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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1919

572 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 29

Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

The volume of trade In farm produce has been well maintained during the past Week. The rains that have fallen have been mostly in coastal districts. No…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

There has been a good demand for most lines of dairy produce. Owing to the hot weather, the production of butter has been decreasing, and…

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Wheat Sales Shipment Next Month

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 1

Further sales have been mads, of Australian wheat, aggregating 18,800 tons at Melbourne. Two cargoes of 11,600 tons nave been sold to the…

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Butter Famine English Fears London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 4

The Food Ministry, under increasing criticism, explains that it bought Australian butter for two seasons because it expects higher prices and a…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 5

Dairying districts have had the benefit of good rains. Supplies of butter have been shrinking for the past few weeks, and the rain has…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 5

Since last week good rains have fallen in practically the whole of New South Wales. In some parts of the Riverina the falls have been as much as three inches,…

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Farm and Produce. Feeding for Milk Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 9

In feeding for milk production, the largest returns at minimum cost are secured by using the most valuable and nutritious fodder. The quality of the…

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"Ghastly Falure" Farmers and Arbitration HOBART

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 5

The Tasmanian Farmers, Stockowners and Orchardists' Association, at a meeting yesterday, unanimously passed a resolution advocating the…

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Australian Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 4

Large transactions in Australian wheat are reported. The Australian Wheat Board has sold 11,600 tons to the British Wheat Commission at 6s 2d…

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 5

M. Goldfinch, the president of the Wool Council, states that owing to the epidemic in Australia, and the shortage of coal in New Zealand, the stocks in England would…

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Butter Supplies Being Commandeered SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 5

Supplies of butter held in stock in New South Wales are to be commandecred by the Dairy Produce Pool Committee. This step is being taken…

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Wool Restrictions British Growers Benefit SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

A report that all Government restrictions on the sale and handling of wool in Great Britain had been removed was naturally discussed in local…

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The Wool Embargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 7

An Army Council order removes the restrictions on dealings in wool of all descriptions and also in tops, made there-from…

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Farm and Produce. a Citrus Tree Disease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 9

A disease which has caused a large amount of damage to citrus trees is examthema, or "die-back." It causes the young wood to die back for no apparent…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 9

The principal features in the dairy produce markets during the week were the rises in butter and new cheese, previously reported. The supplies of butter…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 9

A fairly good volume of business is reported in most lines of farm produce. Fodder lines are in less active request owing to the rain that has fallen in parts…

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Wool Trade Dispute Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 6

"A writ was issued yesterday by Mr. G. Castle, the Crown Solicitor of the Commonwealth, at the instance of the Commonwealth Government and the Central…

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British Wool London, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 1

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Prettman, Mr. Pratt stated that the Government did not propose to purchase this year's British Isle's…

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Canada's Products Wheat and Bacon Position with America VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 1

A message from Ottawa states that 10,000 tons of Canadian bacon, representing half the stock in the hands of the packers, has been bought by the…

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Farmers Support Wilson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 5

The Washington correspondent of the "New York Herald" says that five national farmers' organisations, representing all the organised farmers of the…

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