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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

1,963 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 99

Wheat Market Lindley Walker Review SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

"There is not much promise of an early, price improvement in the wheat market, as with the cheap Argentine and Russian offers at under 20/ per…

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Next Wool Sale More New England Clips

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

The next wool sale at Newcastle will be held on Thursday, and Nenco and John Hogan Ltd., the local selling agents, will both offer attractive catalogues,…

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Wheat Marketing International Body's Report LONDON, January 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 8

The Subcommittee of the International Wheat Conference bas drawn up a unanimous report in reference to marketing conditions, which the Advisory Council…

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Another Rise Sydney Wool Sales 33½ for Greasy Merino Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

Wool, prices showed a further advance of 5 per cent. to-day. The selection was a good one, and comprised 10,048 bales, of which 9879 were sold at auction, while an…

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Warwick Farm Entries For January 13 SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

Maiden Handicap: Trelmon, Cool Spoil, Fluent, El Toro, Miss Fluency, Tommy Boy, Sunbite, Literature, Thaddeus, [?]olaus, Suitor, Tremayne,…

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Northern Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

During December, 1078 bales of wool were dispatched from Glen Innes, and 245 from Dundee (writes our Glen Innes correspondent). The figures for December,…

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Italian Wheat Area 10 Per Cent. Decrease in 1934 Crop Affected by Rain Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 11

The Minister of Agriculture for Italy has notified the Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. J. C. McPhee) through the International Institute of Agriculture…

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Japan May Buy More Wool London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

"The Yorkshire Observer" quotes M. Surakawa, manager of the Japanese Government Woollen Mills, Tokio, as saving that there…

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Lowest for 25 YEARS North Coast Butter Pay LISMORE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

At a meeting of the North Coast Butter Factories' Association at Lismore to-day, the butter pay for December was fixed at 7d at 1b—the lowest pay for about 25 years…

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Wheat Silo on Fire Saved by Big Rainstorm Temora

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

Out of the sky came the antidote to disaster, late yesterday afternoon, when a terrific rainstorm extinguished a big wheat…

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Wheat Duty in China Mean End of Our Exports Compromise Move Shanghai

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

It is understood here that a compromise is likely to be made in connection with wheat shipped before the enforcement by the…

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Australian Wool Sales Are Best Reply to Suggestion in England Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

"The general opinion of the trade is that it would be inadvisable to send more wool to London for sale. The interest of the growers can best be…

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Australian Wool Too Many Selling Centres SIR F. Aykroyd's View London, January 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

Sir Frederic' Aykroyd, speaking at the British Wool Federation dinner at Bradford, emphasised Sir Graham Waddell's warning to Australian woolgrowers to…

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Trade and Finance Markets Review Flour 5/- Ton Cheaper Improvement in Business Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

A reduction of 5/ a ton was made in the price of flour in the Newcastle farm produce market yesterday, as a result of the weakness of the wheat market. Wheat prices were irregular, but…

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Canada Rejects N.z. Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

On the ground that Canadian supplies are sufficient and importations are not required, the Canadian Government preventing the exportation of 10,000 and…

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Overseas Wool Market SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 9

In all wool markets overseas the strong tone which marked the opening sales for 1934 in Sydney last week is fully reflected, according to the latest…

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London Wool Sales Improved Demand General LONDON, January 6

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 2

Mr. W. P. Devereux reports that the strong opening of the Sydney wool sales was reflected on all the markets on this side. Quotations for tops improved at all…

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Private Buying Fortunes Made in Wool Rise Reveals Motive Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 6

An allegation that private buying was detrimental to the wool industry, and that huge fortunes were made at the expense of Australian wool-buyers by these…

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Melbourne Deluge Lightning Fires Crops Park Trees Uprooted Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 5

A thunderstorm of great intensity struck Melbourne on Saturday afternoon, and caused floodings in low-lying suburbs as well as doing considerable damage…

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Havoc at Moruya Farmer Swept to His Death Widespread Damage Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 8

Silent yesterday after the deluge that swept the South Coast on Saturday afternoon, putting telegraph lines out…

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