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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

488 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 25

Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 5

Owing to the continued dry weather in most parts of the State fodder lines are in keen request, although heavy supplies of chaff are still being railed from the…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 5

There has been a good volume of business in most dairy produce lines, and pig products are in keen demand. Notwithstanding the increased prices…

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Our Sydney Letter. a Most Difficult Question.—the New Lord Mayor.—a Still Tongue Saves Explaining.—something by a Wool Expert.—heat in Different Places.—"britain Day."—old Age Pensions.—peace Resolutions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1918 · page 4

What started as a controversy has become an agitation. The appearance of the Roman Catholic Archbishop at the gates of Quarantine Station touches public…

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Wool Sales Newcastle Possibility

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 December 1918 · page 5

Commercial men in Newcastle are considering the possibility of establishing wool sales in the city. The matter cam up at this…

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Coastal Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 December 1918 · page 4

The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society (which has a branch in Newcastle West) was started in Sydney 18 years ago. Recently new premises, near the…

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Farm and Produce. Increasing the Yield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1918 · page 9

At a recent meeting of the Cotta Wolla branch of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. R. N. Makin, one of the inspectors of the Department of Agriculture, read an…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1918 · page 3

The principal feature of operations in the dairy produce markets during the week has been the demand for hams, bacon, and new-laid eggs…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1918 · page 3

There has been no change in the weather conditions since last week, and dryness prevails almost generally in New South Wales, Victoria end Queensland. In…

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Farmer and Author

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 December 1918 · page 2

Horace Annesley Vachell, who wrote "Humpty-Dumpty," the comedy in which Otic Skinner is appearing at the Lyceum Theatre, is a California…

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Diggers Anxious for Home Problems of Repatriation Art of "Pitching the Tale" "Must Return to Father's Farm" LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 December 1918 · page 1

Many unions are refusing Mr. Hughes' scheme to employ soldiers, in spite of the Labor Federation's approval for each individual union. They…

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South African Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1918 · page 5

A Capetown message states that, replying to the request of the Union Government for the extension of time for the wool purchase and the reduction of the…

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Warwick Farm Smash Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 4

The stipendiary stewards have concluded their inquiry into the cause of the accident in the Farm stakes at warwick Farm on November 16…

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American Wool Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 7

An auction sale of Government-owned wool at Boston included 100,000 bales of Australian, Bidding was spirited, and the offerings eagerly taken, Eleven…

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Farm and Produce. Successful Pig-raising

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 9

Success in pig-raising depends on good management from the beginning, and special attention during critical times, says the "Live Stock Journal." Study the sow…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 5

There is a seasonable demand for most lines of dairy produce, the commodities in most request being bacon, hams, and eggs…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 5

The farm produce markets have been active, and a good volume of business has been passing with the north, north-west, and western districts, principally in…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Epidemic.—some Instructive Sidelights.—our Soldiers and Christmas.—the Cost of Living.—"my Extravagant Predecessor.—a "Black Thursday."—dollar Australian Wool.—something From Darwin. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 December 1918 · page 4

It is complained that the public are treating the epidemic with indifference. If so, are they wholly to blame? For practically two months the germ has been…

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Wheat Stackers' Case. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1918 · page 4

Laboures are offering in fair numbers to replace the striking wheat stackers. The Wheat Commission thinks that the work can be carried on by free…

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The Wheat Harvest. Preliminary Estimate. Eighteen Million Bushels. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1918 · page 4

Although particulars for several important districts are still outstanding, the Government Statistician (Mr. J. H. Trivott), is enabled to issue a preliminary…

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Fur Farms of Alaska

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1918 · page 5

There are ton or twelve fox farms in Alaska, One of them, situated in the Tanana Valley, a mile and a half from Fairbanks, consists of ten across of cleared…

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