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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

864 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 44

Farm From Air Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Crops will be dusted and seed sown from the air in Australia soon. The Acting Minister for Air (Mr. Barnard) said to-day that the…

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Both Farm Claims Succeed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 7

Reginald Raymond Yates, who claimed £1381 from his former landlord, John Dalyell Richardson, under the Agricultural Holdings Act for…

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Counter-Claims On Ray. Terrace Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 3

Under the Agricultural Holdings Act, the Agricultural Committee, with the District Agricultural Instructor (Mr. G. T. Dawson) as chairman,…

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The American Wool Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 2

Wool represents 40 per cent. of Australian exports and the United States takes about a third of it, thus providing our major source…

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Wool Overcoat Coupon Ratings Cut

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Substantial reductions in coupon ratings on woollen overcoats, to operate on and from to-morrow have been…

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Truman Veto Expected On Wool Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, June 6. A.A.P.—In a letter to the Senate Agricultural Committee, the Secretary of State (Mr. Marshall) gave what is…

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Want Export Embargo on Sheep Lifted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A motion to press for the lifting of the embargo on the export of merino sheep was carried with only one…

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Congress Deadlock Over Wool Bill

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Monday: With Congress still deadlocked over the controversial Wool Bill, the Under-secretary of State for Economic…

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Claim For Wool Brokers' Clerks Succeeds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 8

The Clerks' Union had succeeded in its claim for woolbrokers' clerks it was stated at last night's meeting of the Newcastle section of the…

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Australia Wants U.s. to Cut Wool Tariff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 3

LONDON, June 9. A.A.P.—Australia wanted a reduction in the United States tariff of 34 cents a lb on wool, the Australian Minister for Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) said when he arrived in London on his…

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Mr. T. H. Cropper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Henry Cropper died at his home in Morehead-street, Lambton. He was the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry…

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Wool Market Firm in Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Greasy merino fleece sold to 47d for 10 bales of PFM/Mullee (Aberdeen) at Sydney wool sales to-day…

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Farmer Awarded £200 Damages Against Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A dairy farmer whose electric power was cut off by the Blacktown Shire Council successfully sued the council in the…

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To Make Butter Go Further

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 8

MANY housewives who agree that more food should be sent to Britain are at a loss to know how they can reduce the consumption of…

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U.s. Wool Bill Compromise

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 10

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—Senate and House of Representatives delegates today reached a compromise on the Wool Bill, but the…

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Fire Destroys Wool Worth £500

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Wool valued at £500 was destroyed when fire broke out in Lupton's wool scour in Cranbrook-street, Botany,…

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Wool Trade In Sydney Brisk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Greasy merino fleece sold to 41¾d for six bales of C and G/Bundelia (Cobar; at Sydney wool sales to-day. The…

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Credit To Czechs To Buy Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Federal Government, through the Commonwealth Bank, has granted a credit of £500,000 sterling to…

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Compromise On Wool Bill Reached

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON, June 12. A.A.P.—The Senate and House of Representatives delegates to-day reached a compromise…

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Sheep and Goats For Nauru

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 4

The Andrew Weir steamer Inverbank will sail from Newcastle to-day with 60 sheep and five goats for Nauru and Ocean Island…

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