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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1917

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 9

Most lines of dairy produce have had good sales during the week. Butter continues in empty supply. Although the London market is weaker, the…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 9

Business in farm produce continues to be marked by depressed conditions, rand merchants complain of the lack of animation in trade. It is not generally known…

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Hints for Dairymen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 11

In the current number of the New South Wales "Agricultural Gazette." Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, the State dairy expert, contributes a paper on dairy farming, which…

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Farm and Produce. the Colour of Honey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 11

An interesting discussion took place at the Denver convention (America) on the effect of dark combs on the colour of honey. The ball was set rolling by Dr…

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Wool for America. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 5

With reference to the announcement from America that permission' will shortly be granted for the export of Australian wools to American is stated here…

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Wheat Elevator Tenders. Remarkable Conditions. Favouring Americans

Northern Times · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

The estimated cost of the New South Wales wheat elevator scheme, which provides for the erection of approximately 200 elevators in the grain…

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Damage by Sheep. Dealers and Drovers. Question of Ownership

Northern Times · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 5

A case of considerable importance to stock dealers and others came before Mr. K. B. Treatt, P.M.. in the Small Debts Court, at Young, last…

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The Markets. Large Supplies ef Dairy Produce

Northern Times · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 3

The dairy produce market was well supplied this morning. Butter was plentiful, but owing to the heat of the last two or three weeks, the quality of…

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Bush Fire. Wagga District Outbreak. Grass and Crops Destroyed

Northern Times · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 5

WAGGA, Monday.—A bush fire is raging in the Wagga district, started by lighting. The [?] was seven miles wide at midnight last night. One…

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Farmers Seek Guarantee. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 5

The Midland Farmers Association has resolved that it is imperative that the Government should guarantee a minimum price for cercals for at least…

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Wool Valuation. The Position of Newcastle. Chamber of Commerce Action

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 1

For some time past the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce has had under consideration the proposal of the Central Wool Committee in Melbourne to…

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Waste of Cattle Feed

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 6

The annual waste in the United States of certain foods available for cattle totals more than £20,000,000, according to recent estimates made…

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Newcastle Wool Exports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 2

Under the instructions of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, Mr. J. H. Nancarrow, the secretary of the chamber, his addressed a further letter…

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Wheat Elevators. Time for Tendering

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 7

The State Government has decided to extend the time for the receipt of tenders for the erection and installation of machinery of a bulk handling…

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London Wheat Market. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 6

The wheat market is active. A parcel of 2000 quarters of Australian already shipped has been sold at 31s 6d per quarter…

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Wool Market Unsettled. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 7

The Bradford wool market is very on settled, and anxiously awaiting developments…

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Adulterated Milk. Dairyman Blames the Cows

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

A dairyman, Joseph Dempsey, of Moscheto Island, appeared before the Newcastle Police Court to-day, charged with having sold adulterated milk…

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Dairy Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 6

Mr. Harry G. Wolfe will submit to auction at Heuston's Hotel, Campbell's Hill, West Maitland, on Monday, February 5, a dairy farm, situated at Knockfin, about four…

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Fire on a Farm. Discharged Employee Fined

Northern Times · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 6

CAMDEN, Saturday.—John Wilfred Tovey was fined £50 at Camden Police Court for leaving a fire burning on his late employer's farm…

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Farm and Produce. the Forestry Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 12

The demand for timber in Great Britain to keep the mines and other industries going, together with the cutting off of supplies from the Baltic and…

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