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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Butter And Cream Control Opposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The quarterly meeting of the Central Executive Council of the Primary Producers' Union to-day decided to…

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EDITORIAL Newcastle As Wool Centre

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 6

FOR the citizen who takes more than a perfunctory passing interest in his city's general welfare there is something to ponder on in the fact that the current season's wool sales in…

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Strike In Wool Stores Spreads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The strike of 150 storemen and packers at the Australian Wool Realisation Commission's three stores has spread…

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'Most Animated' Wool Sale Yet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 10

Newcastle's closing wool sale yesterday was the most animated Newcastle had had, said Mr. R. G. Carson, of Winchcombe,…

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Second Wheat Ship For Middle East

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

The second cargo of wheat to go to the Middle East this season will leave Newcastle this morning in the British ship Hoperange…

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Dairymen Want Rise If Rationing Ends

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 7

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Producer organisations would offer no serious objection to the removal of butter and cheese rationing…

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Remanded on Cattle Stealing Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 14

SINGLETON, Friday.—Robert Reginald Beetson, 37, of Putty, was remanded in Singleton Court to-day on a charge of having stolen 17…

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Friesian Produces 1000lb Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Wyoming Victory Daphne, a purebred Friesian cow, owned by A. A. and D. L. Ward, of Oakhampton, West…

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Hunter River Breaks Banks at East Maitland; Farms Flooded

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 3

Floodwaters from the Hunter River covered surrounding farmlands after breaking the banks near Pitnacree Bridge at East Maitland early this morning…

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Waratah Sheep Price Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 5

Because of the heavy rain many consignments of sheep failed to arrive at Waratah Saleyards yesterday. The supply was inadequate, and…

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Butter, Bacon Up In Britain

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday. (A.A.P.): The Food, Minister (Mr. Webb) announced yesterday that the…

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Wool Sales In Newcastle Set At £15M

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 2

Newcastle woolbrokers estimated that this season they would sell 200,000 bales of wool for about £15 million, the Chairman of…

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U.S. Wool Imports Rise 49 p.c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 6

WASHINGTON, April 9. A.A.P.—United States imports of wool, including carpet types, for the season ended last December were…

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Cropper Plate To Hesdin; Beats Carriole In Photo

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY: Hard-ridden by B. Smith, Hesdin got up in the last few strides to heat the favorite, Carriole, in a photo-finish in the Cropper Handicap with an outsider, Chastise, a poor third. Carriole, who was a course…

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US. Winter Wheat Crop Reduced

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 9

WASHINGTON, Monday (A.A.P.).—The Department of Agriculture estimates that dry weather and insect pests…

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Statement Expected on Tea, Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday.—The Queensland Grocers and Retail Traders' Association hope that when the Minister for Trade and…

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Culross Loading Wheat For India

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 2

The second ship to load wheat in Newcastle this month went under the silo chutes this morning…

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Us Govt. Attacked On Wool Stocks

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.): The failure of the United States Government to stockpile "an ounce of wool" was criticised by Senator Lester Hunt (Democrat) today…

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Threat To Wool In British Home Market

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Wed. (O.S.R.) : One of the most serious threats to wool yet made in the British home market arises from a request by British manufacturers to the Government for permission to use a proportion of rayon staple fibre in utility worsted goods for the home…

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Big Wool Cargo To Leave To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 4

The Ellerman liner City of Khartoum is expected to leave to-morrow with one of the biggest cargoes of wool ever to leave the…

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