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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

864 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 44

U.S. Expected To Cut Wool Tariffs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The main concession to Australia from the Geneva trade talks would probably be extensive duty cuts on wool and woollen goods entering the United States, Federal Cabinet…

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Roof Iron Lag Due To Record Wheat, Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The lag between production of galvanised iron and demand was very great and during the year was aggravated by…

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Fair Play For Poultry Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 6

ALTHOUGH the ban which the Associated Poultry Farmers sought to impose on egg sales has proved…

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Use Newcastle Wheat Silos to Maximum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1947 · page 4

NEWCASTLE wheat silos will again be used to their maximum capacity this harvest. Last year more than 40,000 tons of wheat was shipped from…

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Govt. Exports Second Hand Wheat Bags

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 October 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Following lifting of a Government export embargo, 4200 second-hand bags which have been used for storage of wheat, are being…

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Scoured Wool 93¼d In Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1947 · page 10

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The 14,992 bales offered at the wool sales to-day were of good average standard, chiefly suitable for Continental…

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Awards For Junior Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1947 · page 6

At a meeting of Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers' Club, the Government Supervisor (Mr. Nicod) gave certificates to the following winners in the…

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May Get Dutch Farmers Here

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1947 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Commonwealth Government hoped shipping would be available to implement a Dutch farmer migration…

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Use Distillery As Wheat Silo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The wheat storage problem has been solved at Cowra, where and abandoned power alcohol distillery, unused for some time,…

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65¼d For Greasy Wool, at Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 7

BRISBANE, Thursday.—A State record price of 65¼d was obtained for five bales of greasy from Inglewood and 12 bales from Augathella…

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Single Unit Farms For Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Legislation will be introduced in the Legislative Assembly this session to provide for the purchase of single unit farms for…

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City Shopkeeper Took Up Farming At 53

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 2

THE ADVICE Mr. C. J. McGrigor, of Boatfalls, Clarencetown, has for young people is to leave the city and become farmers…

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Tasmanian Farmers May Get Free Loans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 3

BURNIE, Thursday.—The Tasmanian House of Assembly to-day passed a bill to grant £300,000 in interest-free advances to primary…

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Expect Good Wheat Yield In Upper Hunter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1947 · page 2

Upper Hunter wheat crops would yield from eight to 10 bags to the acre, the District Agronomist (Mr. G. T. Dawson) said yesterday…

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Farmers Receive £5000 A Week For Lucerne Crop

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 November 1947 · page 4

Lower Hunter farmers received an average of £5000 a week during September and October from the sales of one line…

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Plan To Restore Wool Industry In Japan: Import 665,000 Bales

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 November 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Fri. (A.A.P.): U.S. occupation authorities plan to restore the Japanese wool industry by importing 665,000 bales of raw wool this year and next. This ambitious plan to get…

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To Head New Dairy Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1947 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.—Mr. G. C. Howey, of Colac, Victoria, would be appointed Chairman of the reconstituted Australian Dairy Produce Board,…

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Stone Fruit Crops Need Rain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1947 · page 6

SINGLETON, Friday. — Unless fair rains fall in the next couple of weeks, the outlook for stone fruit in the Singleton district will be poor. Crops that…

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Sell Wheat To India

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday.—"We are confident that negotiations with the Commonwealth Government to purchase a million tons of wheat for, India…

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Predicts Fine Spell to Save Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Further rain was unlikely before the wheat crop was harvested, a spokesman for the State Weather Bureau said to-night…

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