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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

1,561 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 79

Graziers Dissatisfied Wool-selling Brokers' Fees MOREE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 6

Unless the wool-selling brokers reduce their selling charges, the Moree District Council of the Graziers' Association will support the executive of the association…

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Milk Suppliers "Turn Milk to Butter" Shortage Likely in Perth Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 8

The whole of the milk suppliers in the metropolitan area have resolved that owing to the low prices they will turn their milk into butter…

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Insurance Claims Allegations of Fraud Farmer Before Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 8

Serious allegations were made at the General Police Court to-day, when John Edward Hall Payne, 32, a farmer, was charged with having obtained money from…

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Howlers, 1932 Crop

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 8

A connoisseur is a person who stands outside a picture palace. Matrimony is a place where souls suffer for a time on account of their…

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Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1932 · page 4

Commenting upon the success which attended the demonstration in London of butters forwarded from Sydney under the terms of the "Orient" class in the…

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Butter Cheaper To-day Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1932 · page 3

Owing to increasing production and the weaker London market, the price of butter will be reduced by a halfpenny a lb as from to-morrow morning…

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Manning River Dairying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1932 · page 4

For the month of March the five co-operative butter factories and the cooperative bacon factory, situated on or about the Manning River, paid their supplier…

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Harvesting the Tobacco Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1932 · page 4

Some of the best tobacco grown in New South Wales comes from Attunga, in the Tamworth district, where the rich river flats provide ideal conditions for the…

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Good Wheat Prospects Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 4

Reports from the wheat-growing districts indicate that the areal to be sown for wheat this season will the considerably greater than last year. Splendid rains…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 7

Greasy merino fleece realised to 20½d a lb at the wool sales to-day, but come-back back and crossbred commanded low prices. The selection, which was an…

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Wool-brokers' Charges Drastic Legislation Possible SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 3

Mr. Hoad asked the Minister for Agriculture in the Legislative Assembly to-day if he was aware that the wool-brokers were charging as much to-day, when wool…

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Wheat Quota System Condemned Liverpool Association London, May 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 5

The Empire wheat quota was condemned by the Liverpool Corn Trade Association, on behalf of those engaged in the futures market. It was pointed out…

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Wheat Silo Proposals Newcastle May Be Recognised Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 5

Replying to Mr. Flannery and Mr. Connolly in the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunne) said that within a few…

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"Blonde Who Spoke French" Wool Buyer's Alleged Confessions Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 5

Giving evidence in support of her petition for divorce from John Raymond Paul, woolbuyer, Grace Paul, of Double…

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Bailiff Wounded W.A. Farmer Convicted PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 3

Harold Mattfield, farmer, was found "Guilty" to-day in the Criminal Court of having caused grievous bodily harm to Stanley Watts, who was acting as his…

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Wheat Cargoes for Russia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 5

Vancouver, May 3.—A Russian agency is reported in shipping circles to have purchased two cargoes of wheat for shipment to Vladivostock next month…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Remains Firm SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 8

An average selection comprising 8588 bales was offered at auction at the wool sales to-day, of which 7258 were sold. An additional 509 bales were disposed of…

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Newcastle's Claim Terminal Wheat Silo Policy Under Consideration Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 6

Mr. Flannery asked the Minister for Agriculture in the Legislative Assembly to-day it le was considering the question of providing additional silos in the…

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"Farmers Are Doing Their Part" Assisting Country to Prosperity Annual Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 7

"Farmers to-day are playing their, part to keep the country solvent and to restore its credit," said the Director of…

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Wyong Butter Factory

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

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders which was the most boisterous the society has ever known has cleared the air considerably. Mr. Sheklon, of the Registrar's…

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