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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

1,986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 100

Better Competition Brisbane Wool Sales BRISBANE

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

The wool sales were continued to-day, when 13950 bales were offered. Compared with the previous day there was wider competition and excellent clearances…

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Exported Butter Improving the Quality Conference in Sydney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 5

The Minister for Commerce (Dr. Earle Page) and the Assistant Minister for Commerce (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby) met the Australian Dairy Produce Board…

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Japanese Complaints Exaggerated Quality of Wool Tokio

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 13

The Australian Trade Commissioner (Mr. Longfield Lloyd) said today that the complaints of Osaka business men on "unevenness of quality" of…

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Wool Sales in Sydney Bouyant Market Expected Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 12

Indications point to a buoyant market at the resumption of the wool sales In Sydney on Monday. Competition has strengthened…

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To Boost Canadian Wheat Sales Conference of Experts Arranged Ottawa

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 13

The Minister for Trade and Commerce (Mr. Euler) announced to-day that he had invited grain growers, dealers, exporters, the Wheat Board,…

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January Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 20

General competition and keen bidding at the Brisbane wool sales, which opened on January 27, disclosed a consistent market, almost free from irregularities, and…

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Excise on Wool For Publicity SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 7

The General Council of the drillers Association of N.S.W. has approved of the action of the Braziers' Federal Council in asking for the…

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Differentiation In Freights Newcastle Penalised Dept's Amazing Attitude Butter Shipments

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 7

The amazing assumption that important butter producing districts on the, North. Coast are unlikely to make…

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Rates Maintained Brisbane Wool Sales End BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 6

The wool sales concluded to-day, when 12,000 bales were offered. The selection was on a par with the previous day. Competition was again very keen and general…

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Canadian Wheat Stimulation of Sales Conference to Discuss Ottawa, January 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 12

The Minister of Trade and Commerce (Mr. W. D. Euler) announced to-day that he had invited grain growers, dealers, exporters, the Canadian Wheat Board, and…

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No Barter Wool and German Cars Minister on Economic Aspect Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 10

Declaring that the Commonwealth Government could not agree to a barter arrangement with one wool-buying foreign country unless the benefits of such an…

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Millions Lost Cost of Pests to Farmers Weeds and Plant Diseases Canberra, January 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 3

Some astonishing facts were related in a recent address at Cornell University by Mr. L. F. Livingston, President of the American Society of Agricultural…

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Find Employment Decisions of Ministers' Conference Subsidy Sought Farm Training for Youths SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 12

The opinion that other avenues should be explored with a view of providing employment for unemployed youths was expressed at the conference of Ministers…

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Shooting of Share Farmer Police Form Theory of Tragedy Manilla

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 7

Investigations by the police have led them to believe that Aubrey Percival Cummins, 64, share-farmer, who yesterday was found dying at his…

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Widespread Criticism Government and Butter Freights Appeal to Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 3

The refusal of the Railway Department to revise butter freight rates to Newcastle, on the assumption that North…

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Dairy Farmers on Strike Higher Prices Sought in Adelaide Adelaide

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 5

Supplies of wholesale milk coming Into Adelaide from the country were heavily reduced this morning when members of the South Australian…

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Publicity for Wool Visitor From London Impressed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 3

Before leaving for New Zealand yesterday after an extensive tour through all States of the Commonwealth during which he visited his…

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Immigration to Australia Ambitious Plan Suggested More Wheat Growers London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 1

The adoption of community settlements when immigration is resumed was urged upon Australia by Mr. G. Lanabury…

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Publicity Campaign Funds from Duty on Wool Graziers Approve Scheme Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 13

Approval was given to-day by the General Council of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales to the action of the Graziers' Federation Council and the…

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Butter Freight Rates

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 4

As an example of egregrious departmental nonsense, the letter which the Railway Department wrote to the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce on the subject of butter freights could scarcely be improved upon…

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