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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

1,561 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 79

Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 15

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, an average selection, comprising 10,288 bales, was offered. Of these 7554 were sold by auction, and 1072 were disposed of…

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Wheat Silo for Newcastle Commerce Request

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 8

Hopeful that its representations for the erection of a wheat silo at Newcastle for the bulk handling of wheat from the north and…

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Poultry Farmers Northern District Association Extension of Activities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 15

At the annual meeting of the Northern District Poultry Farmers' Association, held in the Hamilton Mechanics' Institute last night, it was disclosed that the…

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Canadian Crop Prospects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 10

Ottawa, May 11.—Throughout Canada the spring seeding season is generally late, but more promising than for several years, reports the Dominion Bureau of…

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Maitland District West Maitland. Butter Factories Suggested Amalgamation Milk Board Extension Desired

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 9

In view of the competition between the Bowthorne and Raymond Terrace Co-operative butter factories, the Federated Milk Producers' Association decided at a…

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Butter Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1932 · page 6

The latest reports received by the Minster for Commerce (Mr. Hawker) shows a continuation of butter shipments at a high rate for this time of the year. In…

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What People Think C.W.A. and Rest Rooms—Professionalism in Sport—Wheat Silos. C.W.A. and Rest Rooms

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 May 1932 · page 4

Ellen McIntyre (Telford-street, Newcastle)) writes:— I protested months ago about the City Council handing over the…

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Record Wheat Price Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 4

The season's record price of 3/7 a bushel was paid for a quarter or a truckload of special unbleached wheat at Alexandria this morning…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Rates Remain Firm BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 6

The eighth series of wool sales opened to-day. Approximately 11,800 bales were offered. The offering showed some improvement on the average submitted at…

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Straw By-products Warning to Farmers Departmental Investigation Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 6

It has been brought under the notice of the Department of Agriculture that attempts are being made to interest farmers in proposals for the utilisation of straw,…

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Sheep Breeding Competition Inaugurated SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 6

With the object of improving the class of sheep and the quality of wool grown in New South Wales the State Ministry proposes to establish sheep-growing…

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Wage Reduction N. Territory Cattle Industry MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 6

The Full Arbitration Court gave reserved judgement to-day on the application by the Northern Territory Pastoral Lessees' Association for a reduction of 50…

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Sent to Gaol Stole Butter From Carts SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 6

Eleven charges of having stolen butter, valued at £21, from vehicles left unattended in the street, were preferred against William Hamel Hives, 20 a…

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Rain Needed W.A. Wheat Districts PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 7

Farmers throughout the wheat districts are very urgently in need of good soaking rain. The prospects of an immediate downpour are not encouraging, but…

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Farmer's Death Thrown From Horse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 2

At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, the Coroner (Mr. W. R. Pickett) resumed the inquest into the death of Thomas Considine, 65, dairy farmer, of Dora Bank,…

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First Wheat Ship to Arrive London, May 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 8

The Abraham Rydberg was the first of the 20 windjammers bringing Australian wheat to London, to arrive in the Thames. The passage, via the Cape of Good Hope,…

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Wheat Fleet Arriving First in Thames Took 125 Days "Great Stately Ship" London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 8

Newcastle celebrate the first arrivals of the homewarding windjammers with full page photographs…

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Wheat Quota Canadian Producers Opposed WINNIPEG, May 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 8

"The establishment of a wheat quota at the Ottawa Conference would not be in the best interests of the Canadian wheat producers," reads a resolution adopted by…

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Wool Industry Rehabilitation Plans Armidale Discussion Armidale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 8

The appraisement plan to rehabilitate the wool and wheat industries, endorsed at a recent conference of Armidale graziers, was adversely criticised at a further…

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Tobacco Crop Questions in Parliament CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 7

Several questions on the growing and marketing of tobacco were asked in the House of Representatives this morning. Mr. Nock (C.P., Riverina) said that…

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