Wool Shipments
The appraisement of this season's wool clip will be shortly commenced. On previous occasions when the claims of Newcastle as an appraisement centre…
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Farming & the land, 1918
488 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 25
Wool Costs Centralisation Tragedy
Mr. Webster cannot spare a few hundreds to improve the postal facilities for an important city. At the same time, and this Government is wasting thousands needlessly…
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The shortage of knitting wool is seriously interfering with the work of the Red and in order to overcome the difficulty, the committee of the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Easy with the Butter' Householder Finds Belief
"Go easy with the butter, boys; It's 1s 8d a lb.," is all very well as a precept ot economy. But when the grocer stepped in and enforced practice by refusal to supply more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Position Slightly Relieved Onions at £24 a Ton
The butter position at the Newcastle markets to-day was slightly relieved, owing to the supply from Victoria having increased a little, together with a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Worries of the Wife Position Improves Auctioneer on Meat Mystery Butter Supply Increases
From all accounts, Newcastle seems to be in a position much more favorable than Sydney in regard to food shortages. The local housewife is not much perturbed over the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warwick Farm Races SYDNEY
In "The Sun." "Iroquols" makes the following selections for Warwick Farm:— Hurdle Race: W.L.S. 1. Merrimax 2. Parmen 3. Liverpool Mile: Riven 1. Amadis 2. Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Commandeer
The farmers of New Zealand have not become more popular since the war began, and during the past week or two they have contrived to add heavily to their burden of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Meat Crisis Ends Releasing Home Supplies Various Points of View Scarcity of Cattle
As foreshadowed in "The Newcastle Sun" on Thursday, the Federal Government has now decided to make available the meat at present in store awaiting export to the British authorities, and steps have been taken to release these supplies for local consumption…
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All lines in dairy produce have received good attention during the week. Supplies generally have been ample, with the exception of butter and cheese…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Treating Seed Potatoes
After the experiences of the last two seasons, potato-growers should, so far as lies in their power, guard against a repetition of the exceptionally heavy losses that occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →More Cattle Than Sheep
Mr. J. Lance Lawson, secretary of the Newcastle Abattoirs Board, stated this morning that the slaughterings at the abattoir last week showed a falling off of about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Expert Newcastle Wool Spinners
Miss Daisy Thompson, Mrs. A. A. Rankin, Mrs. B. Lowington, Mrs. C. S. Street, [Photo Greenham Studies]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool for Soldiers the Spinning Circles Appeal To Wool Growers
For some days past one of the windows of Mr. Walter Neve's shop has provided interest for many hundreds of passers-by. Enclosed therein for four hours daily are a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool for Soldiers' Socks. Red Cross Spinning Circle
The wool-spinning demonstration which is being given this week in the windows of Mr. Neve's establishment in Hunter-street, is attracting considerable interest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South African Wool Growers to Confer Sale of This Year's Clip CAPETOWN
The president of the South African Agricultural Union has summoned a conference of representatives of the sheep farmers throughout South Africa to meet at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Price of Wheat Meal. Sydney
In February last the Federal Government issued a proclamation, fixing the price of wheatmeal. Under a clause in the proclamation, certain firms were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Dried Milk. a Practical Report
The managers of three New Zealand dairy companies, Messrs. Dixon, Petersen and Shirley, of Thames Valley, Cambridge and Walkato respectively, visited the United States…
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Butter is still in short supply, but the position has been made easier by a slackening in the demand. Merchants anticipate that the position will be further…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce
Trade in farm produce has been very quiet during the week, and no activity has been displayed in any line. It is stated by the Wheat Pool that chickwheat…
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