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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

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Dairymen Strike Mr. Forde Rejects Offer Made At Last Minute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1

The milk strike began yesterday. No milk will be delivered to Newcastle or Sydney homes after this morning until the dispute is settled. Managers of the Hunter Valley Cooperative Dairies Co. and the…

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Inquiry Committee Named Drought Relief for Zone Dairymen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The special committee to consider the adverse effects of drought on dairyfarmers supplying milk to Sydney and Newcastle was appointed to-day…

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Poorestcitrus Crop Forecast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Secretary of the [?]ruitgrowers' Association (Mr. P. T. Allard) said it was probable next year's citrus crop…

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Good Prices Paid For Dairy Herd

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1945 · page 4

Mr. J. Enrigh. auctioneer, of West Maitland. today reported a very successful clearing sale of the herd of Mr. J. P. Lintott. of Ash Island,…

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Sheep Dog Strike Called Off

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY: Stockmen's dogs, which were "called out on strike" on Friday, are back at work at Homebush Abattoirs…

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Cut In Wheat Consumption

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA: The consumption of wheat for milling and for stock is to be cut substantially, and wheat is to be brought from South and West Australia to meet shortages in New South Wales and Victoria. Cabinet has approved of expendi-…

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Gambling on More Rain, Farmers Sow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 2

TANKING a chance that more rain will fall soon, some farmers have sown seed. Recent rain, even in areas which averaged two to there…

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Drought Relief for Dairymen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 3

After the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) had said drought relief would be made available to farmers in the milk bone area,…

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Granted Use of Club Granted Use of Kurrajong Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 4

Newcastle Police and Citizens Boys' Club has been granted the use of the Police Boys' Health Farm at Kurrajong Heights from January 21…

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Poultry Farmers Not Likely to Strike

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 8

The Secretary of the Poultry Fanners' Association (Mr. C. C. Armitage), who yesterday in Sydney mentioned the possibility of a poultry farmers' strike, is expected to attend a meeting of farmers at Wall send tonight…

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What Of Wheat?

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 6

THE secretary of the Flour Mill Owners' Association in this State charges the Department of Commerce with "hushing up" the real…

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Dairymen May Reject Drought Relief Offer Milk Deadlock Continues

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 1

The Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Committee handling the milk strike was not prepared to recommend acceptance of a Government offer of drought relief, the President of…

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Costs to Dairymen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 4

Sir,—Much is said on the milk question regarding costs of production. Upkeep of the herd works out at…

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Normal Milk Delivery By Saturday Dairymen's Secretary Says

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Normal ration deliveries of milk to householders will probably be resumed on Friday and almost certainly will be made throughout the metropolitan and Newcastle…

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District Poultry Farmers Organise

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1945 · page 4

District poultry farmers decided at Wallsend last night to form a branch of the Associated Poultry Farmers of Australia…

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Milk Delivered to Homes To-morrow Dairymen's Strike Over

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

Milk will be delivered in Newcastle and Sydney to-morrow, but supplies probably will not return to normal until Monday. The strike was settled yesterday…

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N.z. Dairy Factories Work Despite Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 3

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Wednesday.—So far there has been no cohesive move by dairy factory workers to support the dairy factory strike…

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Dairymen's Council Has Agreed To Resume Supplies

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY: The Zone Dairymen's Council ratified the recommendation of the Executive for an immediate resumption of milk supply to Sydney and Newcastle. The Secretary of the Council (Mr. F. J. Sedgwick)…

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Timber Available to Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 5

The Secretary of the War Agricultural Committee for the Charlestown district (Mr. J. Connal) has been advised by the Deputy Controller of…

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Bigger Potato Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Potato growers have contracted with the Australian Potato Committee to plant a total of 260,000 acres for the…

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