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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Warwick Farm Run For Lord Bosworth

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 12

SYDNEY:—Doncaster Handicap fancy, New Zealander Lord Bosworth, will run in the six furlongs…

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First Wheat Shipment

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 9

1.—WHEAT FROM NEWCASTLE SILOS pouring into the holds of the overseas freighter Temeraire which is taking 4000 tons to the Continent. 2.—New trimming device being tested on the Temeraire. It is claimed that the trimmer will handle 550 ions of wheat an hour and that it is the biggest of its kind in the southern hemisphere. 3.—Keeping score at the Combined Newcastle Schoolboys v. Sydney cricket match at Waratah: Barry Wellham (N.B.H.S.) and Allan Vinter (Sydney Tech.) 4.—Some of the Newcastle schoolboy team waiting to bat against Sydney at Waratah Oval. 5.—Trophy winners at Newcastle District Cricket coaching class, inspecting their awards at Empire Park Oval: Robin Dean, Clive Hughes, Colin Stone, Bernard McDonald…

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Wheat Income Decline

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Australia's wheal income would probably drop £25 million this year, compared with last year, the National Bank reported to-day…

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Wheat For Europe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 3

The oversea freighter Temeraire is taking 4000 tons of wheat for the Continent—the first shipment of wheat from Newcastle this season. She is expected to complete loading and sail to-day. Messrs. R. and L. McLean are…

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Wool Sales in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 4

Eight brokers will offer 33,500 bales of wool for sale in Newcastle this week. The Farmers and Graziers…

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Interest In Big Wool Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 6

Biggest world conference of wool producers for many years wilt be held in Pretoria, South Africa, late in…

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Brand To Show It's Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY: Labelling of textiles was necessary to prevent the passing off of other fabrics as wool, the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Lands) said. State Cabinet last week…

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Big Fall in Wool to Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 7

CANBERRA, Monday.—Japan's purchase of Australian wool declined steadily in the first seven months of this…

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Action By Dairymen 'Needed'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 9

The Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was doomed unless a more aggressive attitude were adopted on matters affecting…

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Conference On Dairy Goods To U.K.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Two Australians will fly to London in April to discuss with the British Ministry for…

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Talk Of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

Buyers examine the wool offering at Newcastle wool sales, which continued yesterday. TOP: At Winchcombe,…

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"Wheat For Year Stored"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Wheatgrowers were storing, at their own expense, all the wheat Australia would…

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Some Wool Up 5 Per Cent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 13

Prices for better class fleece and skirtings rose up to 5 per cent at Newcastle wool sales yesterday. Other descriptions sold in…

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Farm District Council Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 10

A milk zone dairy farm district council is to be formed for the Lower Hunter area. It will replace the Lower…

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Woman Watches Bombs Fall On Her Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

BALLINA: A woman sat rig[?] with shock in a boat while she watched bombs fall on her farm at Broadwater, near Ballina, yesterday. Four 25lb. bombs broke…

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Engine, Cattle Train Collide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

PROSTON (Qld.), Thursday.—Train crews leapt to safety when a train engine collided with a stationary cattle…

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Handling Of Cattle "Improved"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 3

Ald. Nesbitt told Newcastle R.S.P.C.A. last night that cattle handling on stock trains had improved…

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New Wheat Plan by Labour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 7

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Leader of the Opposition (Dr. Evatt) to-night released details of a new 10-year wheat…

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Warwick Farm Form Review 12.30 2-Y.-O. Hdcp. (Fillies) Six furlongs

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

HATHOR: Has bren improving with each recent run. Has 14lb more to carry here than when she was a close second…

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Star Pair to Clash at Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Doncaster equal favourites, Carioca and Silver Phantom, are likely to clash in the Liverpool Handicap (7f.) at Warwick Farm…

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