Textile Trade Is Booming British Warning to Wool Interests London
The textile industry has not has such activity as at [?]sent since the boom immediately after the war. Some factories are working day and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1936
1,986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 100
"Penalises Growers" Bounty on Wheat Production Want It on Acreage Sydney
The bushel bounty for wheat penalises formers in drought-?affected areas, who, through no fault of their own, have no bushels for any bounty—that is the view…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Returns From Wool Forecast Exceeded £19,233,000 in Five Months Canberra
Budget forecasts of a substantial excess over last year of wool exports are realised in overseas trade figures for the July-November period, 1935. Statistics made…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Use More Wool Campaign in England Japanese Competition (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 8
A meeting of leading wool men in Bradford to-day approved of the hosiery trade's proposal to launch a campaign to encourage the use of wool in view of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Guaranteed Prices New Zealand Dairy Policy Wellington (N.z.)
The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has been requested by the Government to postpone the introduction of the proposed regulations for the control of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Farmers to Tour N.Z. MELBOURNE
Led by Mr. R. C. Scott, of the South Australian Agricultural Department, a party of 16 South Australian farmers left Melbourne by the Marama on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Charred Bones Found on Victorian Farm Italian for Trial Alleged Conflicting Stories MELBOURNE
After inquiring into the finding of charred bones at Gruyere, near Lilydale, on December 5, the Coroner to-day committed Giacomo Tarca, 30, a labourer, for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Farmer Who Has No Bushels
THE criticism by the" Council of Wheatgrowers' Union of the Government's provision for aiding the farmers, raises a large and very tangled question. It is suggested that the bushel bounty is unfair to farmers in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Trading Slower British Market London
Trading in wheat cargoes developed slowly to-day, sellers of Manitoban reducing their offers by threepence owing to lack of support in overnight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Growers Are Angry Ministers Are Attacked Parkes
The report of the South-west Committee of Inquiry was criticised at a meeting of the executive of the N.S.W. Wheatgrowers' Union. A strong…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Busy Wool Trade Mills Work Day and Night Shortage of Operatives London, January 9
The wool textile industry, has not experienced such activity since the boom immediately after the war. Some factories are working day and night, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →British Farmers Farewelled
London, January 10.—The New Zealand High Commissioner (Sir James Parr) to-day farwelled 26 British farmers who will embark on the Mooltan, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Price Up in Perth 5 Per Cent. Higher Than Last Month Perth
A rise of fully 5 per cent, overall compared with last December's sale, and a record attendance of buyers marked the sixth of the 1935-36 wool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sixteen Perish Fierce Gale in Britain Extensive Damage Farmers Suffer Heavy Losses (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 11
Sixteen lives were lost—seven of them at sea—in a great gale which swept the British Isles at the week-end. The sole survivor of the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crops Damaged Storm at Paterson
A severe storm, accompanied by large hailstones, swept the Paterson district on Saturday afternoon. In half an hour 150 points of ram fell. The hail, some as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Homebush Sales Brisk Competition for Sheep SYDNEY
Graziers are holding back supplies in sheep raising areas for fattening purposes: consequently, there was a smaller penning in the sheep section at Homebush to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Wheat "Should Maintain Prices" European Markets Sydney
Doubts and fears are intermingled with prospects for international wheat in the coming months, states the Lindley Walker Wheat Company in its weekly report…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Empire-wide Wool Campaign Lord Barnby's Plan Melbourne
More than ever convinced that unless an Empire-wide wool publicity campaign is undertaken, Australia will suffer seriously. Lord Barnby to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Good Clearances Sydney Wool Sales High Price for Yass Clip Sydney
Very good clearances were effected at the Sydney wool sales to-day, when the market, as compared with the closing rates of last week, ruled from par to 5 per…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Stays at Higher Price Good Clearance Made at Sydney Sales Sydney
All the best features of yesterday's wool sales. when the market ruled from par to 5 p.c. higher than last week, were again in evidence at…
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