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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 89

Prices Lower London Wool Sales LONDON, January 20

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

At the opening of the wool miles 9419 bales were offered, including 1384 Victorian, 2843 New South Wales, 2112 Queensland, 334 South Australian, 1129…

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"Stop Importation" Sheep Products for Canada Demand to Government Edmonton, January 21

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

The annual meeting of the Central Alberta Wool-growers' Association passed a resolution demanding that the Federal Government take immediate steps to…

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Returned Soldiers for Farm Work

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

Victorian farmers have been slow to respond to the offer of 100 men at the Returned Soldiers' League Employment Bureau, in Melbourne to take farm…

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Marketing Act Amending Legislation Poultry Farmers' Prospects Sydney

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

The Legislative Assembly to-day continued the discussion on the motion by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) for leave to bring in a bill to amend the…

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Canada's Unsold Wheat Vancouver (B.c.)

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

Two Calgary wheat delegates have requested the Canadian Government to take over, the 1030 wheat props, paying, the producers in wheat…

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Wheat and Bread Disparity in Prices Official Figures Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

People who contend that the price of bread has not fallen commensurately with the drop in flour, and also that flour has not come down on a…

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Russian Wheat Danger of Dumping [?]Stions in Commons London, January 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 9

In the House of Commons to-night, Commander Bellairs (Cons.) asked the President of the Board of Trade if he was aware of the Soviet's decision to increase…

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Bank Advance 2/4 a Bushel for Wheat Mr. Scullin Advised Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 9

The Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank (Sir Robert Gibson) intimated to the Prime Minister this afternoon that the Commonwealth Bank Board will make '…

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Move to Fix Wheat Price at 4/- a Bushel Dunn's Scheme Is Before Caucus "No Bread Increase" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

If the Parliamentary Labor Party agrees to-day to the scheme of the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn), to…

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Butter Up Again Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 3

The fifth increase in the price of butter within a period of three weeks will come into force to-morrow. Due to lack of rain, production has shown at big…

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Dearer Wheat Helping Needy Farmers Labour Caucus Approves Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 8

At to-day's sitting of the Parliamentary Labour Caucus, consideration was given to the provisions of the proposed Wheat Bill. The main points of the bill, which…

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London Wool Sales. London, January 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 3

A the wool sales 9612 bales were offered, including 1816 Queensland, 1792 New South Wales, 2530 Victorian, 148 South Australian, 1621 West Australian,…

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Caucus Wants £1,000,000 From Loan Council Plight of Farmers Is Desperate Caucus Hears the Facts Wheat Proposals Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

So poignant was the picture of the desperate plight of farmers throughout the State painted by the…

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Wheat Guarantee Advance to the Pool SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

The manager of the, Farmers and Graziers' Association (Mr. Donnelly) said to-day that, although the Bank was willing to advance the amount…

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Farm and Dairy Experimental Farms Question of Finance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 15

Replying some years ago to the charge that its experiment farms dul not "pay," the Canadian Department of Agriculture advance some reasons why such a farm…

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Hints for Dairy Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 15

Addressing the recent North Coast conference of the Agricultural Burean. Mr. G. S. Stokes, Manager of Kempsey Butter Factory, drew attention to several facts…

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Armidale Graziers Reduced Interest Wanted Low Wool Prices Condemned Armidale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 8

"If the present condition of affairs continues indefinitely, we will all be beggars The land to-day is returning practically nothing. You can stand on it, and that…

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Will Resign French Ministry's Decision Criticism of Wheat Plan Paris, January 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 9

The Steel Ministry was defeated in the Chamber of Deputies following the criticism of M. Boret's wheat price plan. M. Steeg has decided to tender the…

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Trade and Finance Markets Review Tomatoes and Flathead Abound Newcastle Conditions Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 3

As was anticipated last week heavy supplies of potatoes were received this week, with the result that prices were reduced £1 a ton. Sales were effected readily, and…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 3

Practically all butter factories report a decrease in supplies, due to the dry weather. Although some parts of the North Coast had rain early in the week…

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