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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 87

Butter Grading SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 7

During the week ended January 9 the Commonwealth graders examined for export at Newcastle 2059 boxes of salted butter and 573 boxes of…

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Records Likely South Coast Dairy Industry Butter Output Increases Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

There is every indication that at least two butter factories on the far South Coast will have record outputs this year. The Senior Dairy Instructor (Mr. S. R…

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Record Price Wool Sales in Melbourne Strong Japanese Competition Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 4

The record price for Melbourne this season of 31½d was paid for bales of merino wool at the sales to-day. A good selection of 8566 bales was…

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Real Peace Depends on Economics Eden's Call to Powers "Britain Prefers Butter to Guns" London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 6

A speech by the British Foreign Secretary (Mr. Anthony Eden) on the European' situation emphasised the wish of…

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Citrus Crops Menaced Extremes of Cold and Heat Los Angeles, January 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 8

Californian citrus growers are continuing the fight to save their crops front destruction by the severe cold. Already their losses are estimated at nearly…

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Grain Shortage Position in Germany Ultimatum to Farmers Berlin, January 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 8

In consequence of the grain shortage and the need for maintaining the bread supply, the Government has ordered farmers to increase their deliveries of wheat…

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Boy Badly Injured Fell Through a Cattle Trap

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 9

Leslie Tonkins (13), of Gosford Road, Broadmeadow, was badly hurt to-day when he and his bicycle fell down a culvert eight feet deep…

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Wool Research Problems for Scientists Melbourne Conference Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

At a conference this afternoon between the Australian Wool Board and Federal and State Government scientists, it was agreed that the scientific bodies should…

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Publicity Scheme for Wool Federal Support Promised Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 9

The support of the Commonwealth Government to any practical scheme for wool research and publicity was…

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Federal Wheat Estimate Lower Than Average for Ten Years Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 9

The final forecast of the Australian wheat harvest indicates a production of 134,182,000 bushels in the 1936-37 season…

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Record Prices Melbourne Wool Sales Less Competition in North Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 9

At the Melbourne wool sales to-day merino fleece sold to 33¼d, which is a record for the present selling season. Comeback sold to 31¼d, also the highest…

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Way of Peace Economic Cooperation Mr. Eden's Plea Britain Preferred Butter to Guns (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 9

No nation could prosper on another's ruin. If they based their policies on that they would go far to find a solution of mankind's…

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Poultry Farmers Standard for Bran and Pollard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

It was decided at a meeting of the State Council of the Poultry Farmers' Association of New South Wales, at Parramatta, to ask the Standards…

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Shell Exploded on N.Z. Farm Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 9

Workers had amazing escapes from death when an artillery shell exploded yesterday on a farm at Waipukurau. The shell is thought to have been left…

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Smaller Yield Australian Wheat Crop Drain on Stocks Maintenance of High Prices CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 11

The final estimate by the Common-wealth Statistician (Dr. R. Wilson) indicates that 12,609,000 acres under wheat in Australia in 1936-37 will yield 134,182,000…

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Hardening Tendency Melbourne Wool Market MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 8

A good selection of 10,230 bales was offered at the wool sales to-day, and under animated competition, particularly from Bradford nod the Continent, the…

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Wool Research Empire Conference in Melbourne International Fund Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 12

Addressing delegates to the Empire conference of woolgrowers, which opened to-day, the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) said that the Commonwealth Government…

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Marching Farmers Seek Police Protection Strike Leaders Denounced San Francisco, January 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 12

The Associated Farmers of Stanislaw County have petitioned the Governor of California (Mr. F. Merriam), and the Mayor of San Francisco (Mr. A. J. Rossi)…

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Talking, Gold Rod and Lynch Law Nominated for C.w. Cropper Plate

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 4

The champion three-year-olds, Talking and Gold Rod, and Sydney's outstanding two-year-old. Lynch Law, are nominated for the C. W. Cropper Plate, a weight-for-ag'e event to be run on die fourth day of the A.J.C. Autumn…

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Warwick Farm Saturday, March 20

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 4

LIVERPOOL HANDICAP, six furlongs; Country Party, Improvemnet Mitsul Second Call Modena Water Waggon Royal Step Night of Love Timurkhan Falstaff…

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