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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Butter To Stay Short

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.— Despite good rains on the North Coast during the week-end, there…

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Merino Firm; Other Wool Prices Drop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—Merino fleece held firm at to-day's wool sales, but there was a recession in values of up to…

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Farmhand Thrown From Horse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 5

William Kidd, 41, farm hand, of Sloane-street, Paterson, suffered a probable fracture of the skull, severe…

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Wool Market Steady

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The market at the Sydney wool sales to-day ruled fully firm at the previous day's level for…

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Sales Of Wool Are Reduced

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Australia's wool-selling season has been curtailed because…

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European Plan To Unite Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 1

PARIS, Wed. (A.A.P.).— The British Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Anthony Nutting)…

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Fine Wool At Firm Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Values for all descriptions of merino fleece and skirtings excepting those carrying…

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£66M. Fall In Wool Returns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The first 12 series of the 1951-52 wool sales realised only £64,790,887. This was…

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Wool Market Irregular

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.— The wool market in Sydney to-day was irregular. Crossbred lambs, locks and…

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Wool Sale May 6

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 2

The second last wool sale of the Newcastle season will be held from May 6 to 8. Newcastle brokers said…

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£486,584 Paid To Wool Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 1

Cheques totalling £486,584 were sent from Newcastle yesterday to about 4400 woolgrowers in the north and…

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Farmers to Get "New Deal" Wide Tax Cuts As Incentive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—A new deal for primary producers to help Australia pay its way on oversea markets was announced by Mr. Menzies to-night…

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Transport 'Hits Farm Output'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY. Friday.—Transport bottle necks were greatly affecting primary production in Australia, the Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner)…

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Fire Destroys 1000 Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday. — Nearly 1000 sheep were burnt to death and scores of miles of fencing were destroyed…

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Lost Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 2

In the last four years the area sown to wheat in Australia has declined from 13,880,000 acres to…

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Newcastle Wool Sales In May

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 7

Newcastle wool brokers I will auction 20,000 bales from May 6 to 8. The wool will consist of…

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Two Crops Of Corn A Year

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK: Agricultural scientists at the University of Illinois are planting two crops of corn…

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The Letter Box Butter And Eggs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 8

Eggs are expensive and butter is scarce as well as expensive. Has the public any redress when they…

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Ban on Sheep From U.k

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 10

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The importation of sheep from the United Kingdom has been prohibited. The Minister for…

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Dairymen 'Opposed To Board'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 2

Dairymen had enough to contend with in climatic conditions without dictatorship from any source in the industry Mr…

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