Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

693 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 35

New Wool Floor Filled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

Valuers Messrs. A. Wolkenstein (left) and F. Brabant busy at Winchcombe Carson's new show floor in Newcastle yesterday, where a catalogue of 9773 bales of wool was offered. The new show flour was filled with…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Sheep Fed With Fodder From Plane

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 19

SYDNEY.—In low-level sweeps today, a Douglas freighter dropped fodder to thousands of starving sheep…

Continued on Trove, page 19 →

Sheep Swam Creek To Reach Show

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

About 80 sheep to be used in a shearing demonstration at Newcastle Show in the next three days had to be swum and carried across flooded creeks at Moree on the way to the Showground…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

New England Wool At 172d: Today's Sale

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

Top price paid for Dalgety's offering of 3115 bales at the closing day of the Newcastle Wool Sales…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Royalty To Stay At Model Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

WELLINGTON, N.Z. (Reurer) : Longbeach, the 3000-acre farm where the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will spend a two-day rest period in January, 1954, during their…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Owner Classed Top Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

Wool that took the top price at Newcastle wool sales this week was classed by one of the owners, Mr. Ian Lisle. The wool sold for 217d a lb…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wool Bill To Fight Synthetics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 7

CANBERRA, Thursday.— Every endeavour had to be made to improve wool as a fibre if it were to meet the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

High Price for Broken Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 9

Wool from the Armidale district set what is believed to be a State record at the closing day of Newcastle wool sales yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Junior Farmers' Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY Thursday.—The Junior Farmer movement will again hold a competition in 1953. The winner will be…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Idle Land Sought By Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

DARWIN, Thursday.— Darwin farmers have asked the Federal Government to resume 1200 agricultural blocks…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

M. Maynard Accepts Four Mounts At Warwick Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 11

Leading Newcastle jockey M. Maynard has accepted four mounts at Warwick Farm tomorrow, in preference to staying for tomorrow's N.J.C. meeting. Maynard's mounts are:…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Record Geelong Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday.— Wool sold at Geelong sales this week was a record, 33,000 bales, which averaged about…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Wants U.S. Govt. Butter Bonus

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 4

NEW YORK, Sunday (A.A.P.).—President of the Hotel Bar Butter Company, Mr. Fred Lowenfels, today…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wool Sales Favour Sellers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Prices were firm for all types of merino wool at to-day's sales, compared with the prices in…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wheat Going to the Continent

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 4

It was announced today the the overseas freighter Baluchistan will carry her cargo of about 9400 tons…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

At Maitland Show Junior Farmers' Exhibition "Best Yet," Is Claim

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 8

The display of junior farmer work at Maitland Show, officially opening tomorrow, is acclaimed as the best ever seen on any showground in the Hunter Valley. The claim was made…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Stop Press Sydney Wool Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 16

SYENDY: Keen competition tween U.K. and 'Japanese intere[?] with solid Continental support, kept wool values fully firm early at…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Merino Wool Firm At Sydney Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The market at Sydney wool sales to-day was firm at yesterday's levels for merino…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Millions For Wool Publicity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Thursday.— The Australian Wool Board planned to spend millions of pounds on an international…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Wool Tariffs "Should End"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 4

WASHINGTON, March 5. A.A.P.— Elimination of the U.S. tariffs on wool imports is recommended in a report to President Eisenhower…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →