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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

1,561 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 79

Police Guard Lang's Farm Home at Auburn Being Watched in Ambush Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 1

Not only have police been guarding Mr. Lang's farm at Ebenezer, near Windsor, during his…

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Sydney Wool Sales No Change in Market SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1932 · page 11

At the wool sales to-day, as average selection, comprising 10,018 bales, was offered at auction. Of these 8386 bales were sold at auction and an additional 1028…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Very Firm SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 10

Greasy merino fleece realised to 22¼d a lb. comeback to 12d, and crossbred to 11¼d at the Sydney wool sales to-day. The selection was a good one. At auction…

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Busy Quarter British Wool Industry Unemployment Declines London, March 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 9

The "Daily Express" says that Bradford has had four months of exceptional business. The wool industry is agreed that it is the best trading quarter since…

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Go to Ottawa Dairy Representative Suggestion by P.P.U. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 8

At the annual meeting of the Central Executive of the Primary Producers' Union which was resumed to-day, the opinion was expressed that a…

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Bank Interest Rates Loans to Canadian Farmers OTTAWA, March 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 11

The House of Commons, by 88 votes to 64, rejected the bill forbidding the banks charging more than 7 per cent. interest on loans sponsored on behalf of farmers…

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"Community Farms" Grafton Man's Suggestion GRAFTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 9

At the meeting of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce, the President. Mr. R. C. Braithwaite, outlined a scheme for improving the conditions of the…

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Cattle on Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 11

Sir,—The residents of Warner's Bay are amused, after reading the letter signed by the Hon. Secretary of Warner's Bay Progress Association, a body that is struggling…

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Wear More Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1932 · page 2

Vivid and exotic, the new senson's materials are not only a splendid encouragement to the "Wear More Wool" campaign, but bid fair to…

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Surplus Wheat U.S. Seeking New Markets China Mentioned Washington

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1932 · page 6

New markets for her huge wheat and cotton surpluses are to be sought by the United States. It is not intended to dump wheat in…

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Surplus Wheat Intensive U.S. Campaign "No Dumping in Europe" Washington, March 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 March 1932 · page 6

Official contemplation of an intensive sales campaign to place some of the country's huge surplus of wheat and cotton in European and other countries was…

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Manning River Cooperative Dairy Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 March 1932 · page 4

Suppliers to the Manning River Cooperative Dairy Company were paid 10¼d for choicest, and 8½d for second-class butter for the month of February (writes…

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Butter Exports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1932 · page 3

Reports received by the Minister for Markets (Mr C. A. S. Hawker) regarding the exports of butter indicate that production has been helped by the recent…

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Chicago Wheat Pit Recovers Slightly Chicago

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 March 1932 · page 2

Grain markets developed strength following the worst week in recent history for falling prices in wheat and cotton…

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Wheat Quota Amendment Defeated Liberal's Criticism London, March 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1932 · page 7

Major Lloyd George (Lib.), supporting an amendment in the House of Commons to-night to limit the operation of the wheat quota to five years, said that the…

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Butter Output Falls North Coast Factories £150,000 in Seven Weeks Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1932 · page 8

What a dry spell of a few weeks means to the North Coast is told in the reduction of output from 19 butter factories operated by the Norco Cooperative…

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Pastoral Areas Condition Quite Satisfactory MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1932 · page 8

Apart from Queensland, the general agricultural and pastoral situation in Australia is quite satisfactory, according to the monthly note by Mr. W. S. Watt,…

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Three 'Ours' Nay Four! Vitamin Value of Our Butter Medical Praise London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1932 · page 8

Sir Granville Ryric, the High Commissioner, has been emphasising in London, Sydney's pride in its three "ours"—our harbor, our…

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Arrival in Paris United States Grain King Selling Surplus Wheat Paris, March 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1932 · page 8

George S. Milnor, American grain king and Chairman of the United States Grain Stabilisation Corporation, has arrived with the object of trying to sell millions of…

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Farmer Gaoled Refused to Pay Fines Obstructed Tick Officials Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1932 · page 7

Declaring that he would serve a term in gaol rather than give the authorities the satisfaction of collecting fines and costs amounting to approximately £50, Samuel…

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