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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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N.Z. Beef Irks U.S. Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, Feb. 15. A.A.P.—A butcher in Martin, Michigan, agreed yesterday to stop selling New Zealand beef, to keep in the good graces of local…

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More Milk, Butter Produced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.— Milk, butter and cheese production in the first six months of this financial year was well…

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Wool Company's Dividend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 6

The directors of Winchcombe Carson Ltd. have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per…

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Silo Berths Ready For Wheat Tomorrow

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 6

The dredging of the sile berths in preparation for wheat shipments would be completed tomorrow,…

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Farmer Guilty Of Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 5

Albert Reeves, 43, farmer, was remanded for sentence, at Maitland Quarter Sessions yesterday, after he had pleaded "Guilty" to four charges of…

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Reshuffle Of Newcastle Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 4

The Newcastle wool sale set down for March has been cancelled. The Newcastle Manager of…

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Stop Press Sydney Wool Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 16

SYDNEY: Wool values at today's Sydney sales showed a sound recovery on yesterday's uneasy rates. Bidding was the best for greasy…

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Wool Board Pioneer Dies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. —Sir George Dalziel Kelly, one of the original planners and later Chairman of the…

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Rates Firm At Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 9

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— At Sydney wool sales to-day the market was firm for best spinners' descriptions, but…

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Broader Type Wool Eases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Broader quality merino fleece and skirtipgs at Sydney sales to-day declined up to 21 per…

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Newcastle Silos' Wheat For Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

First wheat to be shipped from Newcastle for two years is expected to be loaded in the next week. It will go to…

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Two Years' Gaol For Dairyman

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 3

Albert Reed (43), a dairy farmer, formerly of Stroud-rd., was sentenced to two years' imprisonment at Maitland Quarter Sessions today on each of four charges of assaulting girls aged…

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Wool Sale May Yet Be On

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

The March wool sale in Newcastle, cancelled last week, may yet be held. Moves will be made in…

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Rabbit Sheep's "Dear Enemy"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

CANBERRA, Sunday.—It was costing Australia between £300 million and £½400 million to maintain its rabbit population, the Minister in Charge of the C.S.I.R.O…

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U.S. Moves On Cattle Prices

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Monday. (A.A.P.)—To offset falling cattle prices, a House committee today recommended…

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Wool Very Firm At Closing Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.— Values ruled very firm on last Thursday's rates when Sydney wool sales ended to-day…

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"Subsidy Likely" For Feed Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 9

CANBERRA, Tuesday.— The Commonwealth Government was likely to subsidise the cost of feed wheat to the…

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No Objection To Wool Scour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 7

Newcastle Council Works Committee last night offered no objection to the establishment of a wool scouring and…

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Wool Building Must Be Demolished

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 8

Newcastle Council Works Committee will recommend that an application by the Church of England Trustees, to…

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Japanese Ship Loads Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

The first Japanese ship to take wheat from Newcastle to Japan began loading yesterday. The ship, the Kohcho, is…

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