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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Farming Soya Beans

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 2

Soya brans may be Heaven's gift to the chemist, but they are proving anything but that to the Australian farmer…

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Good Supply of Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 8

A good supply of cattle was forward at Greater Newcastle Abattoir sale-yards, Waratah, yesterday. Consignments consisted principally of…

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Cruelty to Sheep Alleged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Speaking on the adjournment of the Legislative Council this afternoon, Sir Norman Kater said practical cruelty had been…

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Junior Farmers Help A.c.f. Hostel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 6

Wallsend A.C.F. Hostel Committee lost night agreed to give Wallsend Junior Farmers' Club a trophy for its competitions in recognition of members'…

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Dairymen Want Bigger Subsidy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday.—A new substantial subsidy for the dairying industry to offset production costs is now being considered by the…

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Farms for Closer Settlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Twenty-nine farms in the Eastern and Central divisions of the State would become available for application between…

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12 Women Learn Wool Classing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Twelve women are attending wool-classing lectures at Sydney Technical College, once reserved for men…

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Winter Woollens at Scott's 54in. All-wool Dress Flannel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 1

Soft finish and All Wool, in a wide range of dress shades, also in pastel shades for children's wear. Princes, 8/6, 8/11. 5 coupons per yd…

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Dairymen Insist on 3½d Increase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 4

SINGLETON, Tuesday.—A unanimous decision was reached to-day by a large meeting of dairy farmers that Singleton suppliers would not accept…

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Leave N.z. Army for Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 4

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday.—As part of the general plan to increase farm production, particularly dairy produce, urgent arrangements…

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Wool Prices Fixed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—In accordance with the decision of the Price Commissioner, the Central Wool Committee has fixed the price…

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Butter Subsidy 3½d MINIMUM

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA Thursday.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) announced 3½d a lb of butter would be the minimum payment available…

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Idle Farm Machines on Lower Hunter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Commenting on food production problems, Mr. Abbott. M.H.R., said that in the Lower Hunter during the week-end…

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Dairy Men Discuss Rationing

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

Newcastle dairymen-vendors decided to do everything possible to see that milk rationing was fairly applied when they met at the City Hall this morning. In the picture are the president of the association (Mr. Elkin), Messrs. Wilson, McLean and…

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Popeye. the Sailorman. This Crops Up

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

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Dairymen Cooperate With Milk Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 2

Co-operation with the Milk Board's order to reduce household milk supplies by one-seventh and to do everything possible to produce more milk…

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Nazis Beaten In Battle Of Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.—The United Nations are winning the battle of wool against Germany, says the "Daily Express."…

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Farmer Boils Soil And Gets Six Crops A Year

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 2

MUSSELBURGH (Scotland). — The formula for harvesting six to eight crops a year from 11 acres is to boil each acre of soil for an hous and 28 minutes and then rely on steam heat to do the rest…

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High Jinks On The Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 8

WE were introduced to a horse recently. In turn, we would like to introduce him to you. You ought to know him…

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Dust at the Wheat Silos

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 4

All possible precautions are taken to reduce to a minimum the quantity of dust which escapes from the wheat silos plant at…

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