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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
861 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 44
The Central Hunter District Council of the, Primary Producers' Union decided at its annual meeting to urge that the central executive fall in line with Queensland in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As the result of drastic Nazi measures, prices of staple foods in Poland have soared to terrific heights. BUTTER is costing 15s a Ib., tea as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fat cattle were generally 10/ a head dearer at Maitland stock saleyards yesterday. The supply of 900 head aroused brisk competition. Several yards of good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In January, 58 tons 3cwt. of butter was manufactured at Dungog Butter Factory, which was six and a half tons in excess of the output for January last year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drastic restriction of wool supplies for civilian requirements was officially foreshadowed to-day. THE Wool Controller, Sir Harry Shackleton, told a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Luskintyre farmers, James Herbert Threadgate and Percy Russell, brought cross charges of insulting words at West Maitland Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Plans to increase Australia's meat and dairy produce production, to provide war-time Britain and France with essential foods, are being examined by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reports to the Department of Agriculture state that mice are increasing in certain wheat-growing areas. It is believed that with cooler weather they will…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wool Controller (Sir Harry Shackleton) told a meeting of hosiery manufacturers last night that they must be prepared for a drastic restriction of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At Denman, a committee has been formed for the purpose of assisting soldier farmers. Everything is in readiness should help be required…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A move will be made at a meeting of the Federated Milk Producers at West Maitland to-night for an increase in milk and butter prices…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Distributors of butter in Newcastle said yesterday that so far there had been no indication of a rise in the price of butter. A suggestion that the price would go up…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →While working a chaff-cutter at Mr. L. B. Fisher's property, "Brandon," Seaham. Colin Dorn, 54, a dairy farmer, had his right hand caught in the machine…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Alexander Robert Hardes, of Sunrise Dairy, Wallsend, was fined £3, with 8/ costs, in default seven days' imprisonment, on a charge of having, on…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Poultry farmers in the Newcastle district have had a trying time combating the effects of the heat wave on their stock. Wherever water is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Minimum prices for sales of butter from to-day are as follows—F.o.b., choicest 142/4 per cwt salted, 144/10 unsalted; first grade, 141/1 salted, 143/7 unsalted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Stores Department of the British Red Cross has announced that since the war 600 miles of materials and 25 tons of knitting wool have been purchased…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poultry farmers of the district will meet the producers' representatives on the Egg Marketing Board for a discussion of producers' grievances and other…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Federal Cabinet, after considering suggestions to vary methods proposed by the Australian Apple and Pear Board Marketing Committee for the disposal…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Japanese Ministry of Finance and the Australian Government are reported to have agreed to a new arrangement concerning wool for manufacturing exports…
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