Junior Farmers Newcastle Clubs' High Standard Supervisor's Praise
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 19
"The Newcastle district has junior agricultural clubs which compare well with those in the country areas," said the Supervisor of School Agriculture (Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Trade and Finance Market Review Potatoes May Rise Some Eggs Dearer Apples Advance Slightly Farm Produce
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 8
A fair shipment of potatoes was received in the Newcastle farm produce market this week. The demand was slow early, but became keener. Rates were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Summons Division Poultry Farmer Discharged
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 16
In the part-heard case in which Thomas McDonald of "Venture" Poultry Farm, Cardiff, was charged with having driven a motor-car negligently on Tighe-street…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →For Subdivision New England Property Purchased Six Farms Available Sydney
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 11
The Government has completed the purchase of "Beaufort," one of the lending properties of the Glen Innes district This is the second of a series of properties…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Heigh Oh the Dairy Oh!
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 4
Delegates to the Police Association Conference carried a resolution urging that police be relieved of the duty of supervising dairies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Million Loss to N.Z. Farmers Eczema in Stock Auckland
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 6
It is estimated that Waikato farmers have lost £1,000,000 through the outbreak of eczema among their stock. More than 100,000 breeding ewes died…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trade Review Wool Prices Firm Wheat Market Irregular (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, May 14
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 4
Wool sales fulfilled the best expectations of the trade. There was fail amount of Continental support, mainly from France and Germany, but Russia,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →European Crops Effect of Abnormal Weather Italy Facing Bad Wheat Harvest (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, May 16
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 8
Reports are being received of the effect of the abnormal weather on the crops of Europe. German crops, with the exception of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Values Firm Brisbane Wool Sales BRISBANE
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 4
The eighth series of wool sales began to-day when 14,274 bales were offered. A good average selection was very similar to that offered at last week's sales. Values…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Higher Price for Butter Suggested Primary Producers' Recommendation Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 9
A resolution asking the Primary Producers' Union to suggest to the Commonwealth Dairy Equalisation Committee an immediate increase of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Eczema in Sheep Costly N.Z. Epidemic Wellington (N.z.)
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 6
The outbreak of eczema among sheep in the Waikato district has already cost farmers £1,000,000. More than 100,000 breeding, ewes live died from the disease…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soil Values Minister Concerned at Loss Erosion: Sterility Butter Factory Officials Confer SYDNEY
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 8
Soil sterility through misuse of land resources was a serious problem, said the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. A. A. Reid) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Petruchio Selected Ilissus in the Farm Novice
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 1
The speedy Petruchio has not had the best of luck at recent outings, and may prove hardest to beat in the Juvenile…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Luck May Change For, Cooranga at Warwick Farm To-morrow Expected to Take Handicap: Fernacre in Flying
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 1
There are only six events on the programme at Warwick Farm to-morrow, but the fields are Well balanced and the racing should prove interesting. The Flying Welter Handicap may go to Fernacre, who is just regaining his best form, and the other main race—the Warwick Handicap—will probably be won by Cooranga, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Butter Price Move for 1d. a lb. Increase Plea for Farmer Dairy Conference in Sydney SYDNEY
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 4
Delegates to the Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries' Conference in Sydney, at a committee meeting to-day, adopted a motion that the Primary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Stealing Charges
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 7
At the Kurri Police Court to-day, before Mr. C. G. Corr-Boyd, P.M. Vincent Eugene Farrell was charged with having stolen a sheep at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Take More Pride in Butter" Senior Dairy Officer's Advice Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 7
"We Australians have an inferiority complex about our butter. We are too inclined to accept the attitude that we cannot make butter equal to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Buoyant Market Brisbane Wool Sales BRISBANE
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 5
The wool sales were continued to-ay with an offering of 13,000 bales, representing a good average selection. The market was buovant, France and Germany being the most prominent,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter and Cheese Exhibition Success of Northern Factories Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 2
Awards made in the dairy produce exhibition held in conjunction with the dairy factories' conference were:— Class 2,10 weeks stored butter:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Men Fight Synthetic Fibres London, April 30
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 6
AUSTRALIA has a deep concern in the preparations now under way in London for the international wool conference in June. At this conference the strategy of wool's future…
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