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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1932

1,561 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 79

Milk Prices Dairymen Seek Increase Board Opens Inquiry Heavy Production Costs SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

Considerable interest was taken in the inquiry into the price of milk, which was begun by the newly established Milk Board to-day. Several dairy farmers gave…

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Trade and Finance Markets Review Dearer Tomatoes Scarcity of Potatoes Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 11

Business improved in the Newcastle farm produce market this week. The Bismarck potatoes received were mainly of good quality and sold…

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Murderous Maniac on Canadian Farm Family Stabbed House Set on Fire by Murderer Night Crime Winnipeg

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

Creeping into the home of Martin Slpar, at Elma, Manitoba, 50 miles from Winnipeg, an assassin fatally stabbed Slpar,…

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British Wool Market London, January 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 3

Mr. H. P. Devereux, representative at Bradford of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, reports that values are firm in most wool centres, and prices are…

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Bounty Needed Save Wool Industry Armidale Graziers Meet Armidale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 5

A warning that the pastoral industry could not carry on without Government assistance was given at a meeting of the Armidale branch of the Graziers'…

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Wool Sales Highest Price of Season SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 2

Competition was exceptionally keen at the wool sales to-day, and up to 32d per lb was paid for fleece from the Yass district. The price was the highest of…

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Missing Cattle Police Make Two Arrests Forest Country Camp Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 5

The story of the sensational arrest at revolver point of alleged cattle stealers, at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, in the wildest forest country on the Clarence,…

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Milk Inquiry Farmers' Poor Returns "Position Desperate" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 6

Evidence that the position of many dairy farmers was desperate was given before the Milk Board to-day, when the inquiry into milk prices was resumed…

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Fear Water From Mine Farmers in East Greta Area to Meet Affect Land?

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 5

The possibility of "acid" mine water pollnting their land and destroying much of its value should the proposal to pump the water…

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30d for Merino Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

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

The wool market was again buoyant to-day, greasy merino fleece realising up to 30d. France was the successful bidder for the wool, which came from the Yass…

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Many Grievances Suburban Dairymen Milk Board Inquiry Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 7

Giving evidence before the Milk Board, which is holding an inquiry into the price of milk, John Evans, President of the Seven Hills Dairymen's Association, said…

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Dairy Wrecked Struck by Lightning GRAFTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 6

During a storm in the early hours of the morning, the dairy and bails at Clarenza, belonging to Mr. W. McGregor, were struck by lightning…

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London Wool Sales London, February 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 3

At the London wool sales 11,008 bales were offered, including 2570 from New South Wales, 1432 from Queensland, 769 from Victoria, 216 from West Australia,…

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Active Market Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day a good senection, comprising 10,368 bales, was offered at auction. Of these, 9588 were sold, and an additional 488 bales were disposed of…

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Maitland and District News Farmers Anxious Drainage From Collieries Water Pollution Feared

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 9

Farmers and dairymen in the vicinity of the collieries on the Maitland coalfield between East Greta Junction and Heddon Greta, and others having farms…

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Hunter Farmers Raymond Terrace Meeting Pactures Improvement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 13

The efforts being made by the Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with many private people and companies interested in the welfare of the men on the…

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Excellent Leaf Inverell Tobacco Crop INVERELL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 5

Confirmation of a recent statement by the Tobacco Expert (Mr. Hammond Watts), that tobacco leaf grown by the Ashford Tobacco Lands, Ltd., was the…

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Cattle on Main Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 11

Sir;—As a car-driver, I wish to draw the attention of councils to the increasing number of horses and cows, endangering the traffic, on the Newcastle-Sydney…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 10

A good selection, comprising 10,103 bales, was offered at auction at tile wool sales to-day. Of this number, 9319 were sold, and private sales totalled 1628…

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Wheat Terminal Wanted Site Reserved in Newcastle Minister's Statement

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 7

The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce received word from the Minister for Agriculture, through Mr. Connolly, M.L.A., to-day, that…

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