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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

803 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 41

Wool Exchange Motif

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 8

One of the rams' heads in terracotta tiles decorating the facade of the new Wool Exchange in King-street, Newcastle. The heads were designed from photographs submitted by Mr. T. A. Vasey through the architects…

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Firmer Tendency At Wool Sales

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

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—There was a hardening tendency for all descriptions of merino at Sydney wool sales…

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Farm Herd Got Their Beer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 1

LONDON, March 10. A.A.P.—A farmer, supporting a village grocer's application, for a licence to sell…

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Sheep, Lambs In Light Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 10

The supply of sheep and lambs was light at Waratah Saleyards yesterday. In the lamb section, most consignments…

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Wool Up Slightly In Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Values for medium to broad quality merino descriptions rose by up to 2½ per cent. at…

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Three Freed On Stolen Wool Counts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Three men were discharged at Central Court to-day on charges involving large…

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Man Cleared; Wool Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday.—Alexander Bihari, 47, of Vaucluse, business manager, was exonerated to-day of a charge of…

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Japan Urged To Cut Wool Imports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 7

TOKYO, March 12. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The influential newspaper "Ashai Shimbun," to-day urged the Japanese…

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Russians Send Wool Rates Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—Increased pressure from Russian buyers has forced wool values up 5 per cent. in the last eight days of Sydney wool sales…

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Wheat To Pay For Bases In Spain

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Monday. (A.A.P.)—The United States will sell 10-million bushels of wheat to Spain…

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Wool Cargo For Maiden Voyage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 7

The British motor-ship Nessbank on her maiden voyage to Australia, will visit Newcastle on March 31 to load…

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Death For Farmer Who Murdered Relative

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 2

LONDON, Wed., (A.A.P.): Ronald Harries, 26-year-old farmer, yesterday was sentenced to death for the brutal murder of a distant relative, John Harries, at Carmathem (Wales) last November. The battered bodies of…

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Cattle Export To Philippines

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 10

DARWIN (O.S.R.): Northern Territory administration officials are investigating the possibility of exporting cattle to the r Philippines…

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Wool Prices Unchanged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The market generally remained unchanged at Sydney wool sales to-day…

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"Alarming" U.S Wheat Plan

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 14

LONDON, Thurs., (A.A.P.): The U.S. Government's use of its defence programme to promote exports of American wheat has been attacked as "alarming"…

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Sheep, Cattle Values Down

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 8

A full supply of sheep and lamps was penned at Waratah saleyards yesterday. All classes were represented in the lamb…

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Wheat Ships Due Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

Two wheat ships are expected to reach Newcastle in the next few days to load the first shipments for the season…

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Wool Sale Ends On Firm Note

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Values for all descriptions were fully firm at the close of the 13th series of Sydney…

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Push-button Farming Is Latest

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 12

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuter): A farmer should be an administrator rather than a tiller of the soil to…

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Army Worms Invading Hunter Farms

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 5

"Army warms" are on the march on farmlands in the Lower Hunter, which were flooded out…

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