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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
1,575 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 79
Apart from the coast and a small section of the Southern Tablelands, the outlook for the pastoral industry is very bad, according to the monthly report,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Greek steamer Neion, which arrived at Newcastle last week from abroad, began loading a cargo of about 7000 tons of wheat at the silo wharf yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Sydney wool sales continued one a firm totem to-day, buyers bidding freely for the best selections. The Sydney Woolselling Brokers'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The first 50 or 400 young British migrants selected by the Church of England Migration Council will arrive in Sydney next month…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Discussing the claim by British dairy interest that by producing 99lb. of milk in 24 hours a Jersey cow had broken the wrold's record by 2½lb.,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tarvrax, a property of 115 square miles, in the north-west of Queensland, was sold to-day to Australian Estates Ltd. The property has a normal capacity of 20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The third series of the London wool sales for 1938 will begin on May 10, and conclude on May 20. The catalogue totals 90,800 bales, and included 9000 from New South Wales, 5250…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More rain is needed in the Upper Hunter Valley to benefit deep rooting crops. The light falls have encouraged the growth of surface weeds, which choke the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plans for the establishment of a Fairbridge farm school in South Australia are being considered. It is proposed to establish the school on similar lines to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Government was closely watching the drought position and was willing to cooperate to the full to alleviate any distress, the Minister for Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gay lights, and the bustle of a big city have no fascination for at least one country boy, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. A. D. Reid) revealed…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The last of the present series of wool sales evoked the keenest competition from overseas buyers to-day, and according to the Sydney Woolsalling Brokers' Association the series closed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A finding of accidental death was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. A. C. Chiplin) at an inquiry at the Newcastle Courthouse to-day into the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There was still a steady flow of sheep from the Western areas of the State into the Glen Innes district in search oft grass, said the Stock Inspector (Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →While chasing a pony in a paddock near his, home on February 21, Claude. Wesley Witchard, 25, share farmer, of Clybucea, Macleay River, was thrown over the head…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. G. W. Walker, of the Lindley Walker Wheat Company Ltd., of Sydney, in a cable message to "The Times," stated that if the Anglo-American trade…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →During the week ended May 7, Commonwealth graders examined for export the following quantities (in boxes) of butter—Sydney, 3009 salted, 297 unsalted,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The wool sales opening to-day with 13,825 bales. Values, compared with the closing rates in Sydney last week, were fully firm. All good wools average fleece., and skirtings…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Australian system of producers' pools is recommended for Canada by the Royal Wheat Commission, with a provision that it should "operate…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Final estimates of Australia's wheat production in the past season were announced to-day by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Wilson) at…
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