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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

803 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 41

Wheat For Stock

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY—Enough wheat was available as stock feed to relieve feeding problems in drought areas, the…

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Farm Surplus, U.s. Problem

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 7

WASHINGTON, June 1. A.A.P.—A National Farmer Cooperative leader said to-day that more adequate measures than the exchange of American goods for dollars…

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Brisbane Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 2

BRISBANE. — Competition was brisk at the Brisbane wool sales yesterday and the offering of 16,898…

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Wool Plant for Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 3

Tenders have been called for the purchase of the factory and plant of the Newcastle Wool Processing Co. Ltd…

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Good Market For Sheep, Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 12

A moderate supply of sheep was penned at Waratah saleyards yesterday. About half the lambs were of good quality…

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Show Sheep Worth £500,000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sheep valued at more than £500,000 lined up in drizzling rain for judging at the 55th annual…

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Wheat Shipment for Germany

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 12

The first shipment of wheat to leave Newcastle for Germany this year will be loaded next week…

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India To Improve Its Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 5

NEW DELHI (Reuter).—A small flock of 210 Australian sheep will play an important role in bringing…

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Yass Breeder Wins Blue Riband Merino Sheep Cup

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: Merryville Stud of Yass climaxed its remarkable successes by winning the Stonehaven Cup, the blue riband merino event of Australia at the Sheep Show today. It was a clear-cut win…

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Hard Winter Warning To Dairymen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 4

Milk production is still declining and many farmers look like facing a hard winter, according to the Hunter District…

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Wheat Hopes Lifted by Rain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 1

Wheat and other crops will benefit from light to moderate rain over most of New South Wales yesterday. The Hunter Valley shared in the…

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Sentence Of Death On Farmer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—A farmer who shot dead his sister-in-law and wounded his wife was sentenced to death,…

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Green Crops, Then Potatoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 2

A feature of land preparation for potatoes this year will be the increased use of green crops before planting,…

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Wheat Crop Freak

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A Gulargambone wheatgrower has reaped a Wheat crop when he should have sowed one…

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Check On Sheep Sex Change

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Department of Animal Husbandry, Sydney University, has asked N.S.W. graziers for…

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Canadian Wheat Price Reduced

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 7

WINNIPEG, Mon. (A.A.P.): The Canadian Wheat Board today reduced the price of its three top grades of wheat by 10 1/8 cents (about 10d.) bushel…

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Wool Firm at Sydney Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.— Values ruled firm at Sydney wool sales to-day when compared with Brisbane closing…

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Karendi Ran Record At Eagle Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 16

BRISBANE (O.S.R.): Sydney sprinter Karendi (W. Camer) showed amazing speed…

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Wheat "War" Feared

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir John Teasdale) will go overseas next week to study wheat marketing conditions…

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World Wants More Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 5

PRETORIA, June 8. A.A.P.—South African, New Zealand and Australian wool interests have expressed their "full confidence and optimism" in wool's future…

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