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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

1,986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 100

Wool Sales "Confidence Justified" Increasing Prices Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 7

The Australian Woolgrowers' Council, in a review of the July-December period, issued to-day, states that the result of the first half of the 1935-36 wool selling…

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Industrial News A.W.U. CONVENTION Shorter Week Objective Pastoral Industry Award Ballarat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

The convention of the Australian Workers' Union to-day decided as a further steps towards the realisation of the objective of the organisation to request the Labour…

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Sydney Wool Sales Continued Bidding Still Keen Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 10

Two companies, the A.M.L. and F. Co. and Pitt, Son and Badgery, offered 10.550 bales at to-day's wool sales…

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Junior Farmers' Camp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 6

With a view to furthering the interest of growing lads in progressive agricultural methods and modern ideas of animal husbandry and breeding, the Royal…

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Junior Farmers at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 6

Twenty members of the Wallsend branch of the Junior Farmers' League are raising vegetables which would do credit to their parents. An inspection…

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North Coast Butter Pay Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 6

The North Coast Butter Factories' Association met at Lismore, and fixed pay for supplies received in January at 9¼d a lb. The rate of payment is an increase…

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Spirited Competition Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 8

The wool market continues to rule firm. At the sales to-day competition was spirited, and of 10,547 bales offered at auction 9407 were sold, while 1736 bales were…

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Brothers Drowned Bodies Found in Farm Well PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 11

Two boys were found drowned in a well on a dairy farm at Wattle Grove, 10 miles from Perth, to-day. The victims were Arthur Archer, 9. and his…

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Guaranteed Price Dairy Produce in N.Z. Control of Marketing Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 12

Another of the series of conferences of Ministers and the Dairy Board was held today to discuss proposals for local and overseas marketing, and the Government's…

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Junior Farmers at Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

Among the visitors to Newcastle Show will be a party of Junior Farmers from all parts of the State, who will be attending the exhibition as…

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Insurance for Farm Hands Unemployment Aid in Great Britain London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

The second rending of the Government Bill to extend unemployment insurance to agricultural workers, was moved by the…

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Derailment Of Wheat Truck

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 8

Wheat truck on the Fortes mail train, which was derailed near Forbes…

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Trade and Finance Market Review Flour Down 5/ a Ton Butter Production Maintained Grapes in Plentiful Supply Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 8

Trade improves in the Newcastle farm produce market during the week. Tasmanian potatoes were advanced £1 a ton. Although there was a good shipment at the end of the…

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Season's Average Wool Price Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 12

The average price per bale of wool sold in Sydney this week was £19/1/4 and 16d per lb. This is the highest average recorded this season…

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Jersey Cattle in Australia American Breeder Comes to Study Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 4

"Australian Jersey stud are so well and favorably known in America that I decided I would make the trip and see them for myself." said Mr. L…

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Peas—An Autumn Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 4

Peas planted at the moment in our district will mature off before the winter frosts. Not that these will do any harm to the plants, but if the pods are…

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Freight on Butter "No Chance of Revision" Hartigan's Assertion

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 5

"There is not the slightest prospect of a revision of the freight rates on butter from the North Coast," said the…

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Petty Thieving of Sheep By-law at Homebush Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 5

The prevalence of petty thieving between Homebush saleyards and the Abbatoirs was explained to-day as the reason for the enforcement of a…

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Wool Sales in Perth Highest Price 21½d PERTH

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 1

The firm rates of last sale (January 13) were maintained at the wool sales to-day. About 25,000 bales were submitted. Clearances vere good but high…

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Bartering of Wool German Reply to Gullett 400,000 Bales Short Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 1

Herr Herman Rausch, who negotiated the German-South African barter deal, says that Sir Henry Gullett's statement…

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