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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

803 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 41

Gold Strike In W.A. Farm Paddock

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 14

PERTH.—A minor gold rush has followed the strike of rich gold in a paddock of a farmer, Mark Posa, 11 miles south of Southern Cross, in the Yilgarn goldfield. Four leases, totalling 84 acres, have been pegged…

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Dear Laddie Popular Warwick Farm Choice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 16

DEAR LADDIE POPULAR WARWICK FARM CHOICE…

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Homes And Crops Lost In Flood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 3

BAGHDAD, May 16. A.A.P. — About 100,000 farmers in southern Iraq have lost their crops and homes in…

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Few Changes At Cattle Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 9

Values for a yarding of 1000 head of fat cattle at Maitland saleyards yesterday showed little change on those ruling…

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Progress in Wool Output

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 11

MELBOURNE.—Great advances in the efficiency of wool production are forecast by Professor P. R…

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Firm Market For Wool In Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 9

SYDNEY, Monday. — The Sydney wool sale market to-day was generally firm for all descriptions of merino fleece…

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Extension To Wool Store

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 4

Approval of an application to extend a wool store in Hannell-street, Wickham, was recommended by the Newcastle…

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Wool Again Firm In Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Prices were again firm for all descriptions of Merino, comeback and crossbred wools at the…

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Bulk Storage For New Wheat Areas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Bulk storage silos would be established in the new north and north-west wheat areas with…

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Heavier Wool Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 2

Wool sold at the last Newcastle sales is being loaded on two oversea ships in the port…

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Values Harden For Some Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Values for the better style merino fleece and skirtings tended to harden at the wool…

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Wool Closes Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Values for all descriptions closed fully firm at the wool sales to-day…

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Wool Shed Still Unsatisfactory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

The President of Newcastle branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation (Mr. W. Keating) said last night there had…

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Mission Cattle Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 6

DARWIN, Friday.—Presbyterian Church and Administration officials will leave Darwin this week-end to investigate a…

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Wanted: Four Sheep

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 8

Four sheep are needed to complete the menu for the day when 1000 meals…

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Judge Admires Police: "Few Black Sheep"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

His experience as a barrister and later as a judge had imbued him with a great admiration for the police force, which he believed was one of the finest in the world, declared Mr. Justice Kinsella at Maitland Supreme Court today…

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N.S.W. Butter Shows Quality Drop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — The quality of butter produced in New South Wales had fallen in the past few months, the…

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'Eat Butter' Campaign

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — A drive to increase consumption of dairy products throughout Australia will be launched by the Dairy Factory Managers' Institute of…

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Australian Cattle For Philippines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 1

DARWIN, Tuesday.— The Philippines will buy 1000 head of cattle a month from Australia, starting immediately…

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22-Inch Wool From Ewe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 5

NARRABRI, Tuesday—Wool from a cross[?]red ewe recently shorn in the Coonabarabran…

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