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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Britain's War Orders Worth £130,000,000 to Australia's Farmers Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 1

It was authoritatively estimated to-day, that since the outbreak of war Australia had p[?] orders with the United Kingdom for wool, wheat, meat and other products to the value of between £120,000,000 and £130,000,000…

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Farmers Blamed for Bushfires Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 4

A charge that carelessness of farmers is responsible for most of the N.S.W. bushfires was denied to-day by representatives of…

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Australian Wheat for South Africa Cape Town

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 1

The Control Board has issues permits for the importation of 500,000 bags of Australian wheel which is expected to be landed at…

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Record Cattle Sale Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 12

A record Queensland sale of cattle was completed at Brisbane yesterday, when a herd on Hillgrove Station, Charters Towers, was sold to the Brisbane Wholesale…

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Minister on Butter Ban Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 13

Commenting on the decision to prevent the export of butter in gift parcels sent from people in Australia to friends and relatives in England, the Minister…

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Dairy Production Hit by Heat Some Shortage in N.S.W. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 6

Production and quality has fallen away in Queensland due to the heat wave. The storm rain received in portion of the Darling Downs, where the grasshopper…

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No Australian Wheat for Russia Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 8

No wheat had been sold to Russia since the outbreak of war, and it was unlikely that any would be sold in existing circumstances, it was learned officially…

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Choice Butter Examined Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 6

In the week ended February 2, 91.2 per cent. of the boxes of butter examined by the State butter grading staff was found to be of choicest grade…

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The World's Wool Large Empire Proportion

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 6

The world's wool clip, including merinos, crossbreds, and carpet types, is estimated to be the equivalent of 13,330,000 bales of…

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Of Interest to Women the Simple Elegance of Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 3

IN connection with the boost for wool which the Australian Wool Board, in co-operation with the International Wool Secretariat, has launched, these pictures are opportune, and show the elegance of styles which are being created for woollen fabrics. It is hard to believe that the picture on the right is an evening style. Since the war, with blackout and transport difficulties, short dresses are worn for…

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Nameplates for Streets Council on Dairy Supervision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 11

Nameplates are to be fixed at the intersections of all streets in the municipality. Most of the principal streets which interest the main roads have…

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Dairy Supervision on Coalfields

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 2

The Mayor (Alderman J. Brown) will represent Cessnock Council on a deputation at which Coalfields councils will ask the Minister for Agriculture…

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Airliner's Engine Ablaze Forced Landing In Field Of Wheat All Aboard Escaped Without Injury Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 1

Trailing a huge streamer of black smoke and with flames roaring out of her starboard engine, the Douglas Airliner Bungana made a forced landing in a wheat paddock 200 miles west of Melbourne early to-day…

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"Germany Better Situated" Lloyd George Attacks Farming Scheme LONDON, February 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 9

Describing as "ludicrous" the Government's measures to bolster up agriculture Mr. Lloyd George, in the House of Commons, said it was not enough for Britain…

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The Balkan Sheep

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 6

In his speech at the Berlin Sports Palace recently Hitler declared he was often unable to sleep…

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Designed and Made All-Wool Wedding Gown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 4

Miss B. Eagland, of Victoria, has made history for the wool industry by making an all-wool wedding gown, which has won the approval of the Australian Wool…

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Grape Crop Is Ripe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 5

A SCENE NEAR CESSNOCK, looking down on the fields where the grapevines are laden with ripe fruit…

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A.J.C. Warwick Farm Meeting At Randwick G. Price's Strong Hand in Glenfield Handicap Waireka and Denis May Run First and Second SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 16

George Price, Randwick trainer, will saddle up Warieka and Denis in the Glenfield Handicap at the A.J.C. Warwick Farm meeting at Randwick to-morrow, and these horses are likely to run first and second respectively…

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Farm Novice Asnazu's Bright Prospects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 16

SOME TIME ago Asnazu, who is raced Son lease by the sportsman who was so unlucky with Silver Standard a few years ago, showed promise. But it was…

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Want Egg Board to Extend Area Poultry Farmers to Have Mass Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 7

At a meeting of the Charlestown branch of the Poultry Farmers' Association, the present system of marketing eggs was criticised…

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