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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

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

Nazi "Supermen" Are Poor Farm Laborers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 December 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.—Some of Germany's so called "supermen" are putting up a very feeble performance as farm laborers in the United States. These Germans are prisoners…

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C. & S. Cricket Game Was Stopped by Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 December 1943 · page 4

Cardiff Park wicket was so damaged by cattle on Friday night that it was not possible to play the vital…

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Wool Storage Hits Graziers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Graziers are paying up to £8 a week for country storage of their wool, which cannot be brought to the…

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Junior Farmers' Contests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 4

Newcastle District Junior Farmers' Council has decided to conduct a Lower Hunter Junior Farmers' vegetable growing championship in two divisions—one…

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German Baby Farm Fails in Norway

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—German attempts to breed a race of illegitimate children in Norway have apparently failed. In three years of their…

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Poultry Farmers' Boycott

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—There were not 500 birds in the thousands of poultry coops at the poultry market this morning…

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The Courts Newcastle Police Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Sm) Farmer Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 December 1943 · page 2

Arthur George Friday, poultry farmer, of Mount Hutton, was fined £10, with £3 11s costs, for using motor spirit obtained for a motor lorry in a rotary…

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Power Alcohol From Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 December 1943 · page 3

Official opening of the first wheat grain power alcohol distillery at Cowra, NSW. by the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Mr. J. A. Beasley). Mr. J. A. Beasley, Mrs. Franks (bacteriologist) and Dr. Harman, assistant general manager and chief…

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Juveniles Charged with Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1943 · page 2

In the Children's Court at Wallsend yesterday two juveniles were charged with cattle stealing. The owner, a dairy farmer, said…

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Safe Enough For U.S. To Use Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—The War Production Board announced that it is considering the disposal of 330,000,000 pounds of emergency…

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Manpower Protection for Dairy Factories

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1943 · page 6

BRISBANE, Friday.—The Federal Food Controller (Mr. Murphy) said he would ask for full manpower protection for dairy factories…

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Butter Cut Denied

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday—The Minister for Customs (Senator Keane) discounted a report that a further cut in ties butter ration would be…

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Few Arms Workers Want Farm Jobs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—While there have been many applications for the release of men from the Army for work on farms, only a small…

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Wheat in Plenty for Hungry Europe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 3

OTTAWA, Dec. 23.—At least a thousand million bushel of wheat will be available for shipment to the hungry peoples of Europe if the…

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Stop Press Buried Under Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 December 1943 · page 1

Buried under five tons of wool while stacking bales at tho State Wool Unit. Hannell Street, Wickham, this afternoon, two…

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Buried Under Wool Bales Two Men Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 December 1943 · page 2

Two men were injured, one seriously, when 20 bales of wool fell and buried them at a wool store in Hannell-street, Wickham,…

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Forecasts Chaos on Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A major collapse in the dairying industry resulting in chaotic conditions in food production, if men were not released…

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Farmer's Ordeal When Pinned Under A Tree

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 December 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE. — Pinned beneath a tree for seven hours yesterday with a billycan of water only inches out of reach, a…

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Transport Of Wool By Road Banned

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Because the Commonwealth Land Transport Hoard requires wool to be transported by rail, the NSW…

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"Federal Board Holds Up Wool Transport"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Although 250,000 bales of wool are awaiting transport to appraisement centres in New South Wales, the requirement…

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