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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 89

Help for Farmers South Australian Plans ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 7

The Farmers' Relief Bill was introduced in the South Australian House of Assembly to-day by the Premier (Mr. L. L. Hill)…

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Imports Lower Victorian Trade Returns Wheat and Wool Exports Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 6

Victorian trade returns issued to-day by Mr. Laughton, the Government Statistician, gave the value of imports for the eight months of the financial year to the…

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Sheep Prices Up Waratah Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 4

At the Newcastle saleyards yesterday, the New England. North, and North-west Producers' Coy., Ltd., sold on account of R. S. Binnie, of 4D…

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Wool Auctions Last Melbourne Sale MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 8

At the wool sales to-day, Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., submitted 8000 bales at auction, which included 2500 bales of interlotted lines and 700 bales of classed…

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Helping Wool-growers Stabilisation of Industry CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 8

A number of resolutions carried by a conference of wool-growers in West Australia recently was placed before the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) to-day by…

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Wool Sales Best Rates of Week SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 8

Under strong and general competition from all sections, the market at the wool sales to-day closed at the best rates of the week for all descriptions of both fleece…

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Wheat Stocks Decrease in United States CHICAGO, March 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 7

The Farmers' National Grain Corporation issued the following statement to-day— "A survey covering Kansas and the…

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Fixing Prices for Wool Be Advantage to Newcastle Export Centre

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 7

Inspired by the request of a deputation to the Prime Minister yesterday that a specific price be fixed for tho Individual classes of…

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Gallery Notes "Bill of Blessed Memory" Finance Farmers Mr. Gabb's "Punting Days" CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 6

When the House of Representatives met, Mr. Hawker, member for Wakefield, asked the Prime Minister if he would make available correspondence between…

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World's Wool Crop Washington, March 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture reported a larger world wool crop for 1930. The 1931 production of 18 countries, excluding Russia and China, is estimated at…

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March Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 15

Woolgrowers will have been considerably cheered by the results of the Brisbane March series of wool sales, when the most spectacular ri[?] in values for a…

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Chamber of Commerce Newcastle Wool Facilities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 8

A meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday. Mr. W. A. Winn presided. With reference to the complaint of the…

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Overseas Markets London Wool Sales. London, March 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 4

At to-day's wool sales, 12,557 bales were offered including 2898 Queensland, 1172 New South Wales, 3072 Victorian, 1002 South Australian, and 406 West…

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Trade and Finance Markets Review Few Alterations Potatoes and Eggs Cheaper Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 4

The heavy shipment of potatoes this week caused reductions of 10/a ton to be made in the prices of all varieties in the Newcastle farm produce market. Sales…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 4

The butter market was quiet, and as factories continue to show a fairly heavy output storage is necessary for a large proportion of arrivals…

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Cheaper Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 4

Another reduction in the price of butter will become effective this morning. The drop is only a halfpenny per lb., but the public will be able to purchase this…

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France Hits Out at Our Tariff Extra Duties Now on Wheat on Butter Also London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 6

The Customs committee of the Chamber of Deputies, says the Paris correspondent of "The Times" has…

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British Trade More Confident Tone Butter Prices Down Keen Demand for Wool (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, March 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 5

A quiet and more confident tone is apparent on the Stock Exchange, although, business generally is somewhat restricted, owing to uncertainly over what the…

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Scout Injured Fall in Wool Building SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 5

Jack Rooney, 11, a member of the country Boy Scout contingent, housed in Goldsbrough, Mort's buildings, at Circular Quay, during the visit of Lord and Lady…

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Duty on Wheat Bill in Indian Parliament CALCUTTA, March 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 5

The Wheat Import Duty Bill, which was introduced by the Government in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, proposes to levy till the end of March, 1932, a duty…

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