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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 105

Bradford Wool Tops Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 10

The State Marketing Bureau Advises that the following were the prices (English currency) ruling in Bradford for wool tops during the week ended Friday, December 28, 1934—…

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Hall Destroyed Storm Near Inverell Farmers Lose Heavily Inverell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 5

Travelling a narrow strip, and intensified by fierce gale which attained cyclonic velocity, a terrific hailstorm struck Nullamanna, a village 11 miles from…

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Two New Members Farmers Relief Board SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 4

The State Cabinet to-day appointed Mr. E. A. Le Maistr[?] Walker and Mr. M. Field members of the Farmers' Relief Board for two years from January 2. Mr…

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Customers Abroad Desired by Our Wool Men Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 7

The New South Wales Graziers' Association for weeks has been urging agreements with Australia's…

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Trade with Germany Agreement Is Proposed Placing Our Wool Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 8

The Government is attempting to arrange a trade agreement with Germany, having wool exported from Australia and the acceptance of certain…

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Wool Agreement S. Africa and Germany Sign Exchange Arrangement (Australian Press Association.) CAPETOWN, December 31

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 6

According to an official statement from Pretoria the wool agreement between the Union and German Governments has been signed…

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Northern Wool Heavier Receipts at Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 11

Wool receipts by Newcastle brokers from growers in the north, north-west and New England areas are already approximately 2000 bales in…

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"May Be Renewed" British Cattle Subsidy Dispute with Dominions London, January 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 7

The agricultural, correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says: "The cattle subsidy is due to expire on March 31, but this is most unlikely, as the industry…

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Wool Trade Improvement Noted Position in Britain London, January 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 7

The annual report of Messrs. Schwartze and Buchanan, woolbrokers, says: "The situation at the end of 1034 was better than for some time past. The Home trade…

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Germany's Wool Imports London, January 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 8

The Imperial Economic Committee's wool intelligence department says, despite the restrictions imposed on Germany's raw wool purchases, her imports for the first…

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Inferior Butter Sold as Best Australian Rumours Substantiated Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 8

Frequent rumours which trickle into Australia from European countries that uneatable butter of foreign production is often sold as Australian were…

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Take Coal for Cattle Irish Agreement with Britain Will Boost Trade London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

The Secretary for the Dominions. Mr. J. H. Thomas, announced to-day that an informal understanding had been reached…

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Wool Industry Plea for Federal Bonus "Alarming Position" Mr. Abbott Issues Warning CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 8

Mr. C. L. A. Abbott, Country party member for Gwydir, who has returned to Canberra after a visit to his electorate, to-day drew attention to the…

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Free State Agreement with Britain Imports of Coal Cattle Taken in Exchange (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, January 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 7

"Secret negotiations between Britain and the Irish Free State have resulted in an important trade agreement," says the political…

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Farm Training Queensland Scholarships Government Support Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 7

Farm scholarships, tenable for a year, and available at approved farms, are being provided by the Government to encourage more youths to go on the land…

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Dairy Export Board Chairman to Visit Britain Many Problems to Be Faced Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 8

In a statement to-day the Australian Dairy Produce Export Board said that it expected that the Chairman of the board, Mr. T. F. Plunkett, M.L.A., of…

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The Pastoral Symphony

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 3

The poetic conception of country life has always appealed to musicians. Like most people who live in cities, they have felt a resurgence of life, when they have…

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Tin and Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 8

Approximately 200 tons of tin were dispatched from the Glen Innes railway station last year, representing about £40,000. Last year 8486 bales of wool…

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Irish Farmers Trade Treaty Welcomed Sell More Cattle 5000 Additional Miners Will Secure Work (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, January 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 9

"The trade agreement between the Irish Free State and Great Britain is warmly welcomed, particularly by the farmers, who have been badly hit by…

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Heavy Falls at Tamworth Damage to Wheat Is Feared Tamworth

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 8

Commencing at 5 a.m. heavy rain fell unceasingly throughout the Tamworth district to-day, and falls of up to two Inches were reported from…

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