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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

1,575 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 79

Record Dairying Entries Newcastle Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

The Secretary of the Newcastle Show Association (Mr. P. G. Legoe) stated to-day that the number of entries in the dairy products section…

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Molasses and Feathers Amazing Attack on Cane Farmer Cairsns

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

Togrential rain and flooded creeks are hampering the strong squad of police in their investigations regarding the mysterious…

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Prime Lots Dearer Sheep and Cattle at Homebush SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 10

Prime sheep and lambs were 1/ dearer as compared with loot day at Homebush to-day. Others remained unaltered. The penning of 34,500 was an increase of…

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Wheat Silos Victorian Construction Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 15

Construction of the 81 wheat silos by the Victorian Railways Construction Branch, at a cost of £452,714, would begin soon, said the Chairman of the Grain…

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Butter Factory Destroyed by Fire Mallanganee Blaze Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 13

The Casino Co-operative Dairy Society's branch factory at Mallanganee was destroyed by fire shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon…

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Firm Market Sydney Wool Sales Competition More General Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 10

The Sydney wool sales were resumed to-day, when an average to good selection comprising 7664 bales was offered. Sales at auction totalled 6330 bales, and 921…

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Wool for Japan "Gesture Purchases" Requirements This Year Tokio, January 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 13

Australian Associated Press leans that the Ministers for Finance, Commerce and Industry intend to permit the import in 1938 of 450,00 bales of wool, of which…

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Farmer's Loss £100 Stolen from Bedroom MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 11

A thief last night stole £100 in cash, the proceeds of a land sale, from Leslie Downie, a farmer, of Heidelberg, who line left the money in his waistcoat hanging…

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Killed Gendarme Man Captured After Escape from Farmhouse LONDON, January 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 14

After hiding all night in a wood, and walking 15 miles in the rain, Henri Cornuel begged for good at a quarryman's hut. Having set the table, the…

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Blight Hits Tasmanian Potato Crop Supplies Likely to Be Short

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 2

Newcastle produce agents report that they have received advice from Tasmania that an outbreak of "Irish blight" ii likely seriously to limit the supplies of…

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London Wool Sales London, January 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 6

The London wool sales were continued with at offering of 8786 bales, of which [?]984 were sold. The catalogue included 847 bales from New South Wales, 952 from Queensland, 1086…

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Insurance on Butter Renewal of Policy by Lloyd's MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 3

Lloyd's marine insurance policy covering butter and cheese exported from Australia, which has been in existence for about three years, will be renewed through…

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Almost General Butter Production Declines Quality Affected in S.A. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 3

Production in Australia shown an almost general decline in most States, Tasmania being the only one in which production is holding out well at a high…

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Record Wheat Display Educational Exhibit at Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 4

The Secretary of the Newcastle Show Association (Mr. P. G. Logoe) said to-day that the wheat display next month was expected to be the best…

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Better Competition Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

Under better competition from the Continent and Yorkshire, and with some improvement in Japanese support, the Sydney wool market to-day, as…

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Japan Gets Wool in New Zealand Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

Though the Japanese are not operating at the New Zealand wool sales, Japan is buying wool through the agencies…

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Wool Industry Growers and Brokers to Meet SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

The wool market and international trade policy will be discussed by the Australian Woolgrowers' Council at a meeting in Melbourne on Tuesday, February 15…

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Big Butter Shipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 6

A varied cargo, including a fairly big shipment of butter, was loaded at Newcastle yesterday by the oversea freighter Walmana, trading to the agency of…

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Rumours of Wheat Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 6

There was a persistent rumour in Newcastle shipping circles yesterday that the oversea motor-ship Charles L. D., which arrived at Newcastle last Friday night,…

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Wool Buying by Japanese Increased Prices at Sydney Sales Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 1

Orders received from Japan indicate that the purchase of wool by Japanese agents yesterday will continue until the end of the week, when…

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