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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

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Pay Subsidy Now Dairymen's Demand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1941 · page 9

Considering that the decision of the Primary Producers' Union and the Country Milk Suppliers' Association to accept the offer of a subsidy of 2d a gallon on milk…

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Dairymen Hold "Inquest" on Milk Subsidy

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 August 1941 · page 3

Dairymen decided at a meeting at West Maitland last night to ask the Government to pay the subsidy of 2d a Ballon on milk forthwith for the…

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Record Wool Appraisement Next Week

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 August 1941 · page 2

The record number of 11,261 tales of wool will be offered for appraisement in Newcastle on Thursday and Friday next week…

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Wheat Carry-over in This State

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY. Tuesday.— In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) said that the only carry-over of wheat in the State…

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Farmers to Have Voice Rural Reconstruction Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the Legislative Assembly to-night, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) introduced the Farmers' Relief Amendment Bill. The three main…

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Record Wool Load for Appraisement

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 August 1941 · page 4

Thirty-five trucks of wool, said to be a record load for Newcastle, arrived to-day. The consignment is part of the…

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Record Wool Consignment in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 3

This consignment of 35 truckloads of wool, the largest to arrive here in any one day was brought to Newcastle yesterday for appraisement. It is part of the record appraisement of more than 11,000 bales being carried out in Newcastle at present wool men expect that between 1,00,000 and 150,000 bales will be appraised here this season. The great [?]ieper dam, whose…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1941 · page 7

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. submitted for appraisement in Newcastle yesterday a catalogue comprising 3148 bales. The offering contained very many attractive clips drawn from…

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President Vetoes Move To "Freeze" Wheat, Cotton

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 1

WASHINGTON. Monday (A. A. P.).—Vetoing legislation designed to "freeze" Government stocks of wheat ana cotton. President Roosevelt Mild that it…

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Rain Needed for New Season's Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY. Wednesday.—"The new season's wheat crop in N.S.W. is very critical and rain is urgently needed within a fortnight." said the Minister…

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Bonus Instead of Dividend Butter Factory's Half Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 5

Because of three years of low production Bowthorne Butter Factory at Morpeth has decided that no dividend will be paid on capital for the six months ended June 30,…

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COST £82,000 Another Wool Store for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 2

Another wool store, to cost £82,000, is shortly to be erected at Wickham. The store will be erected for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency…

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New Wool Store for Three Firms

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 3

Another wool store, to cost £82,000, will shortly be erected at Wickham for three companies, Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd.,…

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Couple Murdered on Farm Faithful Dog Had to be Shot by Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 4

MACKAY (Qld.), Wednesday.—The inquest on the deaths of Herbert Edgar Blake, 69, Shire Clerk, of Nebo, and his wife, Lizzie Maud Blake, 74, whose bodies…

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75,000 Bales of Wool Appraised Last Season

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 4

The total number of bales or wool received at Newcastle from the north and north-west during the season ended June 30. 1941. was 75.106. and the…

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Wool Store for Three Firms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 2

A new wool store, expected to cost £82,000, will be erected shortly in Annie-street, Wickham, for three companies, Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance…

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Wool-combing Works Burnt at Botany

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The wool-combing work of Whiddon Pty. Ltd. at Botany were almost destroyed by fire to-night. Douglas Martin, foreman, of Botany,…

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Wool Store Approved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 2

The Works Committee last night approved application submitted by Stuart Bros, to erect a brick wool store of four stories at the intersection of Annie and…

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"Will Be Over-generous" Government and Farmers' Debts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Important measures to give further relief to farmers were announced by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) during his…

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Farmer's Body Found in Paddock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—With the head almost severed, the body of John Baker, 77, farmer, of Tyabb, near Frankston, was found in a paddock on his…

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