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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

731 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 37

Agistment Cattle Go Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Thousands of cattle agisted on the southern tablelands during the bushfires and drought early…

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Talks On Wheat By 46 States

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 4

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): Delegates from 46 Western countries met in…

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£5½M. Dried Fruit Crop In Sheds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 5

MILDURA, Thursday.— Mildura's 50,000-ton dried fruit crop, the best since 1944, is practically all in packing…

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Wheat Men Asked To Increase Their Crop

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA: Australian wheat farmers are to be asked to increase by 50 per cent, for the next five years the acreage planted for the 1951-52 season…

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Butter To Be More Plentiful

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

Wholesale butter distributors in Newcastle will increase supplies to retailers…

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Wool Sales Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 3

Newcastle wool sales, tentatively arranged for May, had been postponed till June 10 to 12, the Chairman of the…

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6d Rise In Butter Suggested

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.—A rise of 6d to 8d a lb in the retail price of butter from July 1 will be considered by the…

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Wool Sales Put Back

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 7

Wool that was to be offered at Newcastle wool sales in May would not now be sold till the June…

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Friend Left Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

LONDON. — Miss Evelyn Mary Gore, of Turville and Hambleden, Bucks, who died leaving £17,243,…

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No Plans for Wheat, Dairying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The dairy and wheat issues remained unresolved to-night. The Australian Agricultural…

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Rain Sends Butter Quotas Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 4

Newcastle housewives will be able to obtain 75 per cent. of normal butter supplies next week…

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Damage To Farms By Troops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 5

SINGLETON, Tuesday.— Troops from the armoured fighting vehicle range at Singleton Camp had caused…

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Merger Plan Of Two Dairy Plants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 7

The proposal for a merger of Bowthorne Cooperative Butter Factory Ltd. and Hunter Valley Cooperative Dairy…

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Prisoner In Farm Gang Escapes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A young prisoner escaped from a working party at Emu Plains prison farm to-day…

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Plenty Of Butter Promised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Adoption of the Commonwealth's guaranteed butter price scheme would eliminate…

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Maximum Rise Sought For Export Butter "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 1

LONDON, April 24.—Australia will ask for an increase of at least 7½ per cent. in the price of butter and cheese…

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Queen Goes Driving In Farm Cart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1952 · page 3

LONDON, April 25. A.A.P. —Wearing no hat, the Queen went in a farm cart driven by the Duke of Edinburgh…

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Food For Britain Crop Poor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday.— Though the sorghum crops on the Queensland-British Food Corporation project at Peak…

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Merino Wool Up 10 p.c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The market at Sydney wool sales to-day, compared with the closing rates of the previous…

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Unknown Left Butter Secret

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 5

NICOSIA (Cyprus), Wed. (Reuter).— Thanks to an unknown Australian second-lieutenant, hundreds of Cypriots are eating choice Australian butter — made in…

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