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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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You Sail Around Farm In Aland

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 November 1946 · page 9

NEW YORK: The Aland Islands, which the Paris Peace Conference has decided are to be demilitarised in the post-war…

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Pope Wants Farmers To Stick To Land

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 November 1946 · page 2

ROME, Friday: The Pope appealed to farmers who had attended a national congress not to abandon agriculture for city…

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The World's Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 8

COINCIDING with urgent appeals for food from many quarters, especially Germany, comes a…

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Queries On Price Of Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 7

SYDNEY: Whether present high wool values can be maintained during this selling season is a question all…

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Australian Wool Sold To Keep Prices Down

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.— Large quantities of Australian wool have been sold at British auctions recently to keep prices down. An Australia House Spokesman said…

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Britain 'Farms' Her Fish

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 6

CANBERRA, Sunday.—British experiments in marine farming might revolutionise the world's fishing industry and end seasonal scarcities,…

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More Butter, Tea, Meat for Three Weeks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—For the three weeks from to-day there will be increases in the tea, sugar, butter and meat rations, according to the…

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21,000 Bales for Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 2

About 21,000 bales of wool will be offered by six Newcastle brokers at the third wool sales, which commence at Newcastle to-day…

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Move for Higher Dairy Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 4

WYONG, Tuesday.—Wyong District Council of the Primary Producers' Union decided to ask Central Executive to investigate approaching…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 16

After bidding had been In progress some time at Newcastle wool sales this afternoon, It was discovered that some buyers were operating on the…

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Cattle Steamer Capsizes After Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Nov. 20. A.A.P.—The cattle steamer, Stormont, carrying 210 cattle, capsized in the Mersey at dawn, following a collision with the…

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Next Wool Sale in December

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 2

The third Newcastle wool sale for this season concluded yesterday afternoon. The next sale will be held on December 11 and 12…

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May Spend £500,000 For U.S. At Wool Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: Spectacular American buyer at recent wool, sales, 30-year-old John M. Lindsay, has already spent £250,000 and expects to double that by January. Lindsay, Sydney-born, is chief wool…

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Farmer Acquitted on Two Assault Counts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 12

After a retirement of 15 minutes, a jury at Maitland Quarter Sessions returned a verdict of not guilty on both counts when John Unicomb,…

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Dairyman Gets Six Years' Gaol for Arson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—For having set fire to the home of the Deputy Prices Commissioner (Mr. W F. J. McCann), Maurice Wilbur…

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Direct Action by Dairymen Opposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 4

GRAFTON, Thursday.—Commenting on a motion that a fighting fund be established to safeguard primary producers in case of direct action,…

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Peopled Warned Against Eating Drowned Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Nov. 22. A.A.P.—The Ministry of Health has issued a warning to beachcombers who have been cutting meat from the carcases…

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Wool Exports Up £20M. in Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1946 · page 10

CANBERRA, Friday.—The value of Australia's wool exports jumped from £13,988,000 in the four months ended October 31, 1945, to £33,873,000…

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Joint Committee to Advise on Dairying Costs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1946 · page 7

CANBERRA, Friday.—A joint Dairying Industry Advisory Committee of Production Costs had been appointed, consisting of nine…

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Lad Crushed by Farm Roller

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 5

KEMPSEY, Sunday.—Allan Laurie Woodward, 8, who was believed to be dead after he had been crushed beneath a farm roller, has…

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