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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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The Wheat Board. Statement by Mr. Hall. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 5

"I have had my final interview with the Wheat Acquisition Board for at least a month," said Mr. D. R. Hall, Attorney-General this evening…

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All States Benefited. Farmers' Prospects Bright. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. H. A. Hunt, Commonwealth Meteorologist, declares that the dry conditions have been relieved throughout Australia, and that the prospects for the future are…

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The Wheat Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 11

Though our Price of Goods Board hauled down their flag some time ago on the wheat question, and decided to allow, the traffic to take its natural course, we…

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The Wheat Seizure. Mr Hall Replies to Mr Hughes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 5

"According to the reported interviews Mr. Hughes has decided to refer some questions regarding the actions of the New South Wales Government respecting…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 9

In the farm produce section during the week operations have been brisk. This has come as a surprise to most merchants, as millers were short-handed,…

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Farm and Produce. Experiments with Lupins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 11

Some very interesting trails with lupins are being carried out at the Tauranga (N.Z.) experimental farm. The manager (Mr. Berridge) imported several…

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Pastoral Letter. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 5

The pastoral letter issued by the Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of England throughout Australia on the day of prayer and intercession was as…

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The Wheat Trade. Statement by Mr. Valder. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 4

Mr. Valder, chairman of the Wheat Acquisition Board, stated yesterday that country agents had been directed not to reject for milling purposes only wheat…

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The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 4

The restrictions on the export of wool from Australia are now about to be largely removed. They were imposed by the Commonwealth Government at…

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The Wheat Trade. Price of Chickwheat. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 5

"I paid my first official visit to the Wheat Acquisition Board to-day, and am very pleased indeed with its workings," said Mr. W. G. Ashford Minister for…

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Matters in Britain. Wheat Gambling Denied. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 5

Major E. B. Hankey, of the Worcestershires, formerly aide-de-camp to the Governor of West Australia, has been wounded…

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The Wheat Dispute. Injunction Asked For. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. Hughes, the Federal Attorney-General, to-day announced that Mr. MacFarlane, the counsel for the Commonwealth, had been instructed to apply to the…

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The Wheat Question. Application for Injunction. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 4

An application was made to-day to the Interstate Commission on behalf of the Federal Government for an interim injunction to restrain the New South Wales…

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Farm and Produce. Value of Cultivation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 11

Reference was made in this column a few weeks ago to the great success which has attended the thorough cultivation of the soil as a means for the conservation…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 9

There has been good inquiries for all lines in dairy produce during the past week, and advances have been made in bacon, cheese, and eggs…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 9

Merchants in the farm produce section have all been extremely busy since the termination of the holidays. Business has been exceptionally brisk with the north,…

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The Pastoral Letter. Approved by the Pope. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 5

The Milan correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that the Pope was personally acquainted with the pastoral letter of Cardinal Mercier prior to its…

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Warning by Britain. Australia's Wool, Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 5

The British Government has notified the United States that if American merchants persisted in exporting to Germany and Austria, wool and woollen products…

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Chicago Wheat Gamble. Wild Pandemonium. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 5

The wildest pandemonium prevailed in the Chicago wheat pit following upon the reports of immense cash sales. Wheat, options for May touched 141.75…

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The Wheat Trade. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 6

"I attended the whole of the session of the Wheat Acquisition Board this morning," said Mr. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, to-day, "and my original…

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