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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

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The Wheat Pools. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1919 · page 6

The Wheat Board returns issued to-day show that the bank overdraft continues to decrease. Last week the total was £9,940,000; but this week's figures are…

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Prevention of Bunt Treating Seed Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 October 1919 · page 5

The orthodox method of treating seed wheat for the prevention of bunt has long been that of pickling in a copper sulphate (bluestone) solution;…

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The Coming Farm Power

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1919 · page 10

A thoughtful farmer, down for the recent show, thus delivered himself as to the future factors of successful farming. It has been said, and rightly, that labour…

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Farm and Produce. Lice on Horses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1919 · page 10

In the treatment of lice on horses it is advisable first of all to clip the affected animal all over, burning the hair removed. Careful singeing will then kill most…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1919 · page 5

A brisk business is reported in dairy produce for the week. Butter is coming forward in larger quantities, but not sufficiently so to enable…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1919 · page 5

There has been a good volume of business in farm produce during the past week. The rainfall was not sufficiently extensive to relieve the situation with…

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Wheat Bookkeeping Accountant's Evidence SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 October 1919 · page 5

The Wheat Commission was resumed to-day. Albert Edward Carton, accountant. said that in 1910 be had audited the Wheat Office accounts on…

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Wheat Commission. Wheat Office Accounts. a State of Muddle. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1919 · page 4

The sittings of the Wheat Commission were continued to-day. Albert Edward Barton, public accountant, gave evidence concerning an…

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Wheat Commission. Georgeson Improving. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 4

Reference to the health of George Georgeson, the Government's transaction with whom is one of the subjects being inquired into by the Wheat Commission,…

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Accuracy Impossible More About Wheat How Accounts Were Kept SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 5

The Wheat Commission was resumed to-day, Milton F. Johnson, public accountant, said that his firm was employed to audit, and in certain…

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Church and Plough Archdeacons as Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 1

The Venerable the Archdeacon of Durham was informed that he was [?] poor farmer at this morning's session of Synod…

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The Wheat Commission. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1919 · page 5

The Wheat Commission continued its inquiry at No. 1 Jury Court to-day. Milton Forbes Johnson, of the firm of Perry and Johnson, accountants, said his…

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Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 5

In the colonial section of the Islington Dairy Show there were 31 competitors in the salted butter classes. Binnaburra won first prize with 9[?] points out of a…

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Wheat Commission. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 4

Further evidence was taken before the Wheat Commission to-day. Mr. Curtis (for the Original Advisory Board) said that following on the…

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Wheat Commission Effects of Weevil SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 5

The whom Commission was resumed to-day. Harry Benjamin Cornwell, who was accountant at the Wheat Office,…

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Wheat Commission. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 7

The Wheat Commission resumed its sittings at No. 1 Jury Court to-day. Harry Benjamin Cornwall, answering Mr. Watt (who appeared for the Minister…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 3

In dairy produce there has been a brisk business passing during the week. Butter is coming to hand in increasing supplies, but not yet sufficient for all requirements,…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 3

All lines of farm produce are in keen demand, inquiries being received from practically all parts of the north as well as from Queensland. Considerable…

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Farm and Produce. a Profitable Experiment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 5

The recorded experience of a Californian orchardist is interesting. His 80-acre irrigated pear orchard was planted in the autumn to vetches and Japanese clover;…

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Assisting the Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 6

Mr. Ashford, the Minister for Lands and Acting Minister for Agriculture, has put forward another section of a general scheme to assist the farmers…

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