Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

388 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 20

Potatoes May Be Dearer Next Week Rapid Decline in Butter Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 5

Although the Tasmanian potato crop has reached the peak of production, rates may be increased next week because continuous rain has restricted digging. Newcastle agents…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wallsend Junior Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 9

Wallsend Junior Farmers' Club decided at the annual meeting at Plattsburg Rural School to terminate competitions at the end of August. Projects tor the year will…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Britain Needs Dairy and Meat Products New York

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 3

The English authorities, it was learned to-day, have placed dairy and meat products at the ton of the list of agricultural commodities wanted…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Farmers Behind Mr. Chaffey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 7

TAMWORTH, Tuesday.—Tamworth District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to-day adopted a resolution supporting the candidature of…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Cattle Stealing Charge Fails Kurri Man Acquitted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 9

George Newstead, 25, was acquitted on a charge of cattle stealing at Maitland Quarter Sessions yesterday afternoon after the jury had deliberated for 50 minutes…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

£3000 Wool Store Proposal Works Committee Defers Consideration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 8

A request from J. Reid and Son for permission to build a £3000 wool store in Wharfroad was deferred by the Works Committee last night…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Down On The Farm—In Wartime England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 2

Members of the family in the services; others in the Home Guard. Australian soldiers crowding the home at week-ends, and sometimes helping with the harvest. Open house to friends, even strangers, who are glad to get away from the bombed…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Newcastle Wool Appraisement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 5

Newcastle wool appraisement No. 25 for Nenco Ltd. was completed yesterday when 1753 bales were submitted. The offering included autumn shorn clips from Willow…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Jersey Cattle Praised Record Bulahdelah Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 9

BULAHDELAH, Friday.—Record entries in the dairy cattle, horse, jams, jellies, and flower sections were received for the 20th annual Bulahdelah show, which…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Millionaire "Crop" in the U.S.A. WASHINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 1

Forty-two persons paid income taxes on individual incomes of 1,000,000 dollars (£312,500 Australian) or more last year…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Arms and Farms Vie at R.A.S. SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 4

The Royal Show of 1941 opened to-day with a wealth of products from Australian engineers as well as from the land…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Electricity for Ash Island Dairy Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

On the advice of the Electrical Manager (Mr. Allbut), the Electric Supply Committee decided last night to extend the electricity supply to Ash Island…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

£3000 Wool Store Objection to Iron Structure Withdrawn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 10

Approval to the erection of a £3000 wool store for J. Reid and Son in Wharf-road was given at the Works Committee meeting yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Italian Deal for Our Wool Thought Duce Would Stay Out of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 10

LONDON, April 8. A.A.P.—C. M. Franzero, former London correspondent of the "Giornale d'Italia," in a book entitled "Inside Italy." reveals that in…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Site for Wool Scouring Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 8

The Governor's approval had been obtained to the sale of land at the abattoir to Wilcox. Mofflin Ltd., the Town Clerk (Mr. Wells) reported to Greater…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Fire in Sydney Wool Store Two-hour Fight by Brigades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday Morning.—Hundreds of bales of wool were destroyed by fire in the store of A. R Allen and Co. in Harbour-street, Sydney, early this…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Rimveil's Good Trial Near Record at Warwick Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Rimveil, Doncaster Handicap fancy, in a splendid final gallop at Warwick Farm this morning, galloped a half-mile in 48…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

U.s. Wheat Crop Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 3

WASHINGTON, April 11. A.A.P.—The Department of Agriculture reported to-day that the condition of winter wheat at April 1, indicated that the crop…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Sixth Wool Store

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 10

Preparations are being made to begin the construction of the wool store on the Newcastle harbour front for John Reid Ltd., whose first store was erected…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Wheat Sheaf Has Won Four in Row Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 6

Wheat, Sheaf proved herself perhaps the best two-year-old filly of the season in Melbourne by lending all the way to defeat Gold Strand and the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →