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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

1,986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 100

Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne Rates Firm. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 8

An attractive selection of 10,300 bales was offered at the wool sales to-day. Under strong support, principally from Bradford and Japan the market was fully…

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Still Negotiating Government and Wool Freights Relief to Graziers Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 8

The Acting Minister for Commerce (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby) said to-day he was continuing negotiations with shipping interests to secure freight reductions and…

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Junior Farmers Party at Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 2

A small party of boys, members of junior farmers' clubs in the North and North-west, who are exhibiting produce at the Newcastle Show to-day, arrived in…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 3

Cup fur highest aggregate number at points in butter sections: Dungog Cooperative Butter Factory, 284½ points, 1: Moss Vale Dairy Farmers' Milk Co. 284 points 2…

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Wool and Wheat Exhibits Mr. Hughes's Interest

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 9

"During a tour of inspection of the Showground the Minister for Health and Repatriation (Mr. W. M. Hughes) took great interest in the agricultural…

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Bowthorne Butter Company Poor Season Reduces Production

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 7

A profit of £237 2s 7d for the half year ended December 31, 1935, was shown in the report of the Bowthorne Butter Company, presented to-day to…

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Fat Stock Sales Cattle Easier; Lambs Dearer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 8

John Hogan Ltd reported that at yesterday's fat stock sales at Waratah a fair supply of fat sheep was offered, the majority being medium weight wethers and…

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Homebush Sales Sheep Market Weaker SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 8

Activity developed among buyers in the sheep section at Homebush to-day, when a penning of 22,000 was offered. This was an increase of 2000 compared with…

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Answer to Rail Chief Dorrigo Butter Exporters Prefer Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 7

Armed with information that butter from Dorrigo would be sent to Newcastle, provided Sydney, ceased to be unduly…

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Closing Sales Sydney Wool Market SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 8

Under strong and general competition the market at the wool sales to-day closed fully firm at the previous day's level. The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers'…

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Choice Cattle From U.S.A. MR. H. G. Munro's Selection Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 8

A record shipment of 37 thoroughbred American cattle arrived in Sydney on the City of Rayville from New York to-day, all for N.S.W. owners…

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Citrus Fruits Light Crops are Forecast Conditions in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 17

The latest citrus crop forecast issued by the State Marketing Bureau, and based on crop conditions at February 15, estimates the coming crop in this State at 2,620,000…

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Clothes on Fire Petrol Vapour Explodes Lismore Farmer's Loss Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 11

Although his clothes were on fire, T. Cronin, a tenant farmer at Pinchin's Lane, about 20 miles from Lismore, tried to save his property after two buildings…

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Trade and Finance Market Review Butter Trade Quiet Wheat and Flour Firm Tasmanian Potato Shipment Heavy Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 8

Another heavy shipment of Tasmanian potatoes was received on the Newcastle farm produce market this week. Prices were reduced 10/ a ton, but the inquiry was sustained, and good…

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Export of Butter Big Railway Handicap Newcastle's Case

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 7

On Monday an attempt will be made to get the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) to agree to the abolition of the…

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Butter Freights Chamber of Commerce Trade Waiting in North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 10

The council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, which met yesterday, was informed that its complaint that butter was being taken from the North Coast…

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Price of Butter Hope for the Future Bowthorne Factory Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 16

Addressing a meeting of shareholders at the 58th half-yearly meeting of the Bowthorne Cooperative Butter Factory Limited, at Morpeth yesterday afternoon,…

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Not Attractive Treasury Bill Interest "Open" Market Danger Pastoral Financier Tells Commission MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 12

Before the Royal Commission on Banking and Monetary Systems to-day, the General Manager of Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. Ltd. (Mr. W. A. Gibson)…

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Dairy Produce Refrigeration at Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 4

The refrigeration plant at Newcastle Show has meant less anxiety for the officials who go to great trouble to build up this big section. The Wilac refrigerating…

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Dairymen's Opinions Effect of Migration Clarence Council Views Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 6

When a motion that a "White Australian" price be paid dairymen for their produce, before the further crowding of migrants into the Industry, was before the…

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