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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

1,963 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 99

Welfare Farm Conditions at Yanco Inquiry Evidence Leeton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 7

At the resumed Welfare Farm inquiry on Saturday, Hector Melville, senior disciplinary officer, denied that a boy named Wither had been knocked about by him…

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Butter Fat Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 6

Denbigh Fairy, a three-year-old Ayrshire cow, owned by McIntosh Brothers, of Cobbity, has established an Australian record for butter fat production. During…

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Theft of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 5

Proceeded against on charges of having stolen quantities of wool, valued at £3/8/, £10, and £10 respectively, the property of W. E. Bramble and Sons,…

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Butter Export Another Large Shipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 6

Large shipments of butter continue to leave the port, and each day sees Newcastle increasing its status as a centre for the export of primary produce…

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To Boost the Price of Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 6

THE plans of the Wheat Advisory Committee, which will be remembered as a remnant from the Wheat Conference, hardly inspire confidence in an immediately Improved market for our over-produced grain…

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Wool Sales Good Melbourne Clearance MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 8

Fairly keen and animated competition was experienced at the Melbourne wool sales to-day, and there was a good clearance of the 9800 bales offered. Rates…

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Wheat Inquiry Sittings Begin February 21 MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 7

The Chairman of the Federal Wheat Commission (Sir Herbert Gepp), stated to-day that the hearing of evidence would definitely begin in Sydney on February 21…

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New Zealand Wool Sales Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 8

Continental buyers were very active, especially for fine wools, at the second Dunedin sales, when 30,000 bales were offered. Bradford took both fine and…

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Eat More Bread! World Campaign Suggested End Wheat Glut London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

A world wide campaign to improve the bread consumption standard and find new uses for wheat are among the…

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Gloomy Report World Wheat Situation Advisory Committee France Feeds Grain to Cattle (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, February 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 7

While the report of the Wheat Advisory Committee on the present world wheat situation is somewhat gloomy, the committee is hopeful that…

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To Boost N. Zealand Butter Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 8

Mr. G. H. Cumming Butler, Chairman of Directors of Butlers, Limited, of Birmingham who reached Sydney from New Zealand to-day, said that on his return…

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Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 7

The best price so far for the present year at Sydney wool sales was realised this afternoon, when a Yorkshire buyer paid 31[?]d a lb. for five bales of FFM…

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Still Irregular Sydney Wool Market 25d for Merino Fleece Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 8

A good selection, totalling 8484 bales, was offered at auction at the wool sales to-day. Of this, 7184 bales were sold at auction, and an additional 990 bales…

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Wheat for Export Small Margin Over Quota Future Is Easier Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 8

Australia's wheat production for the 1933-34 season will be about 15[?],000,000 bushels, according to an…

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Lowest Since 1898 North Coast Butter Pay 6½d a Lb for January Supply Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 11

The North Coast Butter Factories' Association met at Lismore to-day and fixed the pay for the January supply at 6½d a lb. This is the lowest pay since 1808…

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Operate on Thursday Victorian Dairy Act Repeals Paterson Scheme Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 7

By an Executive Council order, passed to-day the Dairy Produce Act, which repeals the Paterson scheme, will come into operation on February 8…

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Royal Tune for Mile Sterling Effort At The Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 1

Royal Tune's fourth in the Warwick Farm Berala Handicap was an impressive effort and it would not surprise if he…

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Butter Exports Regulations Being Drafted Meeting in Sydney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 8

The provisional committee of the Commonwealth Dairy Equalisation Committee met to-day to draft regulations dealing with butter exports, which will be…

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Wheat Silo Job Labor and Materials Mayor's Mission

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 11

The Mayor of Newcastle will make a special trip to Sydney to-morrow, to urge the Minister for Agriculture to have local…

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5 Per Cent. Drop Prices for Wool in Sydney SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 8

Fine descriptions, lacking length, and ordinary good fleece wools were 5 per cent. lower at the Sydney wool sales to-day, when a good selection; totalling 12,005…

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