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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

1,575 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 79

Farmer Knocked Over Bee Hive Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 11

One thousand bee stings were picked out by nurses from Peter Smith, an elderly farmer, of Werona, who is in a serious condition in a Castlemaine private hospital…

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Ship Australian Wheat London, February 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 15

The city correspondent of "The Times" says that there will be a resumption from to-day of active chartering for the transport of Australian wheat. Seven…

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Values Firm Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 23

At the Sydney wool sales to-day a good selection, comprising 11,799 bales, was offered. Of these, 10,663 were sold at auction and 477 bales were disposed of…

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Show Cattle Disease-free Certificate Approach to R.A.S. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 15

A representative meeting of cattle interests in Sydney to-day decided to ask the Royal Agricultural Society to insist that no cattle be accepted for exhibition…

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Man Found Stabbed Farm Tragedy Near Boonah BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 15

John Dalrymple, 23, single, was found stabbed to death on the lonely farm of his uncle, Harry Ceiger, in the hills outside Milford, six miles from Boonah, early…

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Danger to Cattle Young Sudan Grass SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 13

Following reports of cattle having been poisoned after grazing on Sudan grass, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. H. Main) stated to-day that investigations…

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Butter Production Decrease in Most States London Market Steady Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 8

Butter production is falling in all but two States: In Queensland pastures have responded well to recent rain, and the position is assumed for the winter months…

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"Shocking State" Wharf Road in Disrepair Wool Bumped From Lorry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 10

Wharf-road between the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's wharf and the pilot station was in such a shocking state of disrepair that the loads…

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Wool Needs Japan "Will Buy Where It Suits Her" Replace Australian Quality Tokio, February 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 12

The newspaper, "Yomiuri," reviewing wool trends, says that formerly Japanese mills almost entirely depended on fine Australian wools, and lazily…

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Needy Farmers Help in South-west Action Without Delay Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 13

The Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) announced to-night that the scheme of providing relief to settlers in the Southwest area was being pressed forward…

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Farmers and Air Defences London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 4

"It is easy to say. 'You shall not!' to a survey. It is useless to say it to a bomb," ends a War Office appeal to land owners and farmers…

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Collective Farming in Russia Impressed Party From Australia Fremantle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 4

The success of collective farming in Russia was discussed in Russia by Dr. R. T. Patton, lecturer in botany at Melbourne University, who is returning in the…

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Butter Exports

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 9

During the week ended February 12 the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following quantities (in boxes) of button At Newcastle. 5748…

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Butter Examined for Export Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 2

During the week ended February 12, 1938, the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following quantities in boxes of butter—…

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Competition Good Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 4

A good selection, comprising 11,712 was offered at the Sydney wool sales to-day Of these, 10,121 bales were sold at suction, and 1695 were disposed of…

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Wool for Japan 80,000 Bales to be Imported TOKIO, February 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 6

The Australian Associated Press learns that permits will be issued this week for the import of 80,000 bales of wool for domestic consumption…

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Trouble at Dairy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 10

Arising from an incident at a dairy at Cook's Hill on January 24, Leonard Jackson, Darby-street, Cool's Hill, proceeded against Thomas Casey Dawson-street,…

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Butter Firm Australian Supplies Short in London MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 6

The London butter market was firm yesterday with salted Kangaroo and New Zealand finest salted bringing 113/, an advance of 1/ on previous quotations…

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Wool Sales Decisions of Conference MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 6

A joint conference of the National Council of Wool-selling Brokers had the Woolgrowers' Council, held in Melbourne to-day, decided that there would be no…

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Market Firm Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 6

The Sydney wool sales were continued to-day, when a good selection, comprising 9951 bales, was offered. Sales at auction totalled 8203 bales, and an additional 1466…

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