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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

572 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 29

Contract Cancelled Wheat Inquiry Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 November 1919 · page 5

Further evidence was heard to-day before the Wheat Commission. Mr. Valder, Under Secretary for Agriculture, said that the conducted an…

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Wheat Commission. Goulburn Contract. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 5

Further evidence was taken to-day by the Wheat Commision, presided over by Mr. Justice Pring. George Yabsley, a clerk in the Wheat…

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Australian Wool Huge Lots for Export LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 1

The wool correspondent of "The Times" reports that, including the new clips, 770,000 bales of wool must be removed from New Zealand and…

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Maitland District. Scientific Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 6

The attitude adopted by one prominent member at the last meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, in opposing a proposal to have…

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Alleged Wool Profiteering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 5

The "Manchester Guardian" states that the Board of Trade is appointing a committee to investigate the charges that the Government has been profiteering in…

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Disposal of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 5

The Director of law Material has announced the disposal of 4,000,000 bales of wool for the coming year. Of this quantity 840,000 bales will be sent to Belgium,…

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Price of Wool. Alleged Profiteering. Official Denial. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 7

The Deputy Controller of Raw Materials, on behalf of Sir Arthur Goldfinch Director of Raw Materials, has assured a representative of the Australian Press…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 5

Reports from merchants are to the effect that business in farm produce has been brisk during the past week. The lines in most demand have been chaff,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 5

Dairy produce lines have been in keen demand during the week. There has been a shortage of butter, due in a measure to the increased demand from inland…

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Hodges Breaks Loose Farmers' Dispute London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 1

A message from Dublin states that as a result of a farmers' lockout at Waterford, the police and the laborers had a pitched battle on November 24…

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Price of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 5

The produce trade is hopeful that the control of butter and cheese may be removed early in the spring. It is understood that the British…

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Golden Rain in North and West Wheat Land Benefits

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 5

Reports from the country to-day indicate a continuance of the beneficial rain which commenced in many centra yesterday. Mr. B. W…

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Appeal to Farmers Mr. Garling at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 4

Mr. H. C. M. Carting, one of the selected Nationalist candidates for the Senate, spoke to a small gathering in the parish hall at West Maitland…

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Profits on Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1919 · page 5

The British Ministry for Food contradicts the newspaper allegations that the Government is making high profits on butter…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1919 · page 5

The wool sales opened irregularly, Fine he was not thoroughly fit[?]. Half Barry's merinoes and crossbreds obtained the fullest prices, and greasy supercombing…

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Wheat in Africa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 5

Wheat fetched 50s a bag of 200lb in Johannesbrug on Tuesday. This is the highest price ever recorded. The position is regarded with…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 5

At the Antwerp wool sales 15,500 bales of Australian and New Zealand wool were offered. There was keen competition for merinoes and fine crossbreds, but…

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The Wheat Inquiry. Sydney

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

The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the administration of the State Wheat Office continued its sittings at No. 1 Jury Court to-day…

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Wheat Inquiry. Sydney

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

Further evidence was taken by the Wheat Commission to-day. Mr. A. E. Barton, public accountant, was recalled, and Mr. Watt (for the…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1919 · page 3

Business in dairy produce has been of good volume during the past week. There has been a keen demand for butter, and in some instances merchants have had to…

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