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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Wheat Discussions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

PERTH. — Important discussions on the future of wheat stabilisation, export markets and bulk…

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Japanese Start Model Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 12

TOKIO. — Twenty young graduates of a Japanese agricultural college decided to set up…

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Poor Outlook For N.S.W. Maize Crop

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 28

Total yield for the 1953-54 maize crops in New South Wales may be the lowest in nearly a century…

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Dead Sheep In Goods Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 3

Newcastle R.S.P.C.A. intends to approach railway officials about dead sheep remaining in stock trains from Newcastle to…

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Wheat Approach To U.K. Urged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 7

PERTH, Friday.—The Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation will ask the Australian Government to approach the…

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Farm Goods Cheaper Says Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 4

Many goods used by primary producers have been greatly reduced in price since January 1…

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Soviet Stops Wool Buying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday. —The Russian Commercial A tache (Mr. N. G. Kovalev said to-day that Russia would…

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Wool Rates Unchanged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—There was no reaction on Melbourne wool market to-day to the decision of the Soviet…

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Relief For Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 24

TAREE.—More than 100 farmers on the Lower Manning have applied for help to the N.S.W. Flood…

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Death Of Farmer

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 8

GILGANDRA.—Local farmer John Law, 26, a married man with two children, died in Sydney…

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Wool Subsidy Bill Passed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 13

WASHINGTON, April 28. A.A.P. — The United States Senate to-day passed the Wool Subsidy Bill and rejected an attempt to extend high rigid price supports on major farm crops…

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Police On Guard At Wool Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 1

Security precautions have been taken 6n the loading in Newcastle of the last wool to go to Russia this season…

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US Senate Approves Rise In Wool Import Duty

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wed. (A.A.P.)—The Eisenhower Administration won a double victory yesterday when the Senate passed its wool subsidy bill and rejected an attempt to extend price supports on some farm crops for another year…

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Farmers' Interest In Oil Boom

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 8

Mechanisation of Australian agriculture has gone ahead so rapidly since the war that the once familiar sight of horse-team ploughing has practically disappeared. This revolution in farming…

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Heavy Supply Of Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 12

A heavy supply of sheep was penned at Waratah saleyards yesterday. All classes of sheep were…

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Wheat Storage Up In N.S.W.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Bulk wheat storage facilities in New South Wales would be increased by 7 million bushels…

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Our Gardener Says: Time for Main Onion Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 7

Sowings for the main onion crop should be started now. If later crops are desired further sowings may be made to about the end of June…

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Convicts Escape From Gaol Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 2

ATMORE (Alabama), Sun. (A.A.P.): A group of convicts cut through a steel mesh fence while a…

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Wheat Handling

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY: Bulk wheat handling officials from N.S.W., Victoria and South Australia will meet…

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American Offer On Surplus Butter

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 10

WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.)—The U.S. is negotiating with Britain to sell surplus butter at 4s 2d a lb. The U.S. Government…

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