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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

1,421 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 72

Nutritive Value Questioned Butter Substitutes SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 8

The Governments of the different States are to be asked by the Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay) to cooperate with him in carrying out a check on the…

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Margarine Menace Served As Butter in Cafes" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 5

The Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay), will ask the State authorities throughout Australia to assist him in making a…

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Butter Output Big Queensland Increase Kept Australian Figures High Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

Although butter production for the whole of Australia in the nine months ended March, 1939, showed a slight increase, the output New South Wales…

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Choicest Butter High Percentage of State's Output Minister Opens Conference Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

"The average percentage of choicest butter produced in New South Wales has reached the high figure of 91. That is a very creditable performance, and one…

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Butter Shortage in South Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 6

A partial shortage of butter was declared in Bathurst and Crookwell centres at a meeting in Sydney of the Commonwealth Dairz Produce Equalisation…

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Anxiety for Italy's Wheat Harvest Rome

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 7

Italy's wheat harvest prospects, which were good a fortnight ago, are causing anxiety owing to bad weather,…

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RECORD S.A. Wool Clip Expected Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 11

A record wool clip of 320,000 bales is expected in South Australia for the year ended June 30, but because of the decreased values the return may not pass…

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English Expert Appointed Research to Improve Butter New Victorian School Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 6

To investigate problems associated with the dairying industry, the Commonwealth Government has arranged with the Premier of Victoria (Mr. A. A. Dunstan)…

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Oils Imported for Margarine Imposition of Excise Duty Urged Protect Butter Industry Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 14

A motion urging the imposition of an excise duty of 6d per lb on all vegetable and marine oils imported and used in the manufacture of margarine or butter…

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Jackson Claims £20,000 Hamilton Millers Sued Sequel to Wheat Deals Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 7

A claim for £20,000 from C. S. McIntyre Pty. Ltd., for malicious prosecution, was made in the Supreme Court to-day by Percy Owen Jackson, a former…

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Honey Industry Affected by Bush Fires Many Farms Were Wiped Out Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 6

The Senior Apiary Instructor of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. W. A. Goodacre), addressing the annual conference of the Commercial Apiarists'…

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Rode Bicycles Without Lights: Crop of Fines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 5

"People who ride bicycles at night without lights and reflectors are prospective subjects for Coroner's inquests."…

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New Equalisation Plan Butter and Cheese MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

The new equalisation agreement between the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee and manufacturers of butter and cheese will come into…

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No Great Effect on Butter Margarine Competition Customs Minister's View Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

Competition which margarine gave the butter industry was small and did not affect it to any great extent, said the Minister for Customs (Mr. J. N. Lawson)…

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Aiding Wheat Industry Plan to Fix Price for Five Years CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 10

A deputation of Labour members representing wheat growing areas waited on the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzics) to-day and asked that the price…

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More Butter Used Questions on Margarine SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 10

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. A. D. Reid) told the Legislative Assembly today that there had been complaints that the production of margarine was…

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Guard the Butter Industry Policy of Government Factory Managers Told Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 17

"You must rely on yourselves. Get together and manage your own business on a proper cooperative basis," said the Minister for Justice (Mr. L. O. Martin),…

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"Was Scapegoat" Wheat Speculation "Under Pressure" Jackson's Evidence Hamilton Ex-Mayor's £20,000 Claim SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 11

Under cross-examination by Mr. Barwick (for the defendant company), Percy Owen Jackson, a former Mayor of Hamilton, said during the hearing to-day of…

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Track Points at Warwick Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 4

At Warwick Farm to-morrow barriers will be erected at the 5½. ½f. 7f. 1m, 1 1-4m, and 1½m, the last mentioned position being for the Trial…

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Engaged At Warwick Farm To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 4

HAMURAH. GOOD MORNING. DUKE CALEDON. BACHELOR KING…

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