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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

1,986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 100

Keen Buying of Wool German Pays High Prices Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 5

Three selling agents offered 12,433 1 bales at to-day's wool sales. Clips branded CS over Ben over New England aroused very keen…

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Gorgonzola Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 8

THE injunction of nations "to beat their, swords Into plough-shares" is all very well but, as Italy refuses to do so and Sanctions hamper, her trade, she is busy knitting her Gorgonzola cheeses into underwear. According to experts, she is…

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Fixing Wheat Standard Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 8

It is expected that the f.a.q. wheat standard for the year will be fixed on January 23. A small committee, representative of wheatgrowers, millers,…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 9

Three telling agents offered a total of 11,809 bales of wool at to-day's sales. Shortly after the beginning, two…

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Wool Buyers From Japan Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 11

Connecting to-day on a statement made in the Japanese newspaper. "Asahl" and cabled to Australia, the Minister for the Interior (Mr…

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31d Top Price Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

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

The top price for the week was paid at Sydney wool sales to-day, when a Yorkshire buyer bid 31d for a lot from Yass. The same buyer paid 25½d for…

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Sheep Die After Dipping Owner Loses 800 Cowra District Cowra

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 11

Eight hundred sheep out of a travelling flock of 1900, the property of Mr. George Limbers, have died. The sheen were dipped and then…

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Publicity for Wool British Interests Get Busy London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 1

A meeting of leading wool men in Bradford to-day approved of the boslery trade's proposal to launch a campaign to encourage the use of wool in view of the…

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Wool Publicity Campaign Graziers to Discuss Future Policy Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 9

To discuss wool publicity and possibly bring Australia into line with the Bradford campaign, the Graziers' Federal. Council will…

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Artificial Wool Italian Enterprise Made From Surplus Casein London, January 8

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

Through sanctions curtailing exports of gorgonzola, Italy is increasingly churning her surplus casein into substitute wool, aiming at an output of 15,000 tons thereof[?]…

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American Crisis Farm Leaders to Confer President Reticent Huge Appropriation to Meet Contracts (Australian Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, January 7

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

At his regular Press conference to-day President Roosevelt declined to reveal any of his plans to meet the agricultural crisis, except to…

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Human Bones Found at Foot of Tree Murder, Says Coroner Italian Farmer's Disappearance Employee to Be Tried Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 9

After inquiring into the finding of charred bones buried at the foot of two trees at Gruyere, near Lilydale, on…

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Dr. Page's Mission in England British Markets for Dairy Produce London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 10

It is assumed that the discussions that will take place after Dr. Earle Page's arrival in England will be associated with dairy produce in relation…

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Human Bones Found (Continued from Page 9) Death of Farmer Young Italian Committed Alleged Statements Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 10

In the inquest into the disappearance of Marchesi, further evidence was given this afternoon…

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Homebush Sales Poor Quality Cattle SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

A very strong tone prevailed for sheep at Homebush sales today, when there was a penning of 50,000, which was a decline of 8600 on the last sale day. Last week's rates were…

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Freak Sheep at Stock Sales Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

One of the largest selling agents at the Flemington salcyards amused sheep buyers yesterday by bringing forward for sale a freak six-legged…

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Dipped Sheep Arsenic Causes Mortality COWRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

A warning to stockowners to allow sheep to dry before travelling after they have been dipped has been issued by Mr. W. J. Smith. Stock Inspector at Young,…

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N.S.W. Wheat Stocks Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

The Director of Marketing (Mr. Watson) states that the quantity of 1934-35 season's wheat held in the Sydney terminal elevator totals 189,000 bushels, as…

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Firmness Maintained Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 12

With the hardening tendency being maintained, greasy merino fleece sold at the wool sales to-day to 26d. Throughout the day competition was brisk, all sections…

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Japanese Wool-buyers Unrestricted Entry to Australia CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 10

Referring to the cabled reports that restrictions were placed on Japanese wool-buyers entering Australia, the Minister for the Interior (Mr. T. Paterson) stated…

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