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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

731 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 37

May Feed Wheat To Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 8

PARIS, Wed. (A.A.P.): French wheat farmers have threatened to feed their cattle on the wheat…

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Man Dies In Farm Shooting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 4

LEETON: One man was shot dead and another is in hospital with a bullet in his chest, following a…

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Sheep Killed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 3

KATOOMBA: While climbing Victoria Pass, a semi-trailer, carrying 360 sheep, ran backwards out…

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Cattle by Air

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 9

BRISBANE, Thursday.—A Victorian beef cattle breeder, Mr. G. Starrett, has paid up to £94/15/ a head to bring…

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Champion Dairy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 4

Messrs. W. M. and R. Alford, of "Colville," Scone, were judged winners of the coastal division of the Royal…

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Millionaire Plans Model Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 6

VICKSBURG (Missouri), Thurs.: Devout millionaire industrialist Robert G. Le-Tourneau is financing an expedition to sail to Africa in a wartime landing craft and set…

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Talks On Profit By Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.—Profit margins and their relation to production costs and ways to boost primary…

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U.S. Crop Prospects WASHINGTON, Mon

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 1

(A.A.P.).—Crop prospects in the U.S. this year exceed last year's bountiful harvest, despite losses…

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Four-Nation Pakistan Farm To Raise Food OUtput

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 5

A livestock development and research farm being set up in Pakistan by the governments of Australia, New Zealand and Canada, is located in the Thai area of the Punjab. The That is an arid…

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Sorghum Crop "Worst Yet"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 5

BRISBANE: The Queensland-British Food Corporation's grain sorghum crop this year has been its worst vet. From an acreage of…

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Bread And Butter May Cost More

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Bread and butter may cost more if moves for higher prices made…

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Wheat Hit By Wet Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The area of wheat to be harvested for grain in New South Wales in the 1952-53 season will be…

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Italian Migrant Farming Plan

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE: The Italian community here intends to buy a 1300-acre plot at Alexandra to establish communal farms for unemployed Italian migrants…

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U.S. Farm Output Up: Labor Drops

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 21

NEW YORK—The American farmer is producing more food and fibre per man-hour of labor than ever before. Although the farm population of the United States…

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Wool Important To California

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. A.A.P.—The Governor of California (Mr. Earl Warren) has asked all Californians to…

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Drought Affects Yugoslav Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

BELGRADE, August 17. A.A.P.—For the second time in two years, Yugoslavia's crops have been badly hit by…

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More Dollar Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, August 18. A.A.P. — United States wool imports were down in the early months of this year…

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Uranium "Not As Vital As Wool"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 4

CANBEERA, Monday.—A Government spokesman warned to-day against exaggeration of the importance of uranium discoveries in Australia…

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Farmers To Clear Flood Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 2

To-day, about 30 Phoenix Park farmers will began clearing a track through flood mud to where about 20 families…

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Equine Stars to Race at Warwick Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 23

SYDNEY.—Saturday's A.J.C. meeting at Warwick Farm is sure to attract a big attendance,…

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