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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 89

Wheat Blockage Relieving Congestion Minister Assists Farmers Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. F. Dunn) has received many representations regarding the large quantities of wheat tor disposal at present in the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Keen Competition SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

Greasy merino fleece realised up to 23d. comeback to 10¾d, and crossbred to 9¾d at the wool sales to-day. A good selection, comprising 9983 bales, was submitted…

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Wheat Shipments Three Steamers to Load SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 4

There steamers will berth at the wharf at the terminal elevator, White Bay, before the end of this month, and will load 29,000 tons of new season's wheat for…

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Bank Board Melbourne Meeting Federal Wheat Guarantee Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

Several vital matters, the principle of which was the Commonwealth Government's proposed guarantee of 3/ a bushel for wheat, confronted members of the…

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First Wool Auction Experiment in Argentine Satisfaction for Growers Buenos Aires, January 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

Interest is being shown in Argentina's first public wool auction, to take place to-morrow on lines similar to those of Australia and New Zealand…

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"Charter of Liberty" Canadian Farmers' Threat Agitation for Secession Wilkie (Saskatehewan), January 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

Endorsing the campaign of the Lloydminster, Alberta, farmers for secession from Canada if agrarian demands are not met, farmers of Kerrobert and Wilkie…

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Mysterious Case Southern Poultry Farmer Allegations of Drugging Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 4

A strange story was told yesterday, to Wollongong detectives, by Alfred William Goddard, who is in hospital at Wollongong in a critical condition, but with…

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Credit Stopped Farmers' Serious Plight NARROMINE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 4

District farmers and other men on the land were profoundly shocked to-day when they received an intimation from the local storekeepers that no further credit could…

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East Maitland Rates Relief for Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

The dry season, the low prices for milk and farm produce, and the burden of rates and taxes which they have to shoulder, were advanced by a…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

The Sydney wool sales were continued to-day, when an average selection, comprising 10,550 bales, was offered at auction, and 9951 bales sold. Private sales…

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London Wool Sales. London, January 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 3

Offerings at the series of wool sales to commence here on January 20 are expected to amount to 170,000 bales. New arrivals include 96,200 bales from…

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Appeal to Scullin Message From Wheat Men WAGGA

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 7

In view of tho difficult position of the farmers and themselves the Storekeepers' Association, at Wagga, convened a conference of…

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Wool Prices Stable "Rise Reflected in Market" SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

Although some surprise has been expressed by growers that the wool market has not risen as a result of the rise in the exchange rate and London. The…

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Wool Sales To-day Newcastle Catalogues Broadcast and Relay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

Wool sales in Newcastle to-day will be notable in at least one respect—they will be the first sales to be broadcast in New South Wales. They will be…

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Wool Sales First Broadcast Mayor Speaks Success of Venture

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 7

Alderman Parker (Mayor of Newcastle), in opening the wool sales this afternoon, said it was the first time that the sales…

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Wheat Marketing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 13

Sir,—The great dissatisfaction prevailing at the present tune amongst wheat-growers over wheat marketing is fully justified. The State of New South Wales…

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Sydney Wool Sales Continued Improvement SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 12

Of the 10,983 bales offered at auction at the wool sales to-day. 9247 were sold, while an additional 1220 hales were disposed of privately. The selection was an…

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Wool Sales Newcastle Success Note of Optimism Proceedings Broadcast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 12

"To-day, there is a feeling of optimism that wool selling in Newcastle is firmly established." (The Mayor, Ald. C. J. Parker)…

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First Wool Auction Buenos Aires Experiment Bidding Not Animated Buenos Aires, January 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 9

The first wool auction sales held in Buenos Aires attracted a large number of national and municipal authorities, as well as wool buyers, but the bidding was…

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Store Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 11

Mr. J. Enright announces a sale of 1000 store cattle for Tuesday, at Maitland yards. The consignments will include Hereford, Durham, and crossed…

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