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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

1,963 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 99

Wealthy Farmer Missing from Own Wedding Kidnapping Suspected Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 7

Believed to have been kidnapped on his wedding day, Mr. Horace Beddison, an elderly and wealthy farmer, of Horsham, has been missing since last Friday…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 7

Newcastle Chamber of Commerce decided to-day to be represented at the conference to be called by the Mayor of Newcastle on April 6 to…

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Butter Export Equalisation Scheme Formation of Company Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 8

At a meeting of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Company Ltd. to-day, it was decided that agreements between the company and butter and…

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Sheep for Japan 2000 To Be Purchased SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 8

Mr. M. Komurs, who reached Sydney from Japan to-day, intends to visit the country districts in order to purchase 2000 sheep of the Corriedale and Romney Marsh…

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Wheat Commission Full Session in Melbourne SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 8

The Chairman of the Wheat Commission (Sir Herbert Gopp) announced to-day than a meeting of the full Commission would be held in Melbourne in or before…

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East Maitland Proposed Levees Objections by Farmers Licences Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 11

The sitting of the Maitland Land Board, comprising Messrs. G. C. Butterfield (chairman). W. P. Walsh and S. O. Masters, was continued at East Maitland…

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Upper Hunter Mr. Bruxner Opens Show Advice to Dairymen Muswellbrook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 7

In officially opening the Upper Hunter Jubilee Show, at Muswellbrook to-day, the Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner)…

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Singleton Markets Cattle Values Easier Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 4

There was a heavy yarding of fat cattle at the weekly stock sales at Singleton. The quality was good throughout. Competition was active, but values hardly up to last week's…

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Agent Lost £50,000 Forced to Sell Wheat Futures Farmers Hold Back Grain Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 10

Explaining his bankruptcy in the Bankruptcy Court to-day, John McRae, a commission agent, who was worth £32,000 in 1931, said that he had been compelled…

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Wool Sales Federation for Newcastle Sydney Interests Told

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 8

The fact that the British Wool Federation has taken steps to acquaint the Sydney Woolbuyers' Association of its attitude in favour of the recognition of…

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Wool Exports Increase of £17,634,274 Seven Months' Figures Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 10

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. F. H. Stewart) reports that the value of wool exports from Australia for the first seven months of the present financial year was,…

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Trade and Finance Markets Review Decreased Egg Supplies Fruit Trade Brisk Green Vegetables Slow Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 4

Last week merchants anticipated a rise in the price of potatoes, but there were no alterations in values this week since the shipment from Tasmania proved to be larger than…

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Glen Innes Butter Factory Glen Innes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1934 · page 9

For the month of February 130 pigs were received at the Glen Innes factory, as against 141 pigs for the same month of last year. The rate paid this year was 4½d per lb and for the…

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Farming Families Settlement in Dominions British Scheme Casino District Inspected LISMORE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1934 · page 7

With a view to ascertaining suitable areas for a huge group settlement scheme, Mr. J. B. Cramsie, former Chairman of the Australian Meat Council, and now the…

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U.S.A. Still Buys Gold Wholesale Prices Move Upwards Farm Values Rise New York

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1934 · page 1

The U.S.A. continues to import gold on a big scale. For the first 16 days of March the figures exceeded…

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Brown Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 4

DRESS OF BROWN WOOL with jade green crepe sleeves, worn by Betty Furness RKO actress. An embroidered hat…

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"Made Nothing Since Fall in Prices" Farmer's Evidence at Wheat Inquiry Gunnedah

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 9

Declaring that the farmers in the district had never made much money out of wheat, Mr. Arthur Ernes Cosh told the Wheat Commission…

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Homebush Sales Spirited Bidding for Sheep SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 4

A firmer market ruled for sheep at Homebush saleyard to-day, when 23,900 sheep were yarded, a decrease of nearly 4000 compared with the previous sale day. The quality of the…

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Wheat Markets Lindley Walker's Report SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 4

The weekly report of the Lindley Walker Wheat Company on the international and local wheat position states that the world's weekly shipments of 1,500,000 quarters are again above…

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N.Z. Wool Sales Irregular Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 8

Bidding at the Wellington wool sales today was irregular. A catalogue of 25,000 bales was offered. Compared with the February sale prices Merinoes were…

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