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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 105

Cattle Bill in House of Commons London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 1

The third reading of the Cattle Bill was carried in the House of Commons to-day by 118 votes to 29, and later was read the first time in the House of…

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Australian Wool Increased Japanese Demand BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 12

Speaking at an official luncheon tendered him by the Premier (Mr. W. Forgan) Smith) to-day, Dr. Kagawa, distinguished Japanese religious and social…

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British Wool Tops German Purchases Increase LONDON, March 15

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 12

Board of Trade returns show that exports of wooltops to Germany in January and February were valued at £637,016, compared with £165,830 for the…

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Dairy Exports Personnel of Board Questions in Parliament Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 12

Asked by Mr. R. Green (U.C.P., Richmond), in the House of Representatives to-day, whether the Government would consider altering the personnel of the…

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Heavy Damage Sudden Cyclonic Storm Tabulam Battered Crops Ruined and Windows Broken GRAFTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 11

Descending on the little town of Tabulam, near Grafton, with remarkable suddenness, a cyclonic storm burst about 8.30 o'clock this morning. A wind of great…

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The Planting of Root Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 4

Take advantage of the present growing conditions for the sowing of a pinch of root crops regularly. These comprise swedes and white turnips, beetroot, carrot,…

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Governor's Guard of Honor Tuncurry Farm Prisoners Taree

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 7

To the time or rasping saws and banging wedges the Governor (Sir Alexander Hore Ruthven) walked between a "guard of honor," composed of…

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Taree Show Splendid Dairy Cattle Jersey Herd Fair Taree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 8

Conceived on a large scale, the Taree jubilee chow, and the first Jersey herd fair held on the Central North Coast, which opened on Thursday, and…

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Killed by Bale of Wool Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 12

Michael O'Connor, of Stone's Corner, was fatally injured while working in the hold of the steamer Orungal on Saturday. A bale of wool that fell from a sling on…

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Canberra Ponders Over Wollstra German Wool Substitute Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 8

Respect for wollstra. the German substitute for wool, is growing in Canberra, and Country Party members, besides asking questions in the House…

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Wheat Pool Control Commission's Plan Criticised Growers' Pool Desired Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 3

Strong opposition to any attempt to set up a government controlled wheat pool was expressed to-day by Mr. H. K. Nock, M.H.R. for…

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Bunting for the Jubilee Our Wool Gets a Boost London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 1

A Birmingham firm has imported 2,000,000 yards of wool bunting from Australia for the King's Jubilee, "The Dally Mall" states…

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Homebush Sales Sheep Values Improve SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 4

Prices improved in the sheep section at Homebush to-day owing to lighter supplies. The penning of 31,000 was a decrease of 14,000 on last Thursday's tally…

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Tennis and Sheep As Partners Help Each Other

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 9

In r Tariff Board inquiry, Mr. H. Leslie, of Pyrmont, said that last year 9,000,000 sheep were killed in Australia and tennis string makers absorbed 90…

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Competition Strong Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 9

The average price of wool in Sydney last week was £11/12/8 per bale, and 9.4d per lb. At to-day's sales competition was very…

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Amplification of Water Supply for Hexham Butter Factory Water Board Meets

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 6

Complaints by the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co. concerning the inadequacy of the water supply to the butter factory at…

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Wheat Pool "No Constitutional Power" Implement Recommendation Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 6

Stating that a Government-controlled pool as recommended by the Wheat Royal Commission was not desired, Mr. H. K. Nock, Country party member for Riverina…

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Butter Trade £200,000,000 Invested 'Boon' of Stabilisation Local Price Maintained

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 5

"In the past year we have succeeded in bringing into operation the butter and cheese stabilisation plan, which is proving such a boon to producers," said the…

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Wool Prices Firm at To-day's Sales Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 7

The market at to-day's wool sales ruled very firm on the best levels of yesterday, under good general competition. Spinners' wools were in…

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Wheat Markets "Reasons for Optimism" Continued Demand from the East SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 4

The world's wheat market is in a most sensitive position, states the Lindley Walker Wheat Co. Ltd. in its weekly report…

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