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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

1,986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 100

Trade and Finance Market Review Wheat Prices Firm Egg Inquiry Improves Inferior Beans Plentiful Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 8

A light shipment of Tasmanian potatoes was received on the Newcastle farm produce market this week. All varieties advanced in price, and at the higher levels maintained good sales…

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More Needed Wool from Australia Markets in the East Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 12

Greater quantities of Australian wool will be required in the East, although production is increasing among the flocks in North Korea and Manchukuo…

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Wealth From Wool Worth More Than £19,042,527 Sydney Figures Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 3

Wool sold in Sydney during the selling season just ended returned growers about £3,. 683,000 more than that…

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The Senate Farmers' Debts Bill Passed CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 4

The Loan (Farmers Debt Adjustment) Bill framed to facilitate relief to farmers under the Commonwealth Government's £12,000,000 scheme, was passed through…

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Double Tragedy on Farm Mysterious Shooting of Two Men Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 3

The shooting of two young farm laborers at Dean yesterday has not yet been explained. James William Warner. 26. was…

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State Aid for Farmers Pending Federal Legislation Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 3

Fruit and cereals, with a light ration of meat, will be the legislative diet of the House of Representatives for the creator portion of next week…

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New Farms in River Valleys Development Work Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 4

A work of the Stevens-Bruxner Government, which naturally is a source of special satisfaction and pride to the Acting-Premier (Mr…

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Wool Millions Smaller Clip: Greater Value Selling Season Closes Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 8

Although official figures are not yet to hand it is estimated that the wool sold in Sydney during the selling season just ended brought a return to growers of about…

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National Migration Plan Graziers' Leader Safety Depends Upon It Wool Levy Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 6

The calling of a national conference to evolve an effective scheme of immigration was advocated to-day by Mr. J. P…

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Warwick Farm Likely Double Thebez and Dulcedo Have Strong Claims Treasure Trove's Chance in Maiden Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 10

Thebez and Dulcedo may prove a useful combination for the chief events of the day—the Glenfild and March Handicaps—at Warwick Farm to-morrow. They each have form to their credit, which suggests they will each get back into the winning lists. And, with the calibre of fields…

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Found Alive Farmer Missing Six Days LISMORE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 8

With his head and arms protruding from the bottom, of a chaff bag, which was girdled around his waist with a piece of rope, Ernest Richmond Walters, 53,…

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Farmers' Relief Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 6

The Farmers' Relief Board announces that the last day for receipt of applications for stay orders is March 31, 1936. Only those applications received in the board's…

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Grim Story in Court Italian Farmer's Disappearance Human Bones in Fire Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 5

The mysterious disappearance of an elderly Italian fanner of the Lilydale neighborhood, whispers of the grim purpose behind…

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Homebush Sales Sheep and Cattle Cheaper SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 4

Prime descriptions in the sheep section at Homebush to-day were scarce and competition was free. Values in this section were generally 6d to 1/ lower than the rates ruling…

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Fight in Court Over Cattle Quorrobolong Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 7

At Maitland District Court to-day evidence for the defence was heard in the case in which Edith Euphemia Lewis, of Quorrobolong, claimed…

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Wool Brokers Criticised Sale Problems Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 9

Graziers at the annual conference of the Association to-day agreed on the advisability of extending the wool telling season and offering smaller daily catalogues…

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South Africa Has Wheat Problem Cape Town

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 1

Nationalists to-day vainly attempted to hold-up an appropriation in an endeavor to force the Minister for Agriculture to fix the price of wheat at 22s…

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Brisk Bidding Wellington Wool Sales Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 8

Brisk bidding characterised the fourth Wellington wool sales to-day. The market generally was firm on last week's Dunedin values. Of the 28,484 bales offered…

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Below Average Selection at Brisbane Wool Sales General Competition Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 8

The fifth series of wool sales was opened at Brisbane to-day when 14,202 bales were offered. The selection was below the average. A large percentage comprised…

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Large Demand Wool Manufactures Rayon Less Popular Russia Takes All Qualities (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 8

The opening of the London wool sales justified expectations. The "Financial Times" reported an enormous demand for woollen manufactures, especially in the…

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