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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 105

Homebush Sheep Markets SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 8

The unsettled state of the wool and mutton markets had an adverse effect on values when an exceptionally big yarding of 60,000 sheep were penned at Homebush…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Highest Prices for Series BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 11

About 11 per cent of the wool offered at the Brisbane wool sales to-day was withdrawn. The sales totalled approximately 12,000 bales out of total of 14,400…

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Skeleton Cabinet Discuss Meat and Wheat Meetings at Canberra Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 10

In the absence of four Ministers, including the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons), a skeleton Cabinet will consider matters relating to meat and the wheat…

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Wheat and Flour Question of Relative Price Commission to Report Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 4

Referring to-night to the recent increase in the price of wheat and flour, the Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) said that every aspect of the wheat, flour, and bread…

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Margarine Sales Dairymen Protest Dungog Branch of Producers' Union DUNGOG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Dungog branch of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. R. W. Alison protested against storekeepers in dairying district selling…

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Adjusting Farmers' Debts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 10

The debate on the motion for the second reading of the Farmers' Relief Amendment Debt Adjustment Bill was resumed. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition…

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Dairy Produce (Judge, Mr. J. P. McDermott.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 4

Box of butter, suitable for local consumption: The Bowthorne Cooperative Butter Factory Ltd. 1. The Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd. 2. Salted butter, packed for…

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Glen Innes Dairy Company Glen Innes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 6

At the half-yearly meeting of the Glen Innes Cooperative Dairy Society, the net profit for that period was stated to be £772/15/8. Of this amount, £608 came…

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First Country Tour New Governor Visits Maitland Drive Through Farming District Popular Receptions by Citizens and Rotary Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 9

The Governor (Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, V.C.) paid his first visit to the country districts of the State when he spent yesterday at Maitland, accompanied by his Aides-de-camp, Lieutenant-Commander C. Gifford, R.N., and Captain J…

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"How Do You Tackle It?" State Governor and Water Melon Tour of the Farms

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 13

"How do you tackle this thing?" asked the State Governor (Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven) when he was handed a healthy slice of…

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Terminal Wheat Silo Minister's Visit

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Main) will lay the foundation stony of the terminal wheat silo at Carrington on Monday, and it is…

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Bounty Wanted Queensland Cattle Men BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 11

A deputation of cattle breeders of Queensland asked the Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) to-day, for a bounty of £1,000,000, spread over three…

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Inferior Butter Preventing Export Producers' Union Moves Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 12

The Clarence District Council of the Primary Producers' Union at a meeting to-day, decided to ask the Central Council of the Union to take steps to prevent the…

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Wool Industry The Present Problems Need for Effort (To the Editor.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 9

Sir,—If the 89,000 wool growers in Australia were as well organised as the manufactures, the industrialists or even the 64,000 wheatgrowers, they would be listened…

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Scoured Wool Competition in Brisbane Top Price 24½d Lb Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 12

With no quotable change in prices and with competition again keen and general, 8922 bales were offered at the Brisbane wool sales to-day. The sale realised about…

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Canada's Wheat 'Czar' National Pool Is to Operate Grain Exchanges May Be Abolished Ottawa

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 1

A Canadian Gram Board, with power to sell wheat and other grains, will be appointed by Act of Parliament, the Prime Minister (Mr. R. B. Bennett), announced in the House of Commons to-day…

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State Session the Assembly Farmers' Debts Bill Labour Criticism Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 12

Resuming the debate in Committee on the Farmers' Relief Amendment Debts Adjustment Bill in the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. J. M. Baddeley…

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Singleton Markets Cattle Values Higher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 4

There was a light yarding of fat cattle at the weekly stock sales at Singleton. Competition was brisk for good quality, and the market showed a substantial rise on last week's…

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Lower Prices Adelaide Wool Sales ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 12

The strong demand from Bradford was maintained at the close of the South Adelaide wool sales to-day, and a fair clearance was effected. Best wools were 5…

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New Wheat Policy in Canada Trade at Standstill Winnipeg

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 2

Trade in wheat was almost brought to a standstill when the announcement reached Winnpeg Grain Exchange from Ottawa…

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