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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 30
WHEAT FOR NEWCASTLE SILOS.—The top picture shows some of the trucks waiting in a half-mile queue at the Newcastle silos today to unload wheat from the north-west. Some drivers claimed they had been in the queue since 9.30 last night and urged that the silo work around the clock so that they could speed deliveries. Lower left: D. Cornwall (Sydney), F…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Silo berths at Newcastle are expected to be occupied continuously until July 31 with ships loading for overseas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—Country owners of 303 calibre rifles would be permitted to retain them until supplies of the new substitute rifles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"As a result of soaking rains in May and June, the 25 days of westerly winds between those dates notwithstanding, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CANBERRA, Friday.—An increase of 2d a lb in the price of butter has been recommended to the Government by the Dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An advisory committee was formed in Sydney yesterday to coordinate all matters relating to harvesting and handling next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Friday.—Last season's wool clip was valued at about £150 million, said Mr. Sinclair Smith to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CANBERRA, Friday.—The price of woollen goods was not likely to be increased until the new season's wool came on the market at the end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Because of the instability of the vegetable market, some lower Hunter farmers were now running small dairy herds in conjunction…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On June 4, 1738, a seven-months' child was born in London. He was so weak no one expected him to survive, but 22 years later he was sitting on the English throne: King George III. He was known…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY: Hundreds of cattle are marooned and dying in an area of about 30 miles by 12 near Coraki. Coraki police said today: "We…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Although 35 motor trucks were unloaded at the wheat silos this morning, 75 were still waiting to be unloaded early this afternoon. The 35 trucks cleared this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WASHINGTON, June 20. A.A.P.—Congress has passed a bill establishing a revolving fund of £A46,875,000 to finance the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eleven members of Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers' Club have entered in a pig raising competition. The pigs will be provided by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We do not advertise our country districts enough, or bring before the public the part the farmer plays, and their obligation to him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers' Club will ask the State Council to recommend to the Royal Show Committee to arrange for an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trucks are rushing wheat to Newcastle from the North North-west and Central-west before July 31, when the International Wheat Agreement comes into force and a drop in export prices is expected. Truck crews sit on top of a load awaiting its turn at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.) : Failure of Congress to ratify the International Wheat Agreement may mean that the agreement will lapse. The pact was designed to fix maximum and minimum wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA: Butter will be dearer by at least 2d. lb. from July 1. The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard) said today that the rise in price, which would be passed to consumers, was due to increased production costs. An official announcement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat for New Zealand was not loaded into the Lodestone at Lee Wharf yesterday because of the weather. It was feared that rain…
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