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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

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The Wheat Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 4

Farmers in various parts of the Commonwealth are expressing dissatisfaction with the price they are getting for their wheat, and some of…

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Control of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

A deputation from the Wool Textile Association waited upon Sir Albert Stanley, the President of the Board of Trade, respecting the Imports and Exports Control…

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Wool Appraisement. Newcastle's Claims Refused "Too Many Centres."

Northern Times · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 3

The Central Wool Committee. still refuse to recognise the claims of Newcastle to be proclaimed a wool appraisement centre. In the last…

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Farm and Produce. the Dairy Sire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 10

The value of the pure-bred bull as a herd sire is strikingly shown in a report, Just published, of the results of some experiments conducted by the Iowa…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

There has been a keen demand for nearly all dairy produce lines since the holidays. Since the first of the month there has been an unprecedented demand…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

Business has been brisk in most lines of farm produce and many storekeepers and Consumers have allowed their supplies practically to run out…

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Wheat Yields. Upper Hunter Crops

Northern Times · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 3

Most of tho wheat in the Upper Hunter district has been harvested, and though the area sown was less than in previous years, the years, on the…

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Chamber of Commerce Pilot Charges in Port. Wool Appraisement Trouble

Northern Times · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

A meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of commerce was held the morning. There were present:—Messrs. John C. Reid…

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America's Wheat Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 7

America proposes to export 90 million bushels at wheat to meet the shortage of the Allies. It is rigidly limiting home…

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Australian Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 7

The distribution has been held in London of Australian wool, at prices fixed under the new schedule for civilian uses. There were 8944 bales catalogued, of…

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Farm and Produce. Australian Wines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 10

Australian wine makers are coming to realise that the application of well known French and other names to the beverages which they produce may have…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 3

In most dairy produce lines there has been a brisk demand during the week. Butter continues in ample supply, but unfortunately in several instances the…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 3

Business has been fairly brisk in nearly all sections of farm produce, and the difficulty has been in securing sufficient supplies to meet the demand. Prime green…

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Cattle Sale at Raymond Terrace

Northern Times · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 1

Elkin and Eales will held a big cattle sale at their yards at Raymond Terrace on Tuesday next, January 15, when 600 head will be yarded, on…

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Late Cables Argentine Wheat Crop Secured by Britain and France

Northern Times · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 5

BUENOS AYRES, Sunday.—Important agreements have been completed between the Argentine Government and representatives of the British and…

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Paying for Wheat

Northern Times · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

Sir John Forrest (Treasurer), after a conference with the Governor of the Commonwealth Book, announced that the guaranteed advance of as a bushel…

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Maitland Maize Crops

Northern Times · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 5

The late rains will tend to crown the maize crops in the Maitland district. Whilst they will have the reverse effect in other directions. A…

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Rural Newcastle. Great Dairy Factory. Successful Co-operation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 5

The success of the Raymond Terrace Dairy Company's factory has been no less remarkable than the development of the industry with whose growth it…

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Aiding the Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 4

The scheme which Mr. Ashford, the State Minister for Lands, proposes to submit to the representatives of the farmers and settlers of the State has…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 4

A good volume of business is reported for the week in dairy produce. Butter is plentiful, but the quality in some instances is not up to standard…

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