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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Wool Values Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Monday.—Values for merino wools of fine to superfine quality ruled firm at yesterday's levels at Sydney…

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Wheat Board Woos East

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 4

The Wheat Board will send the General Manager (Mr. Perrett) to Singapore, Malaya, Hongkong, the Philippines and Japan within a few days…

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Wheat Claim "Misleading"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 11

CANBERRA, Wednesday. —The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Commerce (Mr. Swartz) to-day described a…

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It Is Still Not Butter

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 5

WINNIPEG, Wed. (OSR)—Canadians have developed a new dairy spread that looks, tastes and…

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More Wool Used By Americans

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 4

NEW YORK (O.S.R.): Consumption of apparel wool in United States wool textile mills for the first ten months of 1953 was seven per cent above that of the same period…

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Australia, U.K. 'Split On Wheat'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 8

LONDON, Jan. 13. A.A.P. —Sharp differences had occurred between Britain and Australia on wheat, Tass said…

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No U.S. Wool Tariff Rise

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 11

WASHINGTON, Wed., (A.A.P.): President Eisenhower said today that after a long and Inner struggle he had decided it would be bad policy to increase the U.S. tariff on wool…

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Wool Market Very Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The market ruled very firm for all good and average skinners' wools at the Sydney wool…

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Sheep Deaths Not From Atom Test

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

NEW YORK, Jan. 14. A.A.P.—The United States' Atomic Energy Commission has concluded that radio…

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Big Rise In Wool Cheque

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Australia's wool cheque rose by £20. 382,073 to £200,816,943 for the first half of the…

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Wool Dumping Store Started

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

Work began yesterday on a wool dumping store at the corner of Wharf-road and Merewether-street, Newcastle…

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Big Thefts Of Wool Alleged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Ten men were charged in Central Court to-day with having stolen large quantities of wool…

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High-Class Wool For Sale Today

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 3

Selling will begin this afternoon in the fifth series of Newcastle wool sales. Between now and…

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Pokolbin Farmer Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 7

A Pokolbin farmer, alleged to have burnt a man with a firestick and hit him on the head with an iron bar, was…

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U.S. Plan To Send Farm Surpluses Overseas

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 11

WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.): Presided Eisenhower will soon fesk Congress for authority fro use £446-million worth of surplus farm products to strengthen economies of friendly countries. The plan was announced…

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Wool Rises in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 11

Rates at the opening of Newcastle wool sales yesterday were to 5 per cent. above Sydney closing rates last week. Top price was 194d a lb…

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"Mirani" Wool At 210d

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 3

Eleven bales of wool from the A. S. Nivison "Mirani" stud, Walcha, this afternoon brought 210d a lb—…

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Seek Increase Of American Wool Tariff

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 10

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (A.A.P.). — An additional duty of lid lb on wool was proposed today by…

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Woman Farmer Loves Work

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 5

LONDON. - Mrs. Edith Davis has worked at Eastling Court farm, near Faversham, Kent, for 42…

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Planes Boost Wool Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 4

Topdressing of pastures by aircraft was increasing wool production in the New England area, Mr. A. S. Nivison said yesterday…

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