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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

1,561 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 79

Relief for Farmers Promised Rural Debts Reduction Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1932 · page 8

Two important measures were forecast by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) when he addressed the country conference of the A.L.P…

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Royal Cattle Reduction of Hereford Herd at Windsor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1932 · page 7

Thirty-two of the King's Windsor herd of Hereford cattle were sold recently at Flemish Farm, Windsor Great Park, and realised 781 guineas. Owing to the national…

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Harbour Bridge Model Made of Butter Display in London (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, March 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1932 · page 6

A model of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in butter attracted much attention at the Hay's Wharf offices, where the Lord Mayor and the sheriffs, and High…

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Poultry Farming Warning to Beginners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1932 · page 6

Discussing in current notes the importance of good development in young stock, and the advisability of culling out any backward and unthrifty chickens, the…

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American Farmers Bigger Acreage Under Grain WASHINGTON, March 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1932 · page 7

The department of Agriculture reported today that growers intend to plant 53.3 per cent more spring wheat this year than was harvested in 1931…

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Those l.b.w. Cries Big Crop Modern Onside Play Swingers Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 7

During the course of the present cricket season, there have been an abnormal number of l.b.w…

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Newcastle Series Wool Sales To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 4

Wool sales are to be resumed in Newcastle to-morrow afternoon, when tile New England, North, and North-west Producers Co., Ltd., will submit a…

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Fine Wool Down Sydney Sales Resumed SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 4

The wool sales were resumed to-day, when a good selection, comprising 10,588 bales, was offered. Sales at auction totalled 9410 bales, while an additional 835 were…

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Last Big Wool Sale of the Season Tyrrell House To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 4

Wool sales will be held at Tyrrell House to-morrow, when the New England, North and NorthWest Producers' Co. Ltd. will offer…

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Sydney Wool Sales More General Demand SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 4

Of the 10,701 bales offered at auction at the wool sales to-day 9517 were sold. An additional 1160 bales were disposed of by private treaty. The selection was…

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Final Sale of Season Newcastle Wool Offerings 1700 Bales

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 7

Usual buyers were present at Tyrrell House this afternoon when the last big sale of the season was Conducted by the New England…

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Wool Sales To-day Newcastle Offerings Trend of the Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 6

Drawn principally from the New England and North-western slopes, with a small proportion from the Narrabri- Walgett districts, the wool included in the…

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Total of £1,960,992 Payments of Wheat Bounty 50,000 Claims to Be Made Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 7

Payments under the wheat bounty scheme to March 24 totalled £1,960,992, representing 70,934 claims. Details of payments in the States are—…

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"No Credit" Farm Board's Attitude Greece Seeks U.S. Wheat Washington, March 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 7

If the Government of Greece wants to buy 7,000,000 bushels of wheat from the Farm Board it will have to pay cash. Indications that such a deal is imminent…

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Cattle Tick Stock Owners' First Duty Report to Department Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 6

As the Department has been asked in what way stockowners can assist in dealing with the situation which has arisen through the recent spread of tick, the…

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Wool Sales Newcastle Series Two Catalogues Charges to be Reduced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 2

As was anticipated, the lower trend of values apparent in other selling centres was reflected yesterday in the bidding at the Newcastle series of wool sales…

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Working Well Treaty With Canada Butter Export Suspended (Australian Press Association.) OTTAWA, March 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 8

A message from Australia received to-day by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. R. Weir) gave an assurance that no butter will be shipped to Canada at present. It…

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Farm Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 9

While engaged near a corn-cutting machine on his father's farm at Morpeth yesterday morning. A. Mills, 18, of Swan-street, Morpeth, had his right foot badly…

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Marking Blended Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 9

London, April 1.—An Order-in-Council has been issued for the compulsory marking of imported blended butter…

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Higher Price for Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 6

The Butter Stabilisation Committee decided yesterday to increase the price of butter by ½d a lb, from this morning…

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