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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 105

Wool Sale Next

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 8

More than 5000 bales of northern wool will be offered at the seventh Newcastle sale of the season, to be held in Tyrrell House next Tuesday…

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Inferior Butter Prohibition of Export Government Action Urged Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 9

"The Federal Government should be asked to prohibit the export of poor grade butter," said the President of the Royal Agricultural Society (Sir Charles Merritt)…

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Aid Cattle Industry £1,000,000 Grant Proposed BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 7

Cabinet decided to-day to recommend to the Federal Government a proposal for the rehabilitation of the cattle industry development of the chilled beef…

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Season's Record 22½d at Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 9

A new season's record of 22½d was created at the Sydney wool sales to-day. The wool came from Yass, and was of superfine quality—bright, soft, free from…

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No Imports Australia Only Country World's Wheat Trading Rome, February 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 7

Statistics of the International Institute of Agriculture show that the United Kingdam's wheat exports from August 1 to December 31, 1934, were 19,200 metric…

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Wheat Harvest Lowest Since 1929 Big Drop on Last Year Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 9

The Australian wheat harvest this year is estimated at 128,000,000 bushels, the lowest since 1929, and a drop of more than 47,000,000 bushels from last year's total,…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Sales Muswellbrook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 3

About 200 fat cattle were yarded at the Muswellbrook cattle sales, and values were firm. Cows sold to £5/2/, stores, two-year-old steers, to £2/15/, heifers, same…

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VICTORIAN F.A.Q. Wheat Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 3

The f.a.q. standard for Victorian wheat for 1935 was fixed to-day at 60lb per bushel, the same as in 1934…

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Landed at Kobe Sheep from Australia Build Up Industry Tokio, February 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 8

The 1100 sheep which the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry officials bought in Australia were landed at Kobe from the Tamon Maru…

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Sydney Wool Sales Full Clearances Made Values Rule Firm Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 9

A very good selection comprising 11,494 bales was submitted at the wool sales to-day. Of this number, 10,390 bales were sold at auction, and all additional 613…

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Escape From Farm Six Boys Commandeer Car Four Injured in Accident Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 7

Six boys of a party of nine escaped from the Weraroa reformation farm and took possession of a car which went over a bank near Wanganui…

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Farmers Favor Newcastle As Export Centre Lower Freight Charges Wheat and Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 9

A definite swing among northern farmers in favor of Newcastle as the exporting centre for wool, wheat, and…

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Drought Resisting Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 4

"Very promising progress" in the development of a strain of high-quality wheat with drought-resisting properties was reported by a committee of the…

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Wheat Marketing Negotiations London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 10

The chairman of the wheat advisory Committee announces that pending a clarification of the position between the four chief exporting…

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German Wool Purchases London, February 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 12

The Berlin correspondent of the "Financial News" states that the Wool Control Board has authorised that domestic mills purchase the whole basis of the quota…

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Moldavia At Newcastle Came This Morning Second P. AND 0. Liner's Visit Called for Butter

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 9

The second P. and O. Royal Mail liner to visit Newcastle, the 16,566 tons R.M.S. Moldavia, arrived this morning…

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Season's Record Sydney Wool Sales Greasy Merino at 24½d SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 13

The season's record price of 24½d for the Commonwealth was established at the Sydney wool sales to-day, when Bradford paid this price for wool from Walcha…

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Prison Farm Escapee Four Months' Gaol for Theft FORBES

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 10

Frederick Hudson, who recently escaped from the Emu Plains prison farm, was committed for trial to-day at the Forbes Police Court on charges of having escaped…

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The Assembly Farmers' Debt Relief New Legislation Explained Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 12

In moving the second reading of the Farmers' Relief Amendment (Debts Adjustment) Bill in the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Assistant Treasurer (Mr. E…

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Crops Stripped Heavy Falls of Hail BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 12

Terrific hailstorms were experienced in parts of the North Coast to-day. At Buderim large pieces of jagged ice, the size of a breakfast cup, fell for several…

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