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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Wheat Inquiry. Mr. Grahame Resigns. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

The resignation of Mr. W. C. Grahame as State Minister for Agriculture was received by Mr. Holman, the Premier, to-day, and forwarded to the Governor, and…

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Aid to Farmers. State Government Scheme. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. Ashford, the Acting Minister for Agriculture, made an important statement to-night concerning the assistance the Government intended to render to…

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Wheat Growing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 6

No one will be more pleased than the wheat grower himself when the conditions of his industry become such that State support will pot he needed…

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Wool Export. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 7

The council which is to control the export of Australia's wool will meet in Melbourne on Tuesday next, when rules and regulations will be drawn up…

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Farmers for Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 7

It is understood that as a sequel to a long period of official neglect, the strong endorsement of the Imperial Government has now been secured on behalf…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

Firmness continues in the markets for dairy produce, and prices on the whole show no appreciable change from those ruling last week…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

There has been a fair amount of activity during the past week in the markets for farm produce. Wheat is scare, and prices ore…

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Farm and Produce. Poison for White Ants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 9

There is still much to be learned regarding the resistant properties of different Australian timbers in relation to white ants. A poison bat generally…

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Farmers and Co-operation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 9

At a meeting of the Tallewang branch of the Agricultural Bureau, a lecture was delivered by Rev. G. N. Bensley on "Cooperation and Co-partnership." A…

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Butter Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 5

Nothing has been settled with the Food Controller regarding future contracts for New Zealand butler. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, High…

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Butter Cheaper Slump in Potatoes All Fruit Lower

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

Butter is cheaper by 1½d a 1b. This is due to the beneficial rains which have fallen all over the State. Already larger supplies are arriving in…

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The State Cabinet. Compensation to Farmers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the State Cabinet was hold to-day, when a number of questions were discussed, including that of the party meeting on the following day, and…

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New Wool Pool Avoiding A Glut

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 5

Proposals to form a voluntary wool pool to carry on the functions of the present Central Wool Committee, which have given rise to much recent…

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Wool Profits Committee of Inquiry LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 4

Several members of the sub-committee which is investigating the price of wool have issued a statement inviting the public to await the report…

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Wool Profiteering. Millions of Money. Treatment of Australia. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 5

The question of wool profiteering continues to excite the greatest interest. The profiteering committee is considering the question of publication of reports on…

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Australian Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 5

Several members of the sub-committed which is investigating the price of wool have issued a statement inviting the public to await the report of the sub-committee…

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Wool Profits Report to be Published LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 1

A meeting of the Standing Committee on Trusts unanimously favored the publication of the report regarding wool profiteering, but is awaiting the…

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Profit in Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 7

Addressing a public meeting at Bradford, Mr. Mackinder, M.P., said that the Government was the biggest profitoer in wool…

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A Wool Item

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 6

The revelations respecting wool profits in England are not so much revelations after oil. It has long been known that what was paid the primary producer here…

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Conspiracy Charges Sequel to Wheat Inquiry Five Men in Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 5

Following on the announcement that a number of warrants had been issued for the arrest of men whose names were mentioned in Mr. Justice…

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