Saved His Sheep Seaman's Dive Into Harbour
Without the slightest hesitation, a seaman dived into Newcastle harbour yesterday from the French steamer, Mawattu, loading coal at the dyke, and saved a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1932
1,561 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 79
Firm Market Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY
A very firm market for all descriptions ruled at the Sydney wool sales to-day. There were 10,019 bales offered, and 9536 sold. Private sales totalled 1888. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canada's Mind Made Up Preference Preferred to Wheat Quota Ottawa
Canada will go to the Imperial Conference with the Government's mind made up that a 25 per cent. "blanket" preference for the Dominions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Competition Keen Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY
Of the 10,752 bales offered at auction at the wool sales to-day, 10,094 were sold. Private sales totalled 487. The selection was an average one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Shipment Frozen Meat and Butter Quantity for Port Said
The steamer Ferndale was expected to leave Newcastle early this morning for the United Kingdom, via Sydney. Melbourne and Port Said, with a large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool Sales Rates Fully Maintained LONDON
At the London Wool Sales to-day 9294 bales were offered, including 2954 from N.S.W. Good Yorkshire and continental competition…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep for Japan Sydney
Messrs. K. Hatakeyama, Y. Ono and T. Fujie arrived in Sydney to-day by the O.S.K. freighter Brisbane Maru, from Yokohama, to purchase about 500…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rates Maintained Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY
Greasy Merino fleece realised to 23¼d per 1b at the wool sales to-day. Comeback sold to 13d and crossbred to 12¾d. The selection, which was a good one,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italian Wheat Foreign Quota Reduced ROME, January 19
The Ministry for Agriculture has announced a decree fixing the minimum proportion of Italian wheat to be used by millers at 70 per cent. from February 1,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Classers Deputation to Minister Arbitration for Industry Sydney
A deputation from the wool-classers of New South Wales waited upon the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) to-day, and asked that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bees Kill Horses Farmer Found Unconscious BRISBANE
Two horses were killed and one seriously injured, and several persons were stung severely by bees in the Glengallan district, near Warwick, recently…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Prolific Season for Tomatoes Miller's Forest Crops Are a Record But Very Unprofitable
Tomatoes grow so prolifically at Miller's Forest that the market is glutted, according to Mr. Leo. Clarke…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bulk Handling of Wheat Minister's Reply
The Federal Minister for Markets advised Newcastle Chamber of Commerce at its meeting to-day that the present investigation into the bulk…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Funds Wheat Terminal at Newcastle
The proposal to erect a terminal elevator at Newcastle and silos at various station in the north to handle the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Wool Sales Excellent Clearances SYDNEY
A good selection, comprising 11,053 bales, was offered at the wool sales to-day, 10,290 being sold at auction. A further 796 bales were offered privately, making a total…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →London Wool Sales Review by Mr. Devereux
The representative of the Australian Wool-growers' Council in Europe, Mr. W. P. Devereux, in a letter dated December 17, says that, following upon reports of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Butter Advances 2/- Replacing Margarine Ati/-alb. London
Although the butter merchants of Tooley-street expect butter prices to fall in consequence of the now German duty, the market strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Italy's Wheat Quota
Rome, January 22.—To correct Italy's quota for homegrown wheat for milling it has been reduced from 95 per cent. to 70. The foreign quota has been increased…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chamber of Commerce Wheat Handling Inquiry Minister Explains Limited Scope
A meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday. Mr. W. A. Winn presided. A report was submitted on an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Grave Concern" German Tariff on Butter Effect on the Empire London, January 22
The Empire Dairy Council states that Germany's proposal to increase the butter tariff is of very grave concern to the Empire dairymen…
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