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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

1,561 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 79

Wheat Export Siloes for Newcastle Deputation To-day Strong Case to be Presented

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

Keen interest is manifest in the deputation from Manilla which is to urge the Minister, for Agriculture in Sydney this morning to provide facilities for the bulk…

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Minister Impressed Work at Training Farm Herd to Be Increased Sydney

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

Greatly impressed by "the tremendous amount of useful work" that is being done by the Government training farm at Scheyville, the Minister for Labour and…

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Farmer Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 8

Ernest Alfred Grice, 50, farmer, on remand, again appeared at Newcastle Police Court to-day, charged with having failed to pay £61 15s for…

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Uniform Butter Standards

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

The necessity for obtaining uniformity in butter standards throughout the Commonwealth was stressed by Mr. [?]. Stening, one of the judges in a butter…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1932 · page 3

As compared with the Brisbane May wool sales, the series which took place last week disclosed a somewhat more cheerful tone with a wider scope of…

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BOG-BUTTER Keg Found in Skye After Centuries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1932 · page 5

At a recent meeting of the Society of [?]tiquaries of Scotland in Edinburgh Professor James Ritchie, of the University of Aberdeen, described a remarkable…

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How to Get Best Results From Fruit Trees Pruning Time Cut Carefully for Good Shape Way to Sure Cropping

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 July 1932 · page 2

To obtain better quality fruit, regular and sure cropping, and to build fruit trees into a good shape, so that the crop will be distributed evenly over those portions of the tree which are capable of producing and holding the best…

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Goode in Reply to Charges Wool Cartage Tenders Negotiations with Contractors Returns to Box Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 5

C. J. Goode again appeared in the witness box the afternoon at the Royal Commission inquiring into…

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Farmers to Protest Pollution of Water Is Claimed Swamp Menace

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 1

Owners of properties between Maitland and Kurri will to-night appoint a deputation for the purpose of bringing under the notice…

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It Costs £100,000 a Year! Dragging Wool Past Newcastle Facts for Ministers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 6

Another shot in the campaign to secure Government recognition of Newcastle as the port of export for…

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Wool Contracts Goode Gives Evidence History of Tenders Allegations of Payments Refuted SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 5

Mr. C. J. Goode, Chief Commissioner of Transport, again entered the witness-box to-day at the inquiry being conducted by Judge Thomson into his conduct…

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Needy Farmers Assistance to Continue Rural Industries Branch Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 6

In a statement issued to-day, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. High Main) said that, after a thorough review of its operations, he had decided that the Rural…

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Wool and Wheat Newcastle Clearing Centre Decentralisation Fight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 4

A further stage in the movement to develop Newcastle as a clearing centre for the wool and wheat of northern New South Wales will be reached to-day, when…

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Wool Prices Rise in London London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 8

When the July series of wool sales was opened in London to-day there was brisk competition…

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Wheat Delivery New Bags Only to be Used Re-enforcing Penalty Sydney

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

A statement issued to-day on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce declares that all what shippers and millers have decided to enforce again the penalty for…

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Farmer Missing Sydney Police Search SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 7

The police conducted an exhaustive search to-day for Walter McFarlane, a Victorian farmer and returned soldier, who disappeared after visiting Sydney for…

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Dairying Industry Benefits by Exchange Rate SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1932 · page 4

Addressing delegates attending the annual conference of the Butter and Cheese Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association to-day, the Supervisor of Dairy…

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Dairy Farm in His Yard! 14 Cows Eating Sweet Peas Old Offender Dead!

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 July 1932 · page 6

A resident of Hamilton North, who awoke early the other morning, could have been excused for thinking that he had bought a dairy herd the night…

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Dairy Industry Export Season Reviewed High Production, Low Prices Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1932 · page 6

Reviewing the export season at the conference of the Butter and Cheese Factories' Managers and Secretaries' Association to-day, the Senior Grader of the…

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Farmers Jubilant Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1932 · page 4

The soaking rain which fell over the western and central western districts of the State during the 24 hours ending at 9 o'clock this morning will prove to be…

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