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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

1,561 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 79

Prices Unchanged Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, an average selection, comprising 9755 bales, was offered. Of these 7423 were sold by auction, and 882 were disposed of…

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Wheat for Russia 42,000 Tons Purchased LONDON, May 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 8

Russia purchased yesterday about 35,000 tons of Canadian wheat and one cargo of 7000 tons of Australian grain. The price is unknown…

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Newcastle As Terminal for Bulk Handling of Wheat Mr. Connolly's Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 2

The claims of Newcastle, as a terminal point for the storage of wheat, will be considered shortly, when a report is made…

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Maitland and District News Farmers Meet Agricultural Bureau Maitland Conference Opening by State Director

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 13

The annual meeting of the Hunter River and Lower North Coast District branches of the Agricultural Bureau of New South Wales was opened in the Home Industries…

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Maitland District West Maitland. Farmers Meet Agricultural Bureau President Re-elected Resolutions From Branches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1932 · page 9

The annual conference of the Hunter River and Lower North Coast District branches of the Agricultural Bureau of New South Wales was concluded in the…

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Ban on Tote Randwick and Warwick Farm Notice to A.J.C. SYDNEY

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

The committee of the Australian Jockey Club was notified by the State Treasury to-day that until further notice the totalisators at Randwick and Warwick Farm…

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Price of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1932 · page 4

The price of butter will be reduced by a halfpenny a lb from this morning. The reduction was decided upon in Sydney, owing to the increasing local production…

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Heavy Stock Losses Cattle Eat Poisoned Weed BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1932 · page 5

Heavy stock losses are reported from the Charleville district, owing to cattle eating a poisonous weed. More than 100 cattle have died on the Ward River stock…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 9

Of the 10,716 bales offered at auction at the wool sales to-day, 8508 were sold. An additional 1033 bales were disposed of by private treaty. The selection was an…

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Industrial News Pastoral Award Court to Hear Claims on June 14 SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 8

The hearing of claims for a new Federal pastoral award will begin in Sydney on June 14. The date was originally fixed for May 23, but the Australian Workers'…

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Fatally Injured Struck by Bag of Wheat MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 7

Having sustained an injured spine when a bag of wheat fell from a mice-riddled stack at Nyah West, Robert Harris. 39. a returned soldier, died in Swanhill…

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10 Per Cent. Fall Wool Warehousing Charges SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 9

It was officially announced by the Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association to-day that, after consultation with the National Council of Wool-selling Brokers of…

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English Beer Australian Wool's Part Interesting Revelation London, May 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 7

That Australian wool is helping to make English beer is a fact that has just come to light. A conference of textile experts was on…

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Crop Prospects Monthly Report SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 4

In his report to the Department of Agriculture, the Chief Instructor (Mr. H. C. Stenning) says that conditions continue to be very favourable for seeding…

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Debt Adjustment Necessitous Farmers SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 7

The question of debt adjustment for necessitous farmers was considered by Cabinet to-day. Messrs. Tully, McGirr, Davidson and Duos were appointed to…

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Trouble Brewing Queensland Sugar Farms Italian Growers Attempt to Wipe Out British Preference INNISFAIL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 5

Serious trouble again threatens the sugar industry as the result of determined efforts by Italian farmers and cane-cutters to secure the abolition of the agreement…

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Record Wheat Crop Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 5

The latest official estimate of the South Australian wheat harvest is 47,000,000 bushels, the largest in the State's history…

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Export Wheat Bonus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 5

Ottawa, May 10.—Without taking a division, the House of Commons to-day defeated a motion to continue the 5 per cent. bonus on exported wheat…

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America's Winter Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 5

Washington, May 10.—Winter wheat production, as indicated up to May 1, was estimated by the Department of Agriculture to-day to be 440,781,000 bushels,…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1932 · page 11

At the Sydney Wool Sales to-day an average selection comprising 7212 bales was offered. Of these 4804 were sold by auction, and 1265 were disposed of…

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