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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

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Wheat Market Sydney Firm's Review SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

The Lindley Walker Grain Company, in its weekly review of the wheat position states that the lightness in international trading still remains the…

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Wheat Silos Overflowing Drop in Export Trade Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 9

So slow is the export of wheat owing to the smallness of overseas buying that the terminal elevator at White Bay was full by the end of…

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5 Per Cent. Advance Prices at Sydney Wool Sales Animated Market Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

A further advance of 5 per cent. was recorded at the wool sales to-day, when a very good selection, comprising 12,536 bales, was submitted. Of these, 12,216…

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German Suits 25,000,000 Will Be Needed Fillip to Wool Industry Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

A further fillip to the wool industry is predicted in a letter received from the local office of a German firm, which sets out that a new order has been issued…

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Dairy Industry Expansion in Australia Concessions to Britain Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

"It is imperative that the Commonwealth Government should take action, as soon as possible, to obviate any rev programme by the British…

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Vendetta Victims Cane Farmer's Story Guard at Hospital Innisfail

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

The statement that he had been the victim of a vendetta, was made to-day by V. di Salvo, a cane farmer, of Boogan, who is now in the Innisfail…

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Dairy Stabilisation Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

It is understood that the Dairy Industry Stabilisation Act will be proclaimed on Friday, and that the regulations creating the board will be published in the…

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Cheese Prices Fall Other Dairy Produce Unchanged Newcastle Markets

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 9

Cheese prices showed an all-round reduction at the Newcastle dairy produce market to-day. In some cases a drop of ½d was…

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Overflowing Wheat Silos Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 8

A big wheat operator, referring to-day to the heavily-taxed silo accommodation, said that there was nothing unusual about the position…

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Police Annoyed Recommendation Ignored Alleged Sheep Stealing Inverell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 8

A strained feeling exists between the local police and Inverell Pastures Protection Board, following the Board's decision to take no action whatsoever in…

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Wheat Silos Full Decrease in Exports SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 5

Owing to the scarcity of overseas orders the terminal elevator at White Bay will be filled to capacity by the week-end. In the country about 30 silos are full of grain,…

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Fixing Butter Quotas Act to Operate This Week SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 7

The Dairy Products Act, which provides for the constitution of a board to fix butter quotas for local consumption with the idea of stabilising prices…

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Season's Record for Wool at Hobart 40¾d a Pound Hobart

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 7

At the first Tasmanian wool salon at Hobart to-day, 40¾d lb was paid for seven bales of extra super merino. This is the highest price paid…

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Hardening Tendency Wool Market in Sydney 35d for Merino Fleece Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 6

The wool market to-day showed a hardening tendency on late market rates. Of the 11,482 bales offered at auction, 11,386 were sold, and an additional 1296 were…

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Wool Store Open for Inspection Buyers Value the Nenco Offering Sale To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 8

If Jason could be set down in the Nenco wool store at Wickham at the present time, he would find his quest for the golden…

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Empire Butter Lowest Price in History Position in Britain Heavy Supplies on Market (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, January 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 7

The weakness of the butter market is indicated in a current advertising campaign, both in the Press and by posters, one quotation being "Best Empire butter,…

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Farmers' Paradise Prosperity on North Coast Newcastle Visitor Impressed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 6

Back from a holiday on the Northern Rivers, Sergeant F. C. Rutherford, of Newcastle Water Police, gave a glowing account yesterday of the prosperity…

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Wheat Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 8

SIR HERBERT W. GEPP Chairman of the Federal Royal Commission on the Wheat Industry, the terms of reference for which will be…

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Wool Records Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 15

How the demand for "speciality" wools has varied in recent seasons is indicated when the season's figure of 40[?]d lb, paid at Hobart, is set…

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Wool Sales To-day

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

After a break for the holiday period, the Newcastle wool sales will be resumed to-day. The two local selling brokers, Nenco and John Hogan Ltd., will both…

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