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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

1,986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 100

Unclean Dairy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 6

Pleading guilty at West Maitland Police Court to-day to having failed to keep his dairy premises clean, Frederick Arthur Mutton, or Aberglasslyn,…

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Butter for Export SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 7

During the week ended February 22 Commonwealth graders examined for export at Newcastle 5593 boxes salted and 1877 boxes unsalted butter…

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Inspection of Wheat Silos

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 6

Newcastle Tourist and Publicity Bureau has made arrangements with the Department of Agriculture to allow country visitors to the Newcastle Show to inspect…

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Wheat Exhibit At The Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 9

Many varieties of wheat, some from over seas, were displayed in a very interesting exhibit at Newcastle Show to-day…

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Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 7

The wool market to-day was firm at yesterday's rates, and good clearances were effected. A parcel of 14 bales from Matong…

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Homebush Sales Better Demand for Sheep SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 4

A ready demand and a slight advance of 1/ to 1/6 in places, was the chief feature in the sheep section at Homebush to-day, when a penning of 20,000, representing a decrease of 2900,…

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Equipment at Wheat Silos Gardner Waern Co

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 14

GAZING on the massive concrete structure which has just been ereced to accommodate the wheat at Newcastle, one is apt to forget the power…

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Damage to Wheat Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 8

The damage by storm to the Canterbury wheat crop is estimated at £500,000. It is also thought that a third of the barley crop has been lost…

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Ready for Grain Newcastle Silos Bulk Cargoes of Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 14

The Newcastle wheat silo has been completed and given a trial run and as soon as the shipping conveyors are finished…

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UP 5 Per Cent. Wool Prices in Sydney Spirited Competition Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 8

An increase of 5 per cent, in values, compared with the earlier sales of last week, was received for all descriptions at the wool sales to-day…

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Dirty Dairy Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 9

Frederick Arthur Mutton pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having failed to keep his dairy premises at Aberglasslyn clean on January 29. Sergeant H. W…

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Wheat Displays Impress High Grade Types for Milling Purposes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 8

Declaring that the milled wheats from the north and north-west were the best for the last 15 or 20 years and compared more than favorably…

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New German Plan to Pay for Wool Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 1

Following the rejection by the German Reichsbank of applications for private barter arrangements involving Australian wool it is expected that…

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Wool Clip Big Increase in Value Keen Competition Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 4

Provided that the latest gains in price are maintained, the opinion is held in wool-selling circles that the 1934-35 clip will reach a total market value of…

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Trade Barter Japan and South Africa Effect on Australian Wool Canberra, February 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 7

The Eastern Trade section of the Department of Commerce publishes an interesting account of the trade bartering arrangements made between Japan and…

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Farmers' Clubs Fine Displays by Juniors Ingenuity Shown

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 11

"Greater interest and a tendency towards a greater knowledge of farming conditions are revealed in the…

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Singleton Pastoral Outlook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 6

The Stock Inspector (Mr. N. H. Litchfield) reported at the monthly meeting of Singleton Pastures Protection Board that the local agricultural and pastoral…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 11

Under strong and general competition the wool market to-day closed fully firm at yesterday's level. Good clearances were effected. Top…

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Spirited Bidding Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 4

Good clearances were effected at the wool sales to-day, when competition was spirited from all sections. The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association…

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Magic in Railways Calculation of Butter Freight Mr. Cohen's Story

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 11

A broad hint concerning the disadvantages to Newcastle as a result of the disparity in butter freights to Newcastle and to Sydney from…

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