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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

1,575 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 79

MR. H. C. Taylor Dead Prominent Cattle Breeder SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 8

Mr. Hugh Corbett Taylor, a prominent grazier and cattle breeder, died at his home at Victoria-road, Bellevue Hill, to-day…

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Market Firm Wool Sales in Sydney SYDNEY

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

The Sydney wool market ruled firm to-day and reflected all the best features of the previous day's auctions. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers'…

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That Wheat Deal 90,000 Tons of Australian London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 9

Brokers estimate that the British Government bought at least 80.000 or 90.000 tons of Australian wheat on April 8 and…

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Export Prices Further Downward Trend Wheat and Sugar Lower Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 11

The continued downward trend of export prices since the peak pre-depression level, reached in April last year, is reflected in the sharp drop to March of 27…

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Severe Penalties Japanese Wool Importers Must Manufacture for Export Tokio, April 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 11

The Minister for Commerce and Industry (Mr. Yoshino) has given notification of severe penalties if wool is imported for the manufacturing of exports is not fully used…

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Flooded Farms in New Zealand Desolate Wastes Auckland (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 9

Huge areas of land in Hawkes Bay are still covered with floodwaters. Communication with Napier and Hastings has been restored by road, but the…

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Silo Wheat Second Greek Ship to Load

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 12

The second ship scheduled to load wheat at Newcastle this week entered Port Hunter yesterday. She is the Greek vessel Neion, of 5154 tons, from Durban, and…

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Wheat From the Silos Another Cargo on

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 7

The Neion, the second of the steamers to arrive within a week to load wheat for Louis Dreyfus and Company at the Carrington silos, is…

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Prices Firm Wool Sales in Sydney SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 10

Prices remained fully firm at the previous day's levels at the Sydney wool sales to-day. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers'…

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British Purchase of Wheat Minister's Statement Challenged Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 7

The Commonwealth Government was not aware that the British Government had been actually making purchases of wheat or other foodstuffs…

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Singleton Markets Cattle Values Maintained SINGLETON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 8

There was a fairly heavy yarding of the cattle at the weekly stock sales at Singleton. For best quality buyers competed fairly actively at values showing little alteration on…

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Serious Decline Butter Production in New South Wales London Advance Imminent Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 8

Rain is required to assist production of butter in New South Wales. The decline is now causing alarm. Cold weather is being experienced and light rain only…

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Junior Farmers Successful Cardiff Show Judge Was Surprised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 3

The efficiency of the junior farmers of Cardiff was revealed last night when the Junior Farmers' Club held its first exclusive flower and vegetable show…

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Oyster Farmer Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 6

John Moffat 40, oyster farmer, was remanded to May 13 on his own bail of £20, on charges of having driven a motor-car in Maitland-road, Mayfield, on…

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Shot in Stomach Rifle Accidentally Exploded Farmer's Wound Fatal Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 12

Williams Ellis, a well-known resident of Palmer's Channel, died in the Lower Clarence Hospital to-day as a result of injuries received when a…

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Kalgan Wool Sales Tokio, May 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 2

According to the "Asahi Shimbun," Japanese wool merchants bought 7,000,000lb. at the first wool sales in Kalgan (North China), which is considerably…

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Values Firm Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 4

Values were fully firm on the closing rates of last week at the wool sales to-day. Sydney Wool-selling Brokers'…

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Farming Problems Agricultural Council Marketing Cooperation Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 8

Many important questions will be discussed at the meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council, which is to open at Canberra on May 12. It is probable…

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Sheep's Tongue

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 3

This is a nice and simple way to use sheeps' tongues: Use 6 tongues, 2 carrots, 1 turnip, 3 cloves, 1 onion, pepper and salt, a teaspoonful of…

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Export Butter Examined Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 6

During the week ended April 30. Commonwealth graders examined for export 6655 boxes of butter, comprising 2571 salted and 962 unsalted from Newcastle, and 2743 salted and…

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