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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

362 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 19

Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 9

All lines of farm produce have been exceedingly firm, buyers operating very heavily. Wheat is very firm. Millers complain…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 9

Business in dairy produce was about up to the standard. Although the supplies of butter are equal to last week, and the demand no…

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Farm and Produce. Testing Sand for Concrete

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 11

There is often doubt as to whether sand, which is available is suitable for making concrete. In a bulletin issued by the United States Department of…

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Rise in American Wheat. Chicago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 5

There has been a sharp rise in the wheat market, in consequence of reports that the crops in the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohlo, and Kontucky…

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Tornado in America. Damage to Crops. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 5

A tornado wrecked houses in several towns in the State of Louisiana. Many persons were buried beneath the wreckage…

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Farm and Produce. Destruction of Prickly Pear

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 11

A paper issued by the Queensland Board of Advice on prickly-pear destruction given some particulars of two methods of poisoning the pear which…

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The Dairymaids

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 6

The Newcastle Operatic Society announces the production of "The Dairymaids," a farcical musical play in two nets and throe scenes, for a season of…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 9

A satisfactory volume of business passing in dairy produce lines. Although butter was unchanged in quotations there was some excitement,…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 9

The market for all lines of form produce has considerably advanced. A big domand has set in from all parts, oxcept c[?]l disiricts,…

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Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Position of Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 9

Private cable messages report a steadier tone on the London wheat market. The Sydney market is practically at a standstill, a full penny a bushel…

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Farm and Produce. Tuberculous Dairy Herds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 11

In a paper read recently by Professor Stewart, Professor of Veterinary Science, Sydney University, before the Australian Association for the Advancement of Science…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 9

The market for all lines of farm produce hap been extremely buoyant, and heavy purchases have been made for the drought-stricken area…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 9

Business in dairy produce was very good. Butter, which last week was firm owing to the Melbourne market being up, to now…

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Berry Dairy School. Minister's Reply to Criticism. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 5

The attention of Mr. Trefie, State Minister for Agriculture, has been directed to certain criticism of the policy of the Department of Agriculture, in starting…

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Farm and Produce. the Tuberculin Test

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 11

Prejudice against the tuberculin test dies slowly, but a statement issued by the "International Commission on the Control of Bovine Tuberculosis" should…

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For Farm Labourers' Orphans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 2

It is a long time since there was a more interesting will than that of Lord Wandsworth. It is interesting because of the great benefit which the testator has…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 9

There was a good volume of business passing in dairy produce lines. Although the demand for butter has been good there is not likely to be any…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 9

The market for all lines of farm produce has been exceedingly brisk. The railways appear unable to cope with the demand for trucks, and orders are easily…

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Wool for Germany. Kaiser's Sheep Farms. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 5

The Kaiser has purchased serveral sheep farms at Windhook, in Africa. His avowed object is to make German less depdendent on Australia for…

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School for Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 4

The establishment of a winter School for farmers at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College is a thoroughly practical stop which is deserving of…

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