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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

1,986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 100

Butter Exports From Newcastle SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 8

During the week ended April 4 Commonwealth butter graders examined for export at Newcastle 4599 boxes of salted and 1912 boxes of unsalted…

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Values Firm Melbourne Wool Sales MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 8

An average to good selection of 9000 bales was offered at the Melbourne wool sales to-day, satisfactory clearances being made at auction. Values for all merinos…

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1,000,000 Sheep Lost West Australian Drought PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 2

The Commonwealth Meteorologist (Mr. E. V. Curlewis) stated to-day that the drought now prevailing throughout Western Australia was one of the most…

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Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 10

Print, Butter, one box containing 54th prints of salted butter, poked for export; Camden-Hayen Cooperative Dairy Co. Ltd., 96 points. 1: Berry Rural Cooperative Society Ltd., 95½, 2;…

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Beef Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 10

Polled Herefords.—Champion bull: J. Morrissey Ltd's. (Blandford), Cudgeena Romeo. Reserve champion L.F. Leake's (Cudgewa, Vic.) Worthmere Bean 8th. Champion cow or heifer; Miss…

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Straying Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 9

For allowing cattle to stray at Kurri several persons were prosecuted by George Walters, Inspector for the Kearsley Shire Council, before Mr…

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British Wheat Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 10

Ottawa, April 6.—In a reply to the suggestion from London that Britain should have a reserve stock of wheat in case of war, the Minister for Trade and…

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Freight Rates on Butter Newcastle Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 9

Officials of the Railway Deportment will confer with the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce after Easter in regard to the railway freight charges on…

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Judge Used A Butter Box At Onkaparinga

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 2

By air, land, sea and rail hundreds of Victorians will rush away this week to be at Onkaparinga on Monday to watch the running of the richest cross country event in the Southern Hemisphere. The Great Eastern Steeplechase meeting this year…

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His Bread and Butter Job Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 6

The butter grader at the Royal Agricultural Show takes a mouthful of butter, rolls It round his tongue, looks up at the celling, makes a wry face—and…

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Boosting Wool Products Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 6

"Australia must give the lead in world-wide wool publicity and research," said to-day the Chairman of the Graziers' Federal Council (Mr. G…

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Sheep for Japan New Zealand Shipment Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 10

The Keisuku Maru will leave Wellington to-morrow with the largest shipment of Corriedales over to leave New Zealand for Japan. The shipment will total 655…

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Butter Factories No More to Be Licensed Certain Victorian Areas Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 10

Under the powers given in the Dairy Produce Act, passed by the Victorian Parliament last year, the Executive Council to-day ordered that no more butter…

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Science in Farming State's Technical Guidance Bruxner's Speech Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 7

The State Government was prepared to contribute generously toward the erection of a permanent hall in the Showground for a special anniversary exhibition in 1938,…

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STANDARDISATION Butter and Cheese Dairy Board's Plan Research Institute and Dairy Colleges SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 4

Standardisation of grading and manufacture of butter and cheese, and the establishment of a Commonwealth research institute and State diary colleges, were…

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Geelong Wool Sales Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 16

A 90 per cent clearance was effected at the final Geelong wool sales for the season, held to-day, when 8000 bales were offered. There is a very small…

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Butter Freights Conference After Easter Chamber of Commerce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 10

The Council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, which met yesterday, was informed that the conference between representatives of the Chamber and officials…

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Publicity Scheme Aiding Wool Industry SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 14

A representative meeting of those interested in the wool industry to be held at the Wentworth Hotel to-morrow night. The Chairman of the Graziers' Federal…

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Research Suffers Cattle Breeders Complain 'Niggardly Salaries Offered' Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 7

References to the danger to primary production by the progressive, depletion of the services of qualified veterinary and other officers, owing to the "niggardly…

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Sold to Italy Australian Wheat Cargoes LONDON, April 8

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

Commenting on the sale of Australian heat cargoes to Italy yesterday, the City Editor of the "Daily Mail" states that Australia is bound by sanctions, but…

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