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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

1,986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 100

Life Imprisonment Farm Labourer Sentenced Manslaughter of Girl Adelaide

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

Arthur Nelson Durrant, farm labourer, who pleaded "Guilty" last week to the manslaughter of Joyce Forbes, the daughter of his employer, to-day was sentenced…

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Claim by Dairyman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 3

A verdict for the amount claimed, with 12/ costs, and 7/6 witness's expenses, was returned in the case in which William Jones, dairyman, sued Clarence James…

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English Farmers Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 5

A party of English farmers, supplemented by a contingent from South Africa, reached Fremantle to-day on their way to New Zealand…

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Butter Bounty Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 6

At the annual meeting of Glendon branch of the Primary Producers' Union, the following motions were carried for submission to the meeting of the district…

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Remain Firm Sydney Wool Market SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 9

There was no change in the firmness of the Sydney wool market to-day. A good selection of 11,405 bales was offered at auction. Of these. 10,455 bales were…

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Wool Sales in Newcastle Season's Record High Price Moderate Offering

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 11

At the opening of the sixth Newcastle wool sale of the season at Tyrrell House to-day a Bradford buyer paid 26¼d…

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Reduced Freights on Wool Graziers to Meet Minister Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 13

Convened By the Acting-Minister for Commerce (Mr. Thorby) a conference of graziers, wool sellers and steamship owners will assemble in…

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Farmhouse Fire Inquest Held at Griffith Italian's Home Griffith

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 11

Howie James Lambert, an insurance officer of the Mercantile Mutual Insurance Co. Ltd., told the Coroner (Mr. Savage) at…

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Fat Stock Sales Cattle Values Easier Sheep Plentiful

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 19

A good supply of cattle was yarded at the Newcastle District Abattoir Board's saleyards at Waratah yesterday to the usual large attendance of buyers…

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Minister Has Not Replied Butter Freights

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 8

The letter written to the Minister for Transport on the subject of butter freights from North Coast towns was read and approved at the…

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U.S. Wool Consumption

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 11

New York, February 13.—The National Association of Wool Manufacturers has announced that the United States in 1935 consumed 303,900,000lb of s[?]ured wool, the…

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Victorian Wool Record Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 13

A good selection of 9000 bales was offered at the Geelong wool sales to-day. There was very spirited competition and a good clearance was effected. Rates were…

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High Standards of Wheat Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 7

The wheat standard for this season's Victorian crops is 63[?]bs to the bushel, the highest since the 1911-12 season…

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Conference on Wool Freights Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 7

Representatives of the Overseas Shipowners' Association, the Graziers' Association, wool sellers and others interested in the trade conferred with…

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Competition for Dairy Farms Milk Board's Idea

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 6

To encourage quality products and the improvement of dairy buildings and stock, the Milk Board announces that it has set aside 25 guineas as…

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Top Price 23½d Newcastle Wool Sales Buoyant Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 18

A comparatively small catalogue of 1806 bales was offered by the New England North and North-west Producers' Co. at the seventh wool sale of the season at…

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Freight on Wool Conference To-day Graziers to Urge Reduction Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 13

A conference of graziers, wool sellers, and steamship owners, convened by the Acting Minister for Commerce (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby), will meet in Sydney…

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Gloucester Dairy Company Gloucester

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 8

The Gloucester Dairy Company for January manufactured 229,251lb of butter, for which the 300 suppliers were paid £9027, at the rate of 9½d for choicest and 8½d for second…

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Wheat Standard Fixed Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 7

The wheat standard was today fixed at 63½b to the bushel—the highest since the 1911-12 season…

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Trade and Finance Market Review Pollard Up 5/ a Ton Wheat Market Firm Good Inquiry for Cheese Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 6

Owing to a light shipment of potatoes from Tasmania, prices were advanced £2 a ton in the Newcastle farm produce market at the beginning of the week. Despite the higher…

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