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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

731 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 37

Blackmarket Butter Sold At 6/ lb

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

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Butter is being sold on the blackmarket in Sydney at up to 6/ a lb…

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C.P. Puts 8-Point Farm Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— The annual conference of the Victorian branch of the Country Party has…

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Practical Farmer In Cabinet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 2

Mr. Ambrose George Enticknap, who has been appointed to the Cahill Cabinet, is member for Murrumbidgee…

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Hunter Farms Still Need Heavy Rain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 4

The main part of the Hunter district still required substantial rain soon to secure winter fodder, the District…

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Junior Farmer At Show Camp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 4

Miss Colleen Clifton, of Mulberry, will spend eight days in the Junior Farmers' camp at the Royal Show…

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Italians Placed On Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 4

A small number of Italian rural workers who arrived at Greta camp last week had been engaged by employers in…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 2

Has anyone ever told you that your eyes are the colour of our best grade off-blue No. 3…

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Poison Crops, Not Reds

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 4

SINGAPORE, Tues. (A.A.P.): The Secretary for Defence (Mr. David) said today the Government had no intention of spraying poisonous chemicals injurious to humans or…

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Rain Ensures Butter, Milk This Winter

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 1

Widespread, soaking rain, which began falling throughout the Hunter Valley yesterday, is expected to ensure the continuity of milk and butter supplies this winter…

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Good Work By Junior Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY: The Hunter Valley was well represented, when junior farmers, boys and girls, staged their…

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Butter Curling And Patting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 5

Cooks often have trouble with both the metal curler or grooved wood patter when butter curls break, or the balls become sticky…

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Sheep Firm At Flemington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 7

FLEMINGTON.—At Flemington yesterday 14,448 sheep and lambs were penned. Values ruled firm to 5/ a head dearer,…

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Rain Boosts Crops, Milk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 2

Rain this week has assured winter crops in the Hunter Valley and halted the decline in milk output. The fall at Maitland…

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Junior Farmer Wins N.Z. Trip

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Commonwealth winner of the Junior Farmers' leadership competition is John…

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Weed Growth Vigorous In Maize Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—In the Taree-Wauchope-Kempsey area frequent rain had made it difficult to cultivate late-sown…

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Tax Cut Would Aid Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Primary producers must be given immediate relief from excessive and discriminatory taxation if production was to be stimulated…

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Triclinium Not Headed In Cropper Handicap

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY: Lightweight Triclinium, who started favorite, Freyberg and the outsider Merrie Merton filled the places in the C. W. Cropper Handicap at Randwick today. Triclinium, in winning,…

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Farmer "Not In Race For Labour" "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 3

LONDON, April 14.—For years Australian farmers have been unable to get ploughs and harvesters, yet factories have…

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Leniency For Farmer In Murder Bid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 15. A.A.P.—A Chinese farmer who tried to have his wife slain for 10,000 dollars (about…

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Farmer Murders 5 Grandchildren

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 2

TRONQUAY (Normandy), Wed. (A.A.P.).—A 70-yearold tenant farmer yesterday cut the throats…

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