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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

425 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 22

Farmers Took Rescue Boats Along Submerged Roads Perils of Wind, Rain and Snags Overcome in Darkness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1942 · page 4

SKILL of farmers in navigating flood boats in the darkness, the loss of valuable vegetable crops, and the evacuation of some people from…

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Winchcombe Carson Wool Catalogue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., submitted to appraisement an attractive catalogue of 3500 bales comprising wools chiefly drawn from the Barraba and Upper…

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Suburban and District Cattle in Toronto Gardens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 5

Damage to gardens caused by cattle straying in Toronto was reported at a meeting at Toronto Urban Area Committee. It was decided to inform Lake…

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Wants 6d Rise in Price of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1942 · page 2

A rise of at least 6d in the price of butter is considered by the President of the Lower Hunter Primary Producers' District Council (Mr…

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Gauze, Butter Muslin Only for Surgical Needs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Rationing Commission announced to-day that gauze and butter muslin had been added to the list of…

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Authority to Seize Farm Implements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1942 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—National Security regulations issued tonight empower the Commonwealth or State authorities to requisition…

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Labour Pools on Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1942 · page 6

The Raymond Terrace War Agricultural Committee was addressed by the Shire President (Cr. S. Parish), a member of the District Committee. One…

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Local Boys Not Sought For Farm Work

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 October 1942 · page 2

No request has yet been mode for schoolboys from this district to offer their services for farm work during the school vacations…

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'Race to Vegetables' Householders, Cattle at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 3

"The Prime Minister has appealed to householders to grow vegetables for themselves—not for straying stock," said Ald. Breen at Greater…

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Seize Farm Plant in Extreme Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Commenting to-night on the order gazetted under the National Security Regulations by which action can be…

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Grown Sheep Dearer at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

There was a moderate supply of cattle at Greater Newcastle Saleyards at Waratah, principally comprising cows and heifers, with odd consignments of…

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Naples Gardens Grow Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

In the Plazza del Municipio, main street of Naples, flower beds have been planted with wheat to offset Italy's serious food shortage…

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Dairying Industry Inquiry Nov. 16

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: Evidence from which it will make recommendations for the Federal Government's £2.000-000 subsidy to the dairying…

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Price Rise for Butter, Cheese Dairymen's Request Pending Subsidy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A conference representing every dairying industry in the State decided to-day to ask the Government for an…

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Gas Producers on Farms Urged

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 October 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Chairman of the Liquid Fuel Control Board (Mr. C. N. Neale) said to-day that many farmers had not installed…

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Dairymen's Council Approved

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 October 1942 · page 3

The formation of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council from all organisations of milk producers in the milk zone was approved by…

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Butter Petrol Attract Thieves

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 October 1942 · page 2

A box containing 54lb of butter belonging to the PDS Company, Ltd., and valued at £4 3s 8d. disappeared from a lorry…

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Wool Appraising Progresses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—Winchcombe Carson Ltd. announced that by the end of New South Wales wool would have been appraised this season. The total…

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Farmers Form Company Dehydration Plant at Morpeth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1942 · page 3

Hunter Valley Cooperative Dehydrators Ltd. was formed by 15 farmers last night to operate a factory at Morpeth for the dehydration…

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Butter Taken From School Tuckshop

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 October 1942 · page 2

Following a report yesterday that a box of butter had been stolen from a parked lorry, it was stated that the tuckshop at the…

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