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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1935

2,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 105

Season's Record for Wool Prices Upward Trend at Newcastle Sales British and Foreign Buyers Present Growers Optimistic

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 9

Previous records for the season were broken at the first wool sale of 1935, held at Tyrrell House this…

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In State of Siege Small Farmers in Kent Trouble Over Tithes London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1

Many Kent farmers have placed themselves in a condition of siege as the result of the resumption of the tithes…

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Laxity Claimed Marketing Australian Butter ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 13

Mr. A. E. Whitelaw, London representative of an Austrahan manufacturer, confirmed to-day the criticism of laxity in the methods of marketing Australian…

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Sheep Cheaper Homebush Stock Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 4

There was a large increase in the offering in the sheep section at Homebush to-day, the penning of 40,500, being 17,500 more than last opening were cautions, and values were…

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Butter Export Record for Season Largs Bay Cargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 10

The quantity of bitter exported from Newcastle this season has not been of the standard maintained in previous years. The last season large consignments were…

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Keen Competition Newcastle Wool Sales 18d for Greasy Fleece

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 13

American Continental, Italian, and Japanese buyers competed keenly for offerings of wool at Newcastle yesterday. Prices for fleece in John Hogan's…

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Will Have to Import Queensland Short of Wheat BRISBANE

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

Queensland will have to import 1,500.000 bushels of wheat from the South before the next harvest. The wheat yield is estimated at between 3,000,000 bushels and…

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Wool Industry Tremendous Debt Burden Mr. Abbott Speaks "Cannot Carry on at Loss" CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 12

The view that each of the 112,000,000 sheep in the Commonwealth to-day represented a capital debt to woolgrowers of about 25/ a head was expressed to-day…

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Farmhand's Death Did Not Appear in Court MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 18

Ronald William Hill, 45, an unemployed farm hand, Who was to have appeared before the Camberwell Court to-day on a charge of indecency, claimed a ladder at…

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Future for Wool London, January 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 9

Mr. Herbert Haigh, addressing the British Wool Federation of Bradford, of which he was elected President, said that although there was a lot of wool to come…

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Canadian Wheat British Millers Want More LONDON, January 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 10

A deputation of millers to-day waited upon the Secretary for the Dominions (Mr. J. H. Thomas) in connection with difficulties due to the big drop in the…

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Trapped in Fire 300 Stud Sheep Perish Woolshed Ablaze Nyngan

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 2

Three hundred stud ram lambs valued at £900 were burned to death last night in a fire which completely destroyed the…

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Wool Cargoes German Instructions British Ships Affected Capetown, January 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 9

The instructions from Germany that wool purchased by German buyers must be shipped in German or Dutch steamers are adversely affecting British steamers…

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Farmers and Milk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 13

Sir,—Being a constant reader of the "Herald," I note with pleasure the enconragement given to all industries in and around Newcastle. Any injustice to…

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Potato Farmers Appeal for Assistance DEVONPORT (Tas.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 10

An appeal is to be made by potato farmers in the district to the Minister for Agriculture for assistance, as the recent season has been one of the worst on…

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Homebush Sheep Sales SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 3

Inferior sheep formed penning at Homebush bought freely whenever suitable trade lines were offered and values showed no…

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Wool-shed Blaze Many Rams Perish Valuable Plant Destroyed Nyngen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 8

Damage estimated at more than £3000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a large wool-shed at Buckinguy Station the property of Australian Estates Ltd.,…

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Japanese Plan Buy South African Wool Pool Formed Australian Purchases Drop (Australian Press Association.) TOKIO, January 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 7

The Wool Importers' Association held a meeting and formed a pool of seven firms—Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Kanematsu, Okura, Nippon Cotton…

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Repairing Roof Farm-hand Electrocuted BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 7

Catching hold of a "live" electric wire, carrying 240 volts, George Fechner, 10 single, a farm-hand, of Carrara, near Southport, was electrocuted. Fechner was…

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Junior Farmers at Cardiff Tomato Competition Winners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 6

The tomato-growing competition for Cardiff Junior Farms, conducted by the Cardiff Agricultural Bureau, concluded yesterday, when the Judges…

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