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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

572 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 29

Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 5

The markets for farm produce are disturbed owing to the industrial dispute, and a number of steamers in interstate ports are held up. At Adelaide…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 5

The demand for dairy produce line has been well maintained during the week. Supplies of butter continue to show a shrinkage, and some distributing agents…

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Do We Want to Sell Wheat ?

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 4

"All wealth," days the ancient axiom, "cornea from the land," a[?] the translation of that natural wealth to bonds, money, and securities is the business of the city. If the city does its business properly, so much the better for it, as middleman, and for the producers on the land. Any…

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How Producers Suffer Wheat Mismanagement Story of a Ship SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 5

A particularly vicious hoodoo seems to have settled down upon the fortunes of millions of tone of wheat stacked in this country, which must…

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Bonus to Wheat Farmers Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 5

Mr. M. Greene, the Federal Minister for Price Fixing stated to-day that the Government's purchase of bags required for harvesting and soiling them at fixed…

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Farm and Produce. Australian Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 3

In a recent issue of "Milling" (Liverpool, England), the following artic on Australian wheat appeared:— Australians say their bread is the best…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 4

There is little to report in connection with dairy produce. Supplies of butter, although continuing to show a shrinkage, are sufficient to…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 4

The industrial disturbance has been the principal factor in determining prices of farm produce. The lines on the market now are mostly interstate. For…

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Wheat Destroyed Murrumburrah Fire HARDEN

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

The Dour mill of Allsopp and Sons, Ltd., at Murrumburrah, was burned to the ground last night. The whole or the mill buildings were gutted…

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Supply of Seed Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 3

Now that rain has fallen and farmers in many districts are busily ploughing in order to put in more wheat, the Minister of Agriculture…

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London Wool Sales London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 5

The wool sales closed firm. There was good competition for supercombings and crossbreds, but carbonising sorts were irregular, and some were withdrawn. Fine…

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Store Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 4

Yesterday, at the yards at campbell's Hill. J. Earight sold 1020 head of store cattle, and considering the time of the year when the sale was held the demand…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 8

At the London wool sales all grades of greasy merino and fine crossbred sold at 5 per cent. advance. Scoureds were unchanged, and low crossbreds sold at par…

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Farm and Produce. Improving Live Stock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 10

Breeding counts for more than the owners of live stock generally appear to realise. Any observant man who regularly sends supplies to the market will…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 5

Supplies of butter continue to decrease, but merchants on the whole are still able to meet all orders coming in. Even orders from the country are being…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 5

The outstanding features in farm produce have been shown by the operations during the week. Merchants are anxiously looking forward to the termination of…

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"Crazy Centralisation" Wheat Board Waste Straight Talk

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 4

"I would like to know how many thousand pounds the Wheat Board spent in demurrage? And all through the policy of centralisation?…

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African Farmers' Taxes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 5

The Minister for Finance announced in the South African Assembly that it was not intended to put into operation the recommendations of the…

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 7

Mr. Goldfinch stated that the Wool Council regretted that the council's programme had failed to stabilse prices. This had resulted from the eager demand…

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Old Wheat Attempt Abandoned Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 5

The State Wheat Board has abandoned its attempt to compel millers to grist 1916-17 wheat…

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