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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

930 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 47

Cattle Rustlers Found Hanged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 1

MEXICO CITY Jan. 26. A.A.P.—Police found the bodies of three men hanging from trees outside the Southern Mexican town of Iquala…

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£130,000 Income For 500 Wool Men

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE: Nearly 500 woolgrowers in Australia this season will have average gross incomes of £130,000 each. The lowest income that any of this group is likely to receive is £80,000. Thousands of others will…

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Revolt In U.S. Against High Wool Prices "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—Two of the "Big Three" carpet mills in the United States have touched off a "price strike" against the high cost…

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Decision To-day on Eagle Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday.—The Eagle Farm track will be inspected at 6.30 to-morrow morning and a decision will then be made…

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Cattle Starve In Far North Coast Floods

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Unexpected rises in the Richmond River at Coraki and Woodburn yesterday has accentuated flood danger…

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Indians Won't Eat Pakistan's Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 11

WASHINGTON, Tues. (AAP) — India has refused to buy wheat from Pakistan because it was waging economic war…

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Quirindi Wool Sells At 266d lb

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

Five bales of greasy merino wool from Quirindi district brought top price of 266d lb at the opening day of the first Newcastle wool…

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US Carpet Mills Strike Against High Wool Price

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tues. (O.S.R.). —Two of the three biggest carpet mills in the United States have touched off a price strike…

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U.K. Arms Plan May 'Rocket' Our Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY: Britain's plan to stockpile wool is certain to cause further price rises, sections of the industry forecast today. Britain will obtain all the…

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Wool Record Goes To 276d

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 9

Nineteen bales of wool from the Armidale district set a new Newcastle record price of 276d a lb at Newcastle wool sales yesterday. The wool was sold by…

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U.S. Angry Over Wool Prices "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.—Resentment against Australia for high wool prices is becoming more widespread in the United States. One of the nation's leading…

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£31,000 Paid For 125-Acre Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A 125-acre South Coast stud farm was sold for £31.000 at auction in Sydney today…

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3 Wool Records

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 3

HOBART, Friday.—Three new Australian records were established at Hobart wool sales to-day. Merino skirtings sold for 270d a…

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Flooded Farmer Handfeeds Stock For Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 4

A Maitland dairyfarmer, although flooded out, is handfeeding his stud cattle to exhibit them at Maitland Show this month…

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Wool Values Tend To Ease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Values were from par to 21 per cent. lower at today's wool sales when compared with the close of the Sydney…

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Wool Prices Down

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 8

CAPETOWN, Feb. 6. A.A.P.—Prices at Durban's wool sale fell as much as five per cent .yesterday and in East London prices were…

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New Mainland Wool Price Record 340d lb

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A new Australian mainland record of 340d lb. was paid for greasy merino wool at the Sydney sales to-day…

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Farms Crops Have Place In Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

"Chemurgy" might not appear in the dictionaries of the day, but it would be in those of the future, Mr. Fairhall, M.H.R., said at…

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Girl Wins Cattle Judging

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

A Denman girl, Rosemary Bussy, won the Junior Farmers' cattle judging competition at the first day of Paterson Show yesterday…

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Wool Loading Next Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

The first wool loading in Newcastle this year will begin next week. The British ships, Hector (10,125 tons) and Rhodesia Star (8542) are…

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