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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1934

1,963 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 99

Master Builders From Sydney: Veteran Bowlers Have Their Day: Young Farm Trainees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 7

Members of the Sydney Master Buliders' Association and Builders' Exchange came to Newcastle yesterday for a series of social and sporting engagements with their Newcastle confreres. A group of the visitors and their hosts…

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Dairying on the Manning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 6

The Manning River Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd. paid 702 suppliers 7d per lb. for choicest and 6d for second-class cream during the month of March, the…

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Off to Scheyville Another Newcastle Party Farm Training Course

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 8

A further party of Newcastle and Northern district boys left by train early yesterday morning for Scheyville Government Training Farm, near Windsor, where they…

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Farmer Fatally Hurt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 8

Mr. Albert Ernest Philp, 63, wellknown farmer, residing at Lochinvar, died in Maitland Hospital yesterday morning, following injuries received in an accident…

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To-day's Shipping, Markets ξ Mails Fruit Was Demand Dairy Produce Prices Unchanged Newcastle Markets

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 2

Fruit, particularly apples, was in demand at the Newcastle market to-day. Several lots sold yesterday for as high as 8s a case…

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Limit Exports Wheat, Butter, Eggs Mr. Bruce's Plan State Ministers Consider CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 9

Reiterating his previous declaration that a policy of restriction was one of despair the High Commissioner (Mr. S. M. Bruce) startled the conference with…

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Wool Store Additions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 14

Mr. W. Stronach, who has secured the contract for the erection of the additions to the wool store of the New England, North and North-West Producers' Co…

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Unshrinkable Wool An English Discovery SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 10

Commenting to-day on the English discovery whereby wool is prevented from shrinking and also from tickling the skin when new, the Secretary of the New…

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Trade and Finance Markets Review Potatoes in Demand Board Eggs Dearer Fruit Market Brisk Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 4

Only light shipments of potatoes had come to hand in the Newcastle farm produce market during the week, and, as a result, the price rose £1 per ton. Notwithstanding this,…

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Dairying Industry Royal Commission in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 10

A Royal Commission is to be appointed by the New Zealand Government to investigate fully the conditions in the dairying industry. The Government hopes that as…

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Wool Trade and Japan Newcastle Council's Interest Graziers to Consider

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 6

The questions raised by Aid. Bay at the Newcastle City Council meeting recently concerning the export of Australian sheep to Japan is set…

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Wool Industry Economic Importance Commonwealth Economist's Views Canberra, April 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 5

There was a notable gathering in the hall of the Institute of Anatomy last night when, under the auspices of the Royal Society of Australia, a "Macarthm…

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Finding A Way Out Of Australia's Export Problems Ministers In Conference Restrictions From Great Britain How Are Quotas to Be Regulated? Butter and Meat Supplies Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 7

To consider the best means for the regulation of export of primary produce a preliminary conference between the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Stewart) and the State Ministers for Agriculture is being held…

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Dairy Imports Britain's Obligations Early Consideration Likely London, April 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 8

Mr. Bruce's speech at Canberra yesterday, in conjunction with the definition of the New Zealand Prime Minister (Mr. G. W. Forbes) of his attitude to the…

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Son Charged S. Australian Farmer Shot ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 7

Reginald Kenneth Coxall, manager of A. E. Hall and Company, appeared in Morgan Police Court yesterday on a charge of having murdered his father. Ernest…

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Shipping, Markets & Mails Eggs in Short Supply Are in Demand in Dairy Market Local Quotations

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 9

The seasonal decline in egg production is resulting in a mild shortage of eggs at the Newcastle dairy produce markets. Prices…

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Exports of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 2

Exports of butter from the Commonwealth from January 1 to April 17 totalled 88,806 tons, as against 92,684 tons in the corresponding period of last season. Supplies to the United…

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Export of Stud Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 6

A faint echo of the motion adopted by a recent meeting of the City Council, at the instigation of Ald. W . H. Bay, providing that the Prime Minister, through…

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Weekly Wheat Report Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 2

The weekly report of the Lindley Walker Wheat Coy, Ltd. mainly deals, with prices and shipments on the International market for the past week. The report says that the…

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Australian Butter Suggestion for Britain MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 7

The Deputy Leader of the Australian Country party (Mr. T. Paterson), to-day commenting upon the proposal to restrict the exportation of primary products to…

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