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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1933

2,067 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 104

Butter for U.K. Port Huon's Cargo

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 11

Butter for the United Kingdom will leave Newcastle by the steamer Port Huon, which sails to-night. The Port Huon arrived this…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 4

Of the 11,292 bales offered at the wool sales to-day, 9861 bales were sold at auction, and an additional 192 bales privately. The selection was a good one There was…

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The Discussion Praise for Northern Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 8

A long argument then developed between the delegates on the question of whether the keeping qualities of the Northern wheat was sufficiently good so…

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Moonshine! Keeping Quality of Northern Wheat Sydney Claim Scouted

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 10

Northern wheat-growers at the exhibition at the Newcastle Show to-day ridiculed the statements made at the Big Silo…

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Butter Imports Discussion in London SIR T. Wilford's Scheme London, February 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 8

The Australian Resident Minister (Mr. S. M. Bruce), and the New Zealand High Commissioner (Sir Thomas Wilford), are still in close touch with the Dominion…

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Terminal Silo Newcastle States Case Northern Growers' Support State to Save; Quality of Wheat Praised Minister Will Report to Government Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 7

A powerful case in support of the construction of a terminal wheat silo at Newcastle was submitted to-day at the conference called by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hugh Main). The Minister effectively summarised the arguments for and…

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Northern Interests Presented Strong Case at Silo Inquiry Complete Answer To Opposition Growers' Support Was Valuable Conference on Wheat Silos Newcastle's Chances

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 10

Following yesterday's conference with the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Main) on the wheat silo…

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Trespassing on Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 9

James Murray was charged with having trespassed on the farm of Walter A. Vile. Vile informed the Court that he noticed defendant tapping his melons. A…

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Singleton Dairy Company Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 4

Butter manufactured in January by Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., totalled 95 tons 7cwt. 53lb, while 46,583 gallons of cheese milk were paid…

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Bachelor Adopts 47 Children He Was Too Busy on His Farm to Marry

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 10

CINCINNATI (Ohio), January 3. Forty-seven children have been brought up by a man hero who is still a bachelor at 76…

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Sheep Flocks Increase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 9

Official estimates of the number of sheep in Australia give the total at 115,000,000, which is an increase of about 5,000,000 over last year. The splendid lambing and…

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Wool Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 8

The display in the Wool and Wheat Pavilion of wool arranged by Mr. Lye, of Tamworth, attracted a constant stream of admirers…

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F.A.Q. Standard Wheat Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 9

The fair average quality standard of West Australian wheat for the 1932-1933 harvest was fixed at 621b to-day. This is a quarter of a pound higher than last…

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Butter for France Heavy Increase in Duty PARIS, February 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 8

The duty on foreign butter has been raised to 1/ a pound for the most favoured nations like Denmark and Argentina, and to 2/ a pound for others,…

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Butter Export Restriction Preventing Glut in Britain Voluntary Scheme London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 8

If reports from Australia and New Zealand are favorable, to-morrow's meeting between British…

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£50,000 Pine Trees Menaced by Fire Sheep Roasted Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 7

Fire-fighters spent the whole of to-day strenuously engaged in combating flames near the Kuitpo Forest, outside Adelaide, but at dusk appeared to have the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Wider Demand from Japan SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 9

A good selection, comprising 9921 bales, was submitted at auction at the wool sales to-day. Of these 8512 were sold, while an additional 1439 were disposed of…

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Junior Farmers at Royal Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 6

The Gloucester Junior Farmers' Club has been selected for representation at the Junior Farmers' Camp at the Royal Show in Sydney at Easter, and Allan…

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"Re-establish Rural Bank" Request to Prime Minister Farmers' Letter

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 6

On behalf of the poultry fruit and vegetable farmers of Newcastle and district, a letter has been sent to the Prime Minister…

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Wheat and Wool U.S. Expert Impressed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 6

The wheat and wool exhibit from the North and North-west, displayed in the Albert Pavilion at Newcastle Show, was examined carefully yesterday by an…

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