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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 87

Nearing Peak Level Wheat Prices in Sydney SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 4

Bagged wheat was quoted at 5/7, and silo grain at 5/6½ a bushel to-day, representing a rise of ½d to ¾d a bushel, compared with Saturday's quotations…

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New Record Price for Wheat Aust. Cargoes Abroad Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 6

Australian wheat values are soaring to new record levels in the overseas' markets. Several cargoes of Australian wheat…

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Embargo on Wheat Warning from Argentine Buenos Aires, March 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 7

The Argentine National Grain Board has issued a warning that it may be necessary to place an embargo on wheat exports if they continue at their…

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Country Women at Royal Show Interest From Refrigerators to Cattle Exhibits Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 3

Country women's interest at the Sydney Show seems to have two strangely diverse focal points—cattle and refrigerators. Wherever refrigerators were shown…

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New Wheat Plan Growers' Levy Proposed Benefit of Export Bounty Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 6

Following the defeat of the Marketing Referendum on March 6, the conference of the Australian Wheat Growers' Federation in Adelaide this week will discuss a…

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Farming and Leisure Miss Byrne Returns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 3

All phases of household, farming and community life in other countries have been studied by Miss Lorna Byrne, B.Sc. (Agric.), Organiser of the Women's…

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Young Farmers Camp at the Show Premier's Encouragement Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) paid a visit to the Showground this afternoon and addressed the junior farmers who are camped there. He said the…

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Tonics for Women Many New Dresses Chosen By Mrs. Simpson Black Wool Frock for Afternoons Com of Silver Fox Is Piece De Resistance Paris, March 4

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 4

Mrs. Simpson has ordered a number of new dresses from Molyneux. She chose them from replicas of a Paris collection show at the Cannes branch of the firm, for she has not left Cannes…

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Favorable Wool Outlook.—

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 7

London, Tuesday: The "Financial Times" considers that the wool outlook is most favorable, though a boom is unlikely…

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Show Cattle Sold Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 6

After opening quietly bidding became more spirited at the safe of show cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's grounds to-day. The best price obtained was 305…

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Bright Outlook for New Wheat Crop Firm Prices Indicated Larger Area Is to Be Sown Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 7

Peak prices seem assured for the balance of Australia's wheat crop. Better still, a firm market is indicated for…

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In Sellers' Favour Melbourne Wool Prices MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 6

At the wool sales to-day, 8792 bales were offered at auction, and nearly all were cleared. Widespread competition is being met with, principally from…

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Export Curtailment Argentine Wheat Smaller World Carryover Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 6

In its weekly report, issued to-day, the Lindley Walker Wheat Company quotes a week-end cablegram from Broomball, suggesting that the possible official…

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Big Boom in Wheat Forecast "World Will Turn to Australia" London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 7

"The world demand for wheat will be diverted to the Commonwealth," writes the "Financial News," commenting upon the announcement by…

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Nazi Control of German Farmers Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 1

Elaborate plans, designed to increase farm production, were announced to-day by the administration of the Four Year Plan (General Goering) in a…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 4

A very satisfactory clearance was made at the wool sales to-day, when 8000 bales were offered. All descriptions were in good demand, and prices were equal…

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May Rise to 6s Frenzied Wheat Buying Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 5

Frenzied buying on the wheat market has resulted in a turnover of ten million bushels of Australian wheat in…

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Wheat Prices Expected to Rise Increase in Acreage Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 4

The belief that Australian wheat prices would rise was expressed to-day by the Director of State Agriculture (Mr. A. H. McDonald)…

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Junior Farmers Sydney Show Camp SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 2

Members of the junior farmers' camp at Sydney Show to-day listened to addresses by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. H. Main), the Director of…

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German Plans Increase Farm Production Nazi Methods of Control Berlin, March 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 8

Elaborate plans, designed to increase farm production, were announced by General Goering, in a broadcast to which farmers in all parts of Germany listened…

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