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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

425 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 22

Further Advances for Wheat Approved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Further advances of 1¼d a bushel for bagged wheat and of [?]d a bushel for bulk Wheat of the 1041-42 harvest in No. 4…

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Flooding of Farm Lands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 2

The flooding of farm lands in the Morpeth, Duckenfield and Berry Park areas was referred to by Cr. T. McCarthy at Tarro Shire…

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Wool Appraisement in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1942 · page 8

At a Newcastle wool appraisement, Ne[?]co's catalogue consisted of 3636 bales. Wool was drown from the north-west slopes and plains and Hunter Valley…

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U.s. Needs Wool From Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1942 · page 3

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Optimistic reports concerning the wool supply situation were entirely unjustified, asserted officials of the War…

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Fix Farm Wages Hunter A.L.P. Desire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1942 · page 4

The Hunter Federal Council of the A.L.P. decided yesterday to urge that wages for rural workers be fixed immediately…

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"Men Driven From Farms" Labour Muddling, Says Mr. Fadden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1942 · page 3

WARWICK, Sunday.—The Commonwealth Government's muddling in the handling of the manpower question had inflicted unnecessary…

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Want Farm Wages Fixed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 November 1942 · page 2

Immediate fixation of wages for firm workers will be urged by the Hunter Federal Council of the ALP At the monthly meeting…

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Victoria Cannot Import Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE: From Sunday next transport of cattle from Adelaide and beyond to Victoria for sale of slaughter will be…

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Two Men Escape From Prison Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two prisoners escaped from the Emu Plains prison farm early to-night. They were Harold Leslie James, 19, who…

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Dairymen's Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 2

The secretary of the Federated Milk Producers (Mr. A. Hawkins) said in Maitland to-day that a further conference had been held…

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Half Lemon Crop to Be Released

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 2

The Chairman of the Hunter Valley Citrus Fruit Juice Committee (Mr. E. C. Armstrong has been notified by the Now South Wales…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs Aid War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 2

"The Junior Farmer Movement in New South Wales has grown to some magnitude and was a valuable asset to the war effort,"…

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West Wallsend Junior Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 6

The supervisor of the Junior Farmers Movement (Mr. G. Blacklock), accompanied by the club supervisor of the Cardiff-West Wallsend district (Mr…

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Bagging Wheat at Silos

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 November 1942 · page 2

No money is available to provide facilities at the Silos Wharf at Carrington for the loading of bagged wheat to top-off bulk…

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Light Cattle Supply at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 November 1942 · page 6

Lightweight bullocks and steers formed the bulk of a light supply of cattle at Waratah saleyards yesterday. The balance consisted of cows and heifers…

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Fix Price of Wool to Manufacturers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1942 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Prices commissioner (Mr. Copland) was authorised by amending National Security Regulations to-day to determine the price of…

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Flood Damage to Rice Crops in Thailand

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 November 1942 · page 1

CHUNGKING, Friday,—October floods, the worst for several decades, have ravaged southern Thailand, destroying half the…

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French Farmers Beat Italians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1942 · page 3

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—Reports from France indicate, says the Berne correspondent of the "New York Times," the increasing hostility of…

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Caterpillars Threaten Fruit and Vegetable Crops

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 November 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: A caterpillar plague is threatening fruit and vegetable crops in New South Wales and Northern Victoria. The…

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Men On Holidays To Harvest Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY: All men on holiday in the next four weeks are asked to help harvest the wheat crop. Volunteers ore asked to register…

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