Reduce Debts Help Needy Farmers Mr. Forde's Suggestion Canberra
A suggestion that steps should be taken to write down all debts of Australian farmers so that the primary producers might be placed on a sound economic…
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Farming & the land, 1936
1,986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 100
Money for Farmers
Sir,—To-day's newspaper reports that the Federal Government is passing a Federal bill for £1,800,000, for money to be handed to the farmers. A study of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Trade and Finance Market Review Potato Prices Down Wheat Market Firmer Beans in Glut Supply Farm Produce
A heavier shipment of Tasmanian potatoes arrived on the Newcastle farm produce market during the week, and a reduction in price levels took place. Brownells fell 20/ a ton…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Judge Holds Inquiry Cattle Stealing Conviction Glen Innes
On July 30, 1935, Charles Fitzroy Bayly was charged before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., with the theft of sir heifers and one steer. He was convicted of the theft…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Big Increase New Zealand's Wool Cheque Wellington (N.z.)
With 11 sales in the present season to be accounted for, New Zealand's wool cheque already exceeds by £1,500,000, the total realisation of last season. To the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Move for Lower Wool Freight Minister Participates in Discussions Sydney
Discussions were begun to-day between the Acting Minister for Commerce (Mr. Thorby) and members of the Overseas Shipping Representations'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Farms Suffer Queensland Caterpillars BRISBANE
An extension of the caterpillar plague which caused damage in the Brisbane Valley has been reported. Pastures around Mt. Morgan, in the Rockhampton area,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Planting Root Crops
Take advantage of the present growing conditions to sow a pinch of some of those root crops which will be useful a few months hence. Among those, that…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Farmers' Debts Adjustment Legislation Victoria and Tasmania Canberra
Legislation passed by the Victorian and Tasmanian Governments in accordance with the Loan (Farmers' Debt Adjustment) Act, 1935-1936, has been accepted…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Little Life in the Markets Dulness in Wheat, Butter and Meat London
Commodity markets last week were almost uniformly dull. Wheat was irregular. Renewed Far East inquiry for Australian wheat had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Exports Sydney
The Department of Commerce has made available a statement of butter exports from Australia from July 1, 1935, to March 14, 1936. Exports to the United Kingdom were—New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Plane Damaged Cattle Stray on Aerodrome PARKES
Straying cattle in the centre of the landing ground forced Flying-officer Cooper to take a Royal Australian Air Force Hawker Demon aeroplane to the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Freights Question of Reduction Minister Meets Shipping Men Sydney
The Acting Minister for Commerce (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby) formally discussed with members of the Overseas Shipping Representatives' Association yesterday the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Manning River Dairying Taree
The Manning River Cooperative Dairy Society Ltd. paid 698 suppliers 9¾d a lb for choicest and 8¾d a lb for second-class butter supplied during February. Compared with the preceding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed Bounty Assist American Farmers Soil Conservation Act Washington, March 21
With reports to the Department of Agriculture indicating the danger of a renewal of vast crop surpluses, details of the operation of the new Soil Conservation Act…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Butter Shipments SYDNEY
Shipments of butter from New South Wales during the week ended March 21 totalled 24,533 boxes. In the same period Commonwealth graders…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cattle Compared Melbourne
In the opinion of Mr. E. M. Alexander, who will judge some sections of beef cattle at the Sydney Royal Show. Argentine cattle command higher prices than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homebush Sales Keen Bidding for Sheep SYDNEY
Buyers in the sheep section at Homebush to-day were presented with a supply of good quality, and keen competition resulted. Prime descriptions were unchanged from last day's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prices Harden Melbourne Wool Sales MELBOURNE
At the Melbourne wool sales to-day a catalogue of 7100 bales was offered. Under keen competition, mainly from Bradford and Japan, the market showed a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Freights Reduction Unlikely "Involved Problem" Sydney
Referring to a published report that a reduction on wool freights was likely to take place shortly, the Acting Minister for Commerce (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby)…
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