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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

403 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 21

The Farm Labourer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 15

The general position of the agricultural labourer to-day is infinitely better than In the past, and is extremely hopeful…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 9

Butter continues very firm, and a further rise is anticipated should the supplies show no improvement. Bacon is in good demand, and firmly…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 9

The market for farm produce has been devoid of any special feature during the week and business transacted has been mainly of a hand-to-mouth character…

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Another State Factory. Farming Machinery. Fremantle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 5

So impressed is be with the Government implement works in this State, that on his return to Sydney Mr. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, intends to…

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House Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 11

"The chief, blot on the housing conditions in the crowded districts of London is undoubtedly the tenement house," declares Dr. Christopher Addison. M. P…

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High Price for Cattle. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 4

At the Fremantle cattle market, beef saw an exceedingly sharp rise and the record sale of the season occurred. About 460 cattle were penned all…

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Farm and Produce. Making Up a Cow's Ration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 11

The first thing in formulating a ration is to understand the analyses of the feed-stuffs so as to ascertain what is required to produce a definite amount of…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 9

The market generally for farm produce has been devoid of interest during the week from the merchant's standpoint, the rain having Interfered with business and…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 9

A good inquiry continues to prevail for most, lines of dairy produce, and the market generally is firm. Butter at the increased rates continues…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Governor-general and a Sydney Home, Pro Tem.—a Mixed-up Item.—raiding the House of the Japanese Secretary.—fig Trees, Not to Speak of "Figs."—rare Coins That Pass in the Day.—the Trouble at Cockatoo.—is the Sheep Dog Cruel? Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 4

"Yaralia!" Sounds something like a note of jubilation. At first sight it looked as though we would be able to jubilate to some purpose. Yaralia" is the…

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Melbourne Wheat Market. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 4

Owing to the receipt of cable messages announcing record American wheat crops, there was much uncertainty to-day the Melbourne wheat market. Very little…

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Floods in Kansas. Crops Damaged. Kansas City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 5

As the result of heavy rain dozens of creeks and rivers have overflown their banks in West Kansas, and, the surrounding country is flooded…

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Homestead Farms. Minister's Proposal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 5

Mr. Trefle, the Minister for Lands, has had under consideration the provision in the Crown Lands Act under which the holder of a homestead farm may, in lieu…

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Hospital Dairy Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 2

A novel proposal is being entertained by the Wellington Hospital. The contract for supplying milk to the hospital and the Old Men's Home during…

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Electrification of Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 11

A great deal of sound work has been done in England during the past five years in making experiments as to the value of overhead discharges of…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 9

There has been little to record in the past week's transactions in farm produce, and business has been of a meagre character…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 9

In most lines of dairy produce there has been a good volume of business during the past week. Butter at the high rates, continues to…

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Farm and Produce. a New Fertiliser

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 11

Interesting tests of the quality, as a fertiliser, of the natural product secured at White Island, Bay of Plenty, have been carried out Land was prepared at…

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Children on Dairy Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 7

Sir.—Some publicity, has recently been given to the Rev. H. S. D. Portus' statement against children working on dairy farms, and a few replies by certain…

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Butter From Asia. Producers Alert. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1914 · page 5

A party of Siberian and Persian farmers representing the butter trade have arrived for the purpose of studying the British agricultural methods…

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