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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

1,575 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 79

Test for Ajax in Cropper Plate Champion Sprinters Clash Over Six Furlongs Pandava Has Great Chance with Light Weight

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 1

Champion sprinters of their age, Ajax, Gold Rod and Pandava, clash in what promises to be one of the most interesting C. W. Cropper Plates, on the fourth day of a most successful A.J.C. autumn carnival to-morrow. The capabilities of Ajax cannot be doubted, and he should win, but…

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Singleton Markets Cattle Values Higher SINGLETON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 8

The yarding of fat cattle was light at the weekly stock sales at Singleton. Buyers competed keenly and values were in excess of last week's rates. Store cattle were in light supply,…

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Production Low Butter in All States London Market Firm Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 8

Reports from all States of the Commonwealth show that butter production everywhere is low. Good rain has fallen in many places in…

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Wheat Shipments From Silos Two Cargoes to Be Lifted

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 3

After months of Idleness, the wheat silos at Carrington will spring Into activity during the next few weeks. In addition to the Greek steamer…

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Wool Worths to Form New Company Circular Issued To Shareholders. SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 5

In a circular Issued to shareholders in Woolworths Ltd. to-day, the directors state that in view or the difficulty of procuring new business sites,…

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Field of Class Ajax Should Win Cropper Plate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 18

THE C. W. CROPPER PLATE has attracted a really great field. Aiax should again demonstrate his superiority, even though he has to carry a 7lb penalty…

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Trade and Finance Market Review Potato Prices Likely to Rise Again Keen Cheese Inquiry Big Consignment of Apples Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 8

Good supplies of potatoes arrived in the Newcastle farm produce market early in the week and rates were increased by £1 a ton. Brownells were quoted at £9/10/ to £10 and…

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Maize Crop Good Yields Indicated Department's Review

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 9

The Department of Agriculture, in a review of maize crop conditions as at April 9, states that late sown crops on he Upper North Coast, except for those…

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Ajax Has Easy Victory in Cropper Plate Beechwood Wins Rous Handicap Cid Outstays Woollahra Mile Field Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 8

The C. W. Cropper Plate resulted in an easy win for Ajax at the. fourth day of the A.J.C. autumn carnival at Raridwick this afternoon. In the straight the Heroic colt raced right away…

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Randwick (A.j.c.) Ajax Invincible Clear-cut Victory in Cropper Plate Gold Rod Disappointing Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 10

Ajax is invincible. He followed up his All-Aged Plate win of Wednesday with a clear-cut victory over Pandava, King's Head, Mohican arid Gold Rod in the C. W. Cropper Plate yesterday, when the A.J.C. Autumn meeting Was…

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Frosts Destroy Vine Crops London, April 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 6

The Geneva correspondent of "The Times" states that late frosts destroyed between 60 and 80 per cent. of the vines in East Switzerland. There were also heavy…

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Second Wheat Loading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 6

The Greek steamer Kostis, which arrived in Newcastle early on Saturday morning, will begin loading wheat at the Newcastle terminal elevator this morning…

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Wheat From Silos Steamer Began to Load To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 10

The Greek steamer Kostis began loading 6800 tona of wheat at the Carrington silos to-day, on order from Louis Dreyfus and…

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Record Tobacco Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

Tobacco growers in Canada established a new high record in 1937, with a crop amounting to 71,000,000lb, compared with 45,100,000lb in 1936. The quality was…

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Wool Sales Higher Values in Sydney SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 6

Wool prices compared with the closing rates in Sydney before the Easter recess ranged from par to 5 per cent. higher at the wool sales to-day…

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Greek Steamer Loading Wheat at Silo Shipment of 6800 TONS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 8

The loading machinery at the terminal wheat elevator at Carrington began working yesterday afternoon for the first time since last December, when the Somersby…

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F.A.Q. Standard Wheat Samples Strong Criticism From Liverpool LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 9

The annual report of the Liverpool Corn Trade Association strongly criticises the standards forwarded Dy chambers of commerce, and…

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Dairy Products Empire Organisation Urged MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 11

The Central Council of the Victorian Dairymen's Association decided to-day to urge the immediate setting up of an Empire commodity council in London for…

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Butter for Local Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 6

The butter grading stair of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended April 22. 16,778 boxes of butter manufactured in New South…

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Butter for Export Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 6

During the week ended April 23, Commonwealth butter graders examined for export 6647 boxes of butter—3341 salted and 770 unsalted from Newcastle, and…

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