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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

1,575 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 79

Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 4

Nearly 10,000 bales were offered at the wool sales in Melbourne to-day and a clearance of 90 per cent. was made. Competition was general. Bradford was…

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Wheat Purchase by Britain for Emergency? London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 11

It is believed that the British Government has made substantial purchases of Australian and other wheat to…

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Child To Inherit £1,176,813 Daughter Of Wool Magnate LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 1

Eight-year-old Ruth Reddihough, daughter of a Bradford wool magnate, the late Mr. Frank Reddihough, has inherited most of her father's…

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Citrus Fruit Northern Crop Reports Effect of Hot Weather

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 4

The generally favourable outlook throughout coastal citrus groves during early February was not maintained owing to the hot, dry weather which prevailed…

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Wheat Is Easier

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 9

Wheat fell about 2d a bushel to-day, presumably on reports of an American estimate for the winter season of 726 million…

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American Wheat Forecast Chicago, April 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 12

The Department of Agriculture forecast of the winter wheat crop is 727,707,000 bushels…

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Wool Sales Melbourne Values Steady MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 8

To-day's wool market at Melbourne showed little change front yesterday. An average selection of 7290 bales met with at good clearance, under general competition. Bradford…

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Australian Wheat Britain Buys for Emergency LONDON, April 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 11

It is believed that the British Government has made substantial purchases of Australian and other wheat to provide six months' instead of three months',…

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Two Children Throats Cut on Lonely Farm Woman Charged with Murder Bendigo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 11

On a lonely bush farm at Iron Stone Hill, about 4½ miles from Bendigo, two young children were found by their father this morning lying on a double bed with…

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Junior Farmers Factor in Rural Life Premier Pays Tribute Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 13

In addressing the junior farmers at the Showground to-day, the Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) said that it was a pity that interstate junior farmers could not…

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Farm Produce at the Show Novel Sidecar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 9

Men dwarfed by the Hunter River and Liverpool Plains exhibit at the Royal Sydney Show…

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Grading of Butter Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 6

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended April 8 13,447 boxes of butter…

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China After the War Buy Australian Wool SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 10

The opinion that as soon as the war between China and Japan was over China would be after Australian wool was expressed to-day by Mr. Leong Kee…

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Manning River Dairying Taree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 6

The Manning River Cooperative Dairy Society Ltd. for the month of March paid 784 suppliers 1/0¼per pound for choicest, 11¼d per pound for second…

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Farmer Gaoled Caused Man's Death in Car Smash ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 10

Albert Carl Hausler, 36, farmer, of Lyndoch, was sentenced to a year's imprisonment to-day for having caused the death of Leonard James Cowell while…

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Battered to Death Woman on New Zealand Farm Young Man Gas Poisoned Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 7

A lonely farmhouse at Henley. Otago, was the scene of a crime last night. Mrs. Frances Amalita Lee, 48, was found dead in bed to-day. Her head was…

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Fires and Frosts in England Damage To Crops LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 1

Fires are blazing by night in orchards over a great part of England in a battle with frost. The fruit blossoms all over Western…

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Farmers Hear War Plan London. March 23

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 6

Britain's war-time food plan is ready. This assurance was given by Mr. W. S. Morrison, Minister of Agriculture, to a meeting at…

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Farmer's Death Charred Remains in Fire BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 7

Police believe that the death of Jesse Emery, 34, a farmer, of Mulgeldie, between Maryborough and Gympie, resulted from a shot after he sat on a pile of…

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Butter Quality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 6

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle, during the week ended April 15. 10,062 boxes of butter manufactured in New…

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