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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

1,986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 100

Wool Sales Next Week Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 15

The Woolselling Brokers' Association has decided to revert to the original programme for next week's sales following the cancellation of Tuesday as a…

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F.A.Q. STANDARD New Season's Wheat 64Lb for Bagged and Bulk Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 9

The f.a.q. standard for New South Wales wheat for the 1935-36 harvest, was fixed at 64lb for both bagged and silo wheat at a meeting of the grain trade…

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3/4 a Gallon For Camden Vale Milk Dairymen Complain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 12

At a meeting of the Federated Milk Producers' Association at West Maitland last night, exception was taken by delegates in regard to companies which, it…

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"May Be Unwieldy" Extension of Dairy Produce Board Fear of Tariffs Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 15

"I am not pleased with the reorganisation of the Dairy Produce Board, as finally decided by Parliament, and I am afraid that in extending the board, as it…

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Pastoral to German Catholics Ban on Neo-paganism Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 1

A pastoral letter adopted by a conference of Bishops at Fulda and read from the pulpits of all Catholic Churches in Germany to-day forbids Catholics to read…

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Heavy Exports Wheat from Australia SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 2

Big exports of wheat are being made from Australia despite the rising local market, and up to January 21, 1,662,315 bushels had been shipped overseas…

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Manning River Dairying Taree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 2

The Manning River Cooperative Dairy Society has paid 717 suppliers 83/4d per lb. for choicest and 73/4d per lb for second-class butter for the month of December, the turnover being £15,470/…

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Japan Is Seeking Her Own Wool Kingdom Mongolian Objective Tremendous Area for Grazing Too Cold for Crops London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 1

A British observer, who recently returned to London from the Far East, says that he believes the Japanese…

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Wool Industry Trade with Germany Move for Agreement Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 4

At a joint meeting of the Federal Graziers' Council and the Australian Woolgrowers' Council held to-day to consider the report of Mr. R. J. T. Boyer,…

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Strong Market Brisbane Wool Sales Competition Keen: Prices Firm Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 4

The fourth series of wool sales opened at Brisbane to-day, when 14,062 bales were offered. The selection was an average one…

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Plan to Promote Use of Wool Growers Decide on Levy Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 8

Far-reaching decisions with the object of promoting the use of wool and improving its quality were made at a special joint meeting to-day of…

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Rowdy Meeting Wheat Inquiry Report Criticised Relief Director in Defence Rankin Springs (N.s.w.), Mon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

A motion that at all costs the Government must be prevented from turning off their holdings farmers who, through no fault of their own, had been unable to…

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Junior Farmers Report of School Supervision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 7

The vacation period provided the supervising teacher of school agriculture (Mr. G. M. Blacklock) with an opportunity for visiting members scattered throughout the Newcastle district who…

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Butter Examinations

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 4

During the week ended January 25. Commonwealth butter graders at Newcastle examined for export 2775 boxes of salted and 104 boxes…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 4

A buoyant tone again prevailed at the wool sales to-day, when 12,612 bales were offered. The selection was similar to that of the previous day. Good average greasy…

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Sell More Wool Greater Publicity Planned Proposal for Government Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 13

Australian wools are to be given greater publicity overseas. Plans to do this were formulated today at a joint meeting of the Graziers' Federal Council and the…

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Royal Farmer Late King's Interest Windsor and Sandringham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 5

"Squires of Sandringham and Windsor" was the title of an interesting broadcast address given on Sunday night by Mr. Edmund Burke, on behalf of the…

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Absconders From Boys' Farm Mittagong

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 8

Absconding inmates from the Mittagons Farm for Boys have recently worried residents of Yerrinbool on the Hume Highway. nine miles on the…

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Cattle Lightly Supplied Waratah Stock Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 13

The supply of cattle yarded at Waratah Saleyard to-day was much lighter than usual and included only small proportionof prime quality bullocks and steers The balance…

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Australian Wool in Japan Tokio, January 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 8

The Australian Trade Commissioner in Japan (Mr. Longfield Lloyd) declares that the message sent from Osaka on January 18, which stated that Japanese…

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