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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 87

Good Save Fire at Marrickville Shed and Wool Destroyed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 8

Firemen from seven brigades late to-day fought to prevent a fire which destroyed a large wooden shed in the grounds of Edward Bentley end Soon Ltd., twine…

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Wheat Up Again in Sydney 6d Rise in a Week Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 5

Wheat advanced again to-day making a recovery of sixpence a bushel in the past five trading days. To-day's rise ranged from ½d to 1d…

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Stable Prices for Wool Industry Plans For Conference Of World Interests LONDON, January 22

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 4

Wool concerns in one way or another almost every country in the world. Naturally, therefore, there is the keenest interest in the suggestion of the Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), made…

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Test Efficiency Artificial Pastures Cattle in Queensland Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 8

To test the efficiency of artificial pastures in Queensland, two truck-loads of cattle from the Gulf country, which have been fattened on artificial pastures in…

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Further Advance Wheat Prices in Sydney SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 9

Wheat prices rose approximately 1d a bushel to-day, making as total increase of 6d within the last five days. The hardening of the market was stated to be due to Spain making inquiries…

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Japan Buys Well Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 4

Of the 12,771 bales submitted at auction at the wool sales to-day, 11,871 bales were disposed of. An additional 1919 bales were sold privately. The selection was a good one…

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Cattle Sickness N.S.W. Areas Affected No Check on Progress Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 7

Large areas of New South Wales are affected by the three-day sickness among cattle. The disease extends from the Queensland border to Nowra, and inland…

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Warwick Farm Entries

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 3

Warwick Farm entires for Saturday, February 20 are:— MAIDEN HANDICAP, 6f.— Mirth, Yarangun, Mort, Barley Water, Davis Cup,…

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Pastoral Conditions Mostly Satisfactory Director's State Review Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 4

Pastures in New South Wales are in a satisfactory state, except on the Central-western slope and in parts, of the north-west, states the Director of…

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Wheat Exports Increase Ottawa, February 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 8

Canadian wheat exports for the 12 months prior to January 31 totalled 245,000,000 bushels, valued at 232,000,000 dollars (£A58,000,000) compared with…

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Good Competition Wool Sales in Sydney SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 4

A good selection comprising 12,896 bales was submitted at auction at the wool sales to-day, and 11,153 bales were sold. An additional 1114 bales were disposed of…

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Understated Tax Cattle Dealer Fined £250 Ordered to Pay £3144 TENTERFIELD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 5

Charged at the Tenterfield Police Court to-day with having attempted to erode taxation, Archibald Henry Neale, a cattle dealer and butcher, of Warwick, who…

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Cattle Fever Possible Effect on Humans Grafton Doctor's View Horses and Bullocks Suffer GRAFTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 8

Is the Rhodesian fever, or "three days sickness," in cattle transferrable to human beings? A Grafton doctor said this morning that if the disease were…

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Fairbridge Scheme Farm School At Molong £14,000 Already Subscribed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 9

The Chairman of the Sydney committee of the Fairbridge Farm School scheme (Mr. Andrew Reid) said to-day that £14,000 had been subscribed towards the…

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Science in Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 6

In a broadcast address last night, the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) spoke of the significance of the Royal Show, which will be held in Sydney next month…

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Cattle Fever Milk May Affect Consumers SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 10

Milk from cows suffering from three-day fever may possibly affect human beings. Sydney veterinary experts admitted to-day. This aspect of the epidemic is being…

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Dunedin Wool Sales Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 11

Because of restricted Japanese activity, prices for fine wools at the second Dunedin wool sale to-day eased by as much as 3d for merino and 1d to 2d for…

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Sydney Wool Sales Japan Buys Freely SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 6

Japan purchased freely at the wool sales to-day, when a good selection comprising 11,988 bales, was submitted. At auction 9857 bales were sold end 1813 holes…

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Dirty Dairy Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 11

Mr. W. J. Enright pleaded "Guilty" on behalf of Frederick J. McEncarney, of Buchanan, who was charged with having kept unclean dairy premises on January…

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Poultry Farmers State Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 6

At the meeting of the State Council of the Poultry Farmers' Association of New South Wales several branches requested that the approach to the Federal…

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