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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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The World's Wheat Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 4

The statistics of the world's wheat crop are at all times of supreme interest. It is by far the most important crop raised by the hand of man, and…

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The Wheat Trade. Mr. Ashford in Defence. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. Ashford, the Minister for Agriculture, yesterday referred to the criticising on the Wheat Acquisition Act. "I understand," he said, "the Farmers…

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Farmers Take Action. Customs Steps In. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 5

To-day representatives of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association waited on Mr. Hughes, the Federal Attorney-General, and informed him…

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The Wheat Difficulty. Hearing Fixed for Monday. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

In its judicial capacity, the Interstate Commission sat to-day to hear an exparte application by the Commonwealth for an interim injunction to restrain the…

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Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Dairy Produce Lines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 9

The only movement of note in the dairy departments of Sussex-street to-day, was the decline in the quotations for new-laid eggs. The supplies from the…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 9

Butter took a sharp rise during the week of 4s per cwt, but the increase was not an unlooked for event by reason of the great demand in home markets and the…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 9

There has been a very good demand for all lines of produce during the week, and merchants are experiencing considerable trouble in securing supplies for mostly all…

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Farm and Produce. Mares and Foals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 11

The mother's milk is Nature's best medicine. The first milk of the mare always acts as a slight purgative, consequently the mother's feed has to be…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Return of a Contingent.—three Remarkable Pamphlets.—respecting Certain Vital Statistics.—the Farmer's Lot.—plain Speaking on Government Work.—a Liquor Aside.—english for German Names. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 4

The return of part of the New Guinea Contingent to-day was decidedly impressive. The men looked fit, even after the strain of a tropical campaign, and most…

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The Wheat Difficulty. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

The difficulty which has arisen over the consignment of New South Wales wheat aboard the Kaipoi, destined for New Zealand, appears to have been overcome. The…

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The Wheat Difficulty. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. Hughes, the Acting Prime Minister, states that a clearance will not be given to the shipment of wheat from New South Wales to New Zealand unless…

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The Wheat Difficulty. the Com.[?] Son's Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 5

The interstate Commission to-day continued the hearing of the plaint by the Commonwealth Government, that the New South Wales Government in seizing…

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The Wool Sales. Improved Demand. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 5

The first of the series of wool sale for the year was opened to-day. There was a splendid attendance of buyers, including a few from the…

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Wheat for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

The Wheat Acquisition Board has appointed Messrs. John Hogan and Company, of King-street, Newcastle, sole wheat selling brokers for the city and…

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Wheat for New Zealand. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

The steamer Kaiapoi, laden with wheat for New Zealand, sailed, for Wellington this afternoon…

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The Wheat Difficulty. Interstate Commission. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

At the sitting to-day of the Interstate Commission relative to the plaint of the Commonwealth Government with respect to the seizure of wheat by the New South…

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The Wheat Difficulty. Police Seizure Denied. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, stated to-day that there was no truth in the report from Murrumburrah that a farmer purchases seed wheat from a…

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Cost of Wheat. Appeal to Government. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

The Emergency Workers' Committee, after investigating the increased cost of [?]heat, has passed a resolution requesting [?]he Government to immediately take…

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Farm and Produce. Value of Herd Testing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 11

Thanks to the establishment of herd-testing associations on the Tweed and Richmond Rivers, it looks as though some educational work of solid value is…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 9

There has been an exceptionally heavy demand for all lines of farm produce during the week. The interstate trade has also made big inquiries for all the…

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