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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 89

Wheat Advances Commonwealth Bank Firm No Increase in Offer Minister's Advice to Farmers MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

Wheat farmers were advised by the Acting Minister for Markets (Mr. Forde) to-day, to proceed with their marketing operation "in the…

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Farmers Are Offered Less Than Two Shillings for Their Wheat Two Rates with One Meter City Electricity System Saving Costs

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

A two-rate method of charging for electric supply through one meter, has been instituted by the Newcastle City Council…

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Keen Bidding Melbourne Wool Sales MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

Melbourne wool sales were held-to-day, when 8105 bales were offered at auction; 4700 on, account of the Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., and 3405…

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Duty on Wheat Egyptian Increase Likely CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

The Acting Minister fur Markets (Mr. F. A. Forde) announced to-day that the Egyptian Government intended, if the agricultural situation demanded it "when…

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Protest to Premier Centralisation of Wool City Deputation

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 4

The carrying of wool past Newcastle for sale in Sydney, and the anomalous position created by the railway rates for the carriage of such…

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Laid Waste Mitchell's Flat Farms Hail Destroys Crops Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

A violent hailstorm, accompanies by wind of hurricane force, swept across Mitchell's Flat on Saturday afternoon, leaving a trail of desolation. Such was the…

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Open Trading Wheat Guarantee Off Market Opinion "Flour Tax Is Only Remedy" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

Normal trading in wheat is expected to be resumed following the statement by the Acting Minister for Markets (Mr. Forde), indicating that the Commonwealth Bank had declined to finance the Federal guarantee of 3s a bushel under the Wheat…

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Store Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 9

Mr. J. Enright conducted a sale of store cattle at Maitland yards, yesterday, 900 being yarded from Barraba, Warwick, Casino, Tarce, Wollombi, the…

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"Fooled Again" Farmers and Wheat Act SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 8

"The farmer has been fooled again," said the former Minister for Agriculture (Mr. H. V. Thorby), commenting on the statement of the Acting Federal Minister…

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Cattle Food Investigation Capetown, January 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 7

Sir Charles Martin is spending some time in Pretoria before leaving for Australia, where he will investigate the lack of phosphates in cattle food and…

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Ships Chartered Wheat for Overseas SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 8

The announcement made by the Acting Minister for Markets (Mr. Forde) in Melbourne last night, to the effect that the Wheat Advances Act will not be put into…

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Fixing Wool Prices "Upset Fundamental Laws" SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 6

The Chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council (Sir Graham Waddell) stated to-day that he had received the following statement from the Secretary…

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Farm Tragedy Death of Four Persons "Husband of Unsound Mind" Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 8

In a small and crowded Court room at Bruce Rock, the Coroner to-day began an investigation into the deaths of four persons on a farm, 14 miles from Bruce Rock,…

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Needy Farmers Board to Manage Affairs South Australian Request Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 8

That a board of control to administer the financial affairs of necessitous farmers and to make grants to assist primary producers be formed was the…

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Wheat Farmers Possibility of State Help Minister Making Inquiries Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Lender of the Country Party Mr. Buttenshaw) asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) whether he was aware…

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Wheat Cargoes London, January 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 3

Wheat cargoes were occasionally 3d lower, and parcels also were a turn easier, due to selling pressure by holders of La Platas. Demand for parcels was small…

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Pastoral Strike A.W.U. Executive Approved BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

The pastoral strike was fully ventilated at a full delegate meeting of the Queensland branch of the A.W.C. to-day, when a motion was carried approving of the…

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Wheat Advances Federal Bank's Scheme SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 6

It was learned to-day that while the Commonwealth Bank has not agreed to any wheat guarantees, it has undertaken to…

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Market Steadied Wool and Exchange Grazier's Opinion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

The alteration in the exchange rate has arrested the downward tendency of the wool market for the time being, but how log it will prevent the expected fall no…

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Active Market Geelong Wool Sales MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

The first wool sales for the year at Geelong opened to-day, when Yorkshire and European buyers were particularly active, and for once prices exceeded the…

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