600,000 Estimated Revenue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 10

Some difficulty is being experienced in connection with the State Government's proposal to fix the price of wheat for home consumption at 4/ per bushel…

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Rates on Wool for Overseas SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 8

The rate charged by overseas shipping companies on wool and general cargoes, from to-morrow, will be 30 per cent., an increase of 5 per cent…

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Crops and Pastures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 8

The farms and grazing paddocks on the Lower Hunter are looking well. Serviceable rain fell at short intervals during this month and December, and the…

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The Farmer's Voice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 13

Sir,—I quite agree with Mr. McKeachie in his article on Saturday regarding the milk situation What beats me is—Why flog the framer every time? Has he not…

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Crutching of Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 14

Crutching usually occurs about midway between snearings, and is therefore considered to be of some value as a preventive of blowfly infestation, as the fly…

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January Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 5

In spite of the fact that the exchange rate had increased to the extent points during the period which elapsed between the close of the Brisbane…

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London Wool Sales. London, January 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 4

At the wool sales 8757 bales were offered including 4156 New Zealand, 1553 Queensland. ,1946 New South Wales, 1553 Victorian 490 South Australian and 64…

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Farm and Dairy Pasture Improvement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 14

Systematic pasture management Is necessary if maximum benefits from pasture improvement are to be attained, states the Assistant Agrostologist of the Department…

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Empire Wheat Quota Drafting a Bill Preparing for Ottawa London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 3

IMPORTANT developments in cabinet culminated in the drafting of a Bill examined at Wednesday's meeting, to enable the…

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State Labour Party New Legislation Approved No Loan for Farmers Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 9

At to-day's meeting of the State parliamentary Labour party, approval was given to a bill enabling a bridge to be built across the Parramatta River at…

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