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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

803 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 41

Interim Wool Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 13

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Woolbrokers' Staffs' Association has been granted an interim award by Mr…

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Receiver At Wool Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 2

Mr. R. V. Frazer, Receiver for the Newcastle Wool Processing Co. Ltd., began his examination in Newcastle…

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Wool Shipment For Venice

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 23

The Norwegian vessel Taronga will carry the first wool cargo ever to leave Newcastle for Venice when…

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Our Wool To Russia

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 12

CANBERRA.—Australia is exporting wool, butter and meat to Russia and will continue to do so if…

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Heavy Supply Of Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 10

A heavy supply of sheep was penned at Waratah saleyards yesterday. In the lamb section,…

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50,000 Cattle in Mass Move

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 7

DARWIN, Friday.—Twelve droving plants have begun a mass movement of 50,000 cattle from Wave Hill station in an attempt to save them from one of the worst…

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Wool Shipment For Venice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 2

The first consignment of wool to go from Newcastle to Venice is expected to leave to-day in the Norwegian ship,…

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New Steamer To Serve Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 8

The single screw steamer Ballarat, built by Alexander Stephen and Sons Ltd. for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam…

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Boys' Farm Home At Muswellbrook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK, Sunday.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) yesterday opened the St. Helier's Boys'…

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Reverence For Rats; Crop Lost

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 5

MANILA (O.S.R.)—Modern pest control experts, trying to rid the south of the Philippines of rats…

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Rathmines Cattle Don't Go Thirsty

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 5

Straying cattle in the Rathmines area don't go thirsty when creeks run dry. According to Rathmmes Progress Association the…

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500 Sheep In Plane

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 5

PERTH.—A plane that will carry 500 sheep on its three decks may appear in Australia soon…

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Wool Cheque Up £14M. For Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday—Australia's wool cheque for the first nine months of this season was more than £14…

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Man Hurt In Farm Mishap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 3

GOSFORD, Friday.—Leonard Giblin, 43, of Excelsior-road, Lisarow, was injured in an unusual accident to-day…

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Farms Want Good Rain Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1954 · page 2

Hunter Valley farmers are hoping for at least three inches of rain in the next two or three weeks…

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Stop Press Eagle Farm Races

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 April 1954 · page 12

Autumn Handicap: JUNGLE LAW 1. Basha Felika 2. True Bill 3. Prices: [?] 4 1, 4/1 Divs Win, 14s 6d; place, 8s 6d, 9s 6d…

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Change Of Plan Leads To Cropper Plate Triumph

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 April 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY: A change of plan for Crown Signal proved successful when the gelding won the C. W. Cropper Handicap at Randwick today from Sky Hawk and the favorite, Regoli. Originally trainer J…

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N.T. Cattle On Long Trek

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 12

DARWIN (O.S.R.): Nearly 50,000 cattle are now beginning a 100-mile walk without feed to escape the terrible drought which has settled over parts of the Northern Territory…

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U.S. Wheat Aid

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (A.A P.).—The Foreign Operations Administration today earmarked £4 million…

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Cardiff Homes On 'Old Cattle Track'

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 6

Cardiff Urban Area Committee last night heard Strakers Lane, Cardiff Heights, described as an "old cattle track". The Cardiff…

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