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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

1,769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 89

Canadian Crop. Ottawa, January 22

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

It is estimated that more than 2,000,000 bushels of wheat will be harvested in Canada than was estimated in the report issued by the Bureau of Statistics in…

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Substantial Wool Shipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 4

By the British steamer City of Canberra, which sailed from Newcastle, on Saturday for London, via Dunkirk, Hull and Antwerp and ports, 1579 bales of…

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Wheat in Pools South Australian Reduction ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 6

Owing to the action of the Commonwealth Bank in reducing its offer of an advance on wheat in pools from 2/4 to 2/1 a bushel f.o.b., the South Australian…

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600th ANNIVERSARY Wool-weaving in Britain LONDON, January 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 5

The 600th anniversary of the introduction of wool-weaving into Great Britain by Edward III. will be fittingly commemorated by the Imperial Wool Industries…

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Farmers' Requests Ministers Sympathetic Deputation at Parkes Parkes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 6

Requests for aid were made by, a representative deputation of district farmers which waited upon the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) and the Minister for…

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Gospel Trust Lambeth Conference Appeal Bishops' Pastoral Letter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 9

A pastoral letter appealing to member of the Church of England to study the report of the Lambeth Conference has been issued by the Archbishops and Bishops of…

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Wool Gathering Cricket Umpires' Lapses BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 8

After taking a wicket with his eighth ball of an over in club cricket, K. Robinson (Valley) was given a further eight balls by the umpire,…

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Lower Wool Prices "Curious Effect of Exchange" LONDON, January 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 5

The "Morning Post's" special correspondent, discussing the recession in wool prices and the Australian Exchange, says: "The exchange is a curious effect of lowering…

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Victorian Wheat 3,149,721 Bags in a Month MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 4

Between December 16. 1930. and Saturday last, the Victorian Railways Department loaded 3,149,172 bags of new season's wheat at country stations. In making…

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Banks and Farmers Action by Lower Hunter Ratepayers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 9

At a meeting of the Port, Stephens Shire Ratepayers' Association, held at Raymond Terrace, Mr. Reynolds brought up the question of some reduction being…

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Poultry Farmers Alarmed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 4

A meeting of 50 poultry farmers, held at Warnervale, representing the Wyong and Ourimbah districts, resolved unanimously to express great alarm at the…

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Bodies in Well Gruesome Discovery on Farm Young Woman Arrested Glen Innes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 4

A gruesome discovery was made by a farmer on Friday, when, hauling water from a well, he found portions of the body of a newly-born child…

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MOTORS for GRACE and Pace Rural Beauty Mountains—Creeks—Farms Round Trip

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 2

There comes a time in the career of every motorist when he sets tired of emulating a sheep in the respect that he keeps to the beaten track and…

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Wheat Pooling Canadian Farmers Protest REGINA, January 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 8

A representative delegation of farmers of the Regina, Moose and Jaw districts has protested against the proposed Saskatchewan Grain Marketing Act,…

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Sentences Displease Tamworth Sheep-stealing Cases TAMWORTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 6

Dissatisfaction at the sentenced Imposed by the Court on men convicted of sheep stealing was expressed at the annual meeting of the Tamworth District…

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Australian Butter Price-cutting for Export Question in Commons London, January 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 7

The Under-Secretary to the Board of Trade (Mr. Gillett), answering Mr. McShane (Labour), in the House of Commons, to-night, said the average value of…

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"Grow Less" Selling Australian Wheat State Minister's Advice Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 8

The primary producer is getting no tangible benefit from the rise in exchange rates. In the case of the wheat-growers, not one man has obtained any benefit…

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Sydney Wool Sales Merino Sells at 19½d SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 8

Of the 10,624 bales offered at auction at the wool sales to-day, 9784 were sold, and an additional 576 were sold privately. Sydney wool-selling brokers report that…

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Pistol at Heads Farm Machinery Firms Plight of Man on Land Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Kilpatrick asked the Premier if the Government proposed, through the Rural Industries Board, to extend credit to…

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Farm Produce Dumped Statement Made at Stockton to Be Given Away

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 6

So poor are the results obtained by Williamtown and Anna Bay farmers for produce sent to the markets…

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