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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

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Victorian Farmers and Wheat Best Price for Ten Years Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 6

Victorian farmers are now receiving 5s 3d a bushel for their wheat, the Highest price since October, 1927, a period of almost 10 years. The new…

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Shortage of Wheat Market Reacts to Rumors London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 4

The wheat market is becoming increasingly sensitive to rumor. Private estimates of the United States crop are…

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Cereza Wins C. W. Cropper Plate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 10

Cereza won the C. W. Cropper Plate at Randwick on Saturday by half a neck from Pamelus with King's Head a length away in third place…

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How They Finished in C.W. Cropper Plate Royali Step's Victory Paid Top Price Brought High Price Some Good Advice

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 April 1937 · page 6

Cereza stole a march on the field in the C. W. Cropper, Plate at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, and she just lasted long enough to beat Pamelus, who finished very fast. King's Head was third. Royal Step just held off Turbine to win the Woollahra Handicap in an exciting finish at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. Gothlin came fast to secure third…

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Wheat Prices in Sydney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 4

Wheat experts in Sydney regard 6/ a bushel for wheat quite likely within the next few weeks. Sales were made to-day at 5/10¼ for silo, while bagged wheat…

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Wool Sales in Two States Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 5

Competition at to-day's wool sales was general, but less active. Clips from Uralla were bought for 28d by Bradford, and later a Bradford…

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Japanese Eating Our Butter Again Scarcity of National Supplies Tokio

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 5

Australian butter has appeared again in the big retail shops. Japanese butter is scarce and both are selling at about the same price, in spite of…

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Wheat Boom Continues May Continue Next Season Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 1

Nearly 2,000.000 bushels of Australian wheat were sold in England yesterday at prices which, in some cases, reached…

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SPEND £22,640 Australian Wool Board First Year's Operations Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 8

The expenditure of £22,640 on scientific and pastoral research for the first year of its operations was approved by the Australian Wool Board to-day…

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UP 5 Per Cent. Wool Prices in Sydney Resumption of Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 4

Woolgrowers received further heartening news to-day when, at the resumption of the Sydney wool sales, the market showed an advance of fully 5 per cent. on…

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Wheat Price Rise Causes Concern in Britain Storage Plans Not Clear (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, April 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 8

The "Morning Post" says: "Concern is expressed in political circles at the rise in the price of wheat. Repeated attempts to secure information failed to elicit any…

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Dairy Produce Orderly Marketing Proposal by M.H.R. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 8

A proposal for the orderly marketing of butter and cheese, which could be implemented under existing constitutional powers was pet forward to-day by Mr…

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Newcastle Wool Sale To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 7

A total of 1659 bales will be offered at the wool sale to be held in Newcastle to-morrow. It will bo one of the last clcarlnR-up sales at…

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Good Competition Wool Market Remains Firm SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 4

Under excellent competition from Yorkshire and the Continent, and with good support from Japan, the wool market ruled fully firm to-day for all descriptions at…

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Australian Butter Reappearance in Tokio Local Product Scarce Tokio, April 6

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 8

There is notable reappearance of Australian butter in the big retail shops, in contrast to the scarcity of Japanese. Both are selling at about the same price,…

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Scientists Study Wool Problems "May Save Millions" Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 7

Sixty scientists working under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research may save millions of pounds for Australia in the wool…

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Dr. Clunie Ross Appointment in London Wool Representative Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 9

Dr. I. Clunie Ross has been appointed Australian representative on the International Wool Publicity and Research Secretariat in London…

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Wheat Prices Highest for 10 Years Sellers Hold Out for 6/ SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 4

Commenting on the high shipping rates for carrying Australian wheat to England, Mr. G. W. Walker of the Lindley, Walker Wheat Co., said to-day that for some time…

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Huge Purchase of Aust. Wheat 4.000,000 Bushels in Two Days Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 5

Nearly 2,500,000 bushels of Australian wheat were sold overseas yesterday. making a total of 4,000,000 bushels of Australian sold during the…

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Runs Cattle Station Woman From New Caledonia

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 April 1937 · page 4

Madame Jean Almaric, owner and manager of a 35,000 acre cattle station in New Caledonia, arrived in…

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