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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 87

Levy on Wool "Board Will Go Ahead" MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 10

The Commonwealth Government has refused to legislate for a compulsory levy on wool to raise funds for the Wool Board's international publicity campaign,…

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Buy More Wool Chinese Envoy's Hopes Mills Work Continuously Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 10

Mr. Harold H. Yuan, a representative of the Oriental Wool Manufacturers Ltd., of Tientsin, end unofficial trade envoy for the Chinese Government, has arrived…

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TO 5 Per Cent Wool Prices Rise Sydney Competition Keen Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 6

Advances ranging to 5 per cent. came into operation at the wool sales to-day for all classes of wool except very inferior descriptions…

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Wool Store Fire Sequel in Full Court Claim Against Company Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 10

A special case, arising from the fire at Goldsbrough, Mort, and Company's wool store at Pyrmont on September 25, was before the Fall Court to-day…

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Crops Eaten Swarms of Caterpillars South Coast Districts Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 10

Farmers in the Albion Park, Jamberoo, North Kiama and Nowra districts, on the South Coast, are concerned by the appearance of swarms of army worm…

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Day Out for Junior' Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 1

Junior farmers of the district found planty to interest them in the pavilions at Newcastle Show to-day They arrived early this morning…

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Cattle Trade with Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 10

The Federal Government has been asked to make an aerial survey of the Yampi Sound hinterland in Western Australia to find if a stock route is available for West…

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Bright Season for Wool and Wheat No Carry-Over Of Grain This Year

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 8

Wheat is being snapped up by overseas buyers as soon as it reaches the railway sidings, wool dips are bringing good prices, and the outlook generally for Australian primary produce is bright…

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Rust-proof Wheat Evolved After 15 Years' Work Northern Farmers Told Narrabri

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 13

Addressing delegates at the 11th annual conference of the North and North-western Agricultural Bureaus, Professor Watts, B.Sc., of Sydney University, toll…

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Butter Competition in Dutch Indies Amsterdam

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 3

Agricultural organisations have, protested to the Government against the limitation of exports of Dutch butter to the Dutch East Indies…

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Danzig Bans Export of Wheat Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 11

Owing to the poor harvest, Danzig has banned the export of wheat to Germany. The Free City, which has an [?]…

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Company's Power Butter Equalisation Victorian Test Case Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 12

That he had signed his pooling agreement with Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee Ltd., in the mistaken belief that the company had…

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Further Improvement Sydney Wool Market SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 8

At the wool sales to-day a good selection, comprising 12,165 bales, was offered. Of these 11,420 hales were sold at auction and 1085 bales privately…

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Wool for China Australia Not Keenly Interested Big Purchases Unlikely Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 12

Because China produces substantial quantities of coarse wool for internal purposes, Commonwealth officials do not support the view expressed by a Chinese…

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Manchukuo Wheat Crop Tokio, February 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 15

The newspaper "Asahi" says the Manchukuo wheat crop will be 120,000 tons, which should cause a good market for flour…

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Butter Production Increase in North MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 9

Herds in the northern part of New South Wales are recovering from the three-day sickness, but it has proceeded to the South. Production in the North should…

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Problem of the North Cattle Raising Difficulties London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 1

"I can assure you that none of the money seems to have reached the drudges of North Australia," said Lord, Luke,…

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Rooms to Be Extended Dairy Farmers' Milk Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 20

An extension of accommodation for its business in Charlton-street, Wickham, is to be carried out by the Dairy Farmers' Cooperative Milk Company Ltd. This will…

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Weed to Wheat Story of Development in Agriculture Pavilion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 4

Behind the every-day household vegetable or the flower that grows in the home garden lies a story of perseverance and scientific investigation…

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Dr. Page's Appeal Result of "Yes" Vote Protecting the Farmer Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 13

An appeal for a "Yes" vote on the marketing referendum issue was issued to-day by the Minister for Commerce (Dr. Earle Page). He declared that city…

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