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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

803 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 41

May Cut Export Wheat 1/-

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA: Australia will probably decide to reduce her export wheat price…

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Rates Firm at Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Values for all descriptions of merino fleece and skirtings ruled firm at the wool sales to-day. Rates…

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Our Wheat Too Dear: Britain Stops Buying

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 7

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.): Australian wheat has not been bought in London since the U.S. and Canada cut the export price of their grain. Recent price cuts of 10d…

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Farmer Fosters Weeds

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

Mr. Williams follows a trend in farming which sees a definite place in Nature's cycle for weeds…

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Red China Halts Farming Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 15

HONGKONG (O.S.R.): Red China is calling a temporary halt to further development of her socialist agricultural co-operative system…

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Farmer Shot Horse

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 5

TAREE. — David Alfred Donkin, 35, farmer, of Hannam Vale, was ordered to enter into a good…

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No Australian Wheat Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

LONDON, June 9. A.A.P. — Grain importers are not buying Australian wheat since the surprise United States and Canadian price cuts…

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US Accused Of Wheat "Dump"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 7

NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.)—The U.S. cut in the export price of wheat constituted "dumping", the Argentine Economic Affairs Minister (Dr. A. G. Morales) said last night…

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Additional Storage At Newcastle Wheat Silos

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 4

Additional storage capacity is to be built at the Newcastle terminal wheat elevator. This was announced to-dav by Mr. F. H. Hawkins…

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The Farm Through The Ages

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 5

AUCKLAND: A museum of agriculture is to be opened at Hamilton in the rich Waikato dairying…

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Limited Supply Of Sheep At Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 11

Supplies of sheep and lambs were limited at Waratah saleyards yesterday. The majority of lambs were of good quality…

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No Decision Released On Wheat Talks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board yesterday concluded in Melbourne its emergency conference on oversea wheat…

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Farmers See "Water Harvesting"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 4

Farmers from the Lower Hunter visited the University of Sydney Animal Husbandry Far at Badgery's Creek,…

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Wheat Chief's Advice "Face Up To Slide"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 3

The fall of 7/6 a ton in the price of Australian wheat in London was not significant, the Chairman of the Wheat Board (Sir John Teasdale) said in…

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'Hoppers: Farmers Warned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Ministe, for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) to-day warned farmers to expect an outbreak of…

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Big Wool Exports For Five Years

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Wool would remain Australia's major export at least for another five years, Wool Growers'…

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Production Of Butter Increases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, June 14. A.A.P.—The United States Agriculture Department yesterday reported a 6.5 per cent…

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Farmer Weds Girl He Accused Of Stealing £1800

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 12

LONDON (O.S.R.) : Farmer Robert Hall, 40, has married the attractive girl he accused off stealing £1800. He told the Stockton (Co…

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Ready For Wheat Shipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 3

The freighter Dayrose is due to load the first of the season's shipment of wheat to Germany at Newcastle silos to-day. Here…

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Final Sale Of Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 11

The final sale of the New the wool season will be held to-day and to-morrow. It will be a "clean-up"…

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