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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

734 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 37

Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 2

There has been a keen demand for all lines of dairy produce. Supplies of butter have improved, but are still far below requirements…

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America's Corn Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 7

The American Department of Agriculture estimates the corn crop at 3,131,000,000 bushels. This is the greatest yield in the history of the United States…

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All Wool Workers and Shoddy Talkers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 4

The Iron trade is divided and its division is due to bad counsels. On the one hand there are the union official and the Trades Hall Panjandrums and the extremists crying out, "Seize the factories," and other rubbish: "Sign any agreement," They cry and break it when it…

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Federal Wool Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

The Commonwealth Bureau of Commerce and Industry has published the details of the scheme for the establishment of the woollen industry in…

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Wheat Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 5

It is said that we are likely to get 10s a bushel for our wheat outside, and it may yet be that we shall get something more. It begets a question—is this…

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Price of Butter. Statement by the Premier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 4

Mr. Storey, the Premier, this afternoon replied to the demand of the Singleton dairy farmers for the price of butter to be based on the world's parity…

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General Carters Dairymen's Wages

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 5

The case in which Andrew Collins, Michael McDermott, and James Collins, carters employed by the Branxton Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd.,…

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Legislative Assembly. State Wheat Control Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

The question as to whether women should be admitted to the roll of Justices of the Peace was mentioned in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon…

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Wool Ships Freed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 5

Sir Arthur Goldfinch, the Director of Raw Material, states that the shipping companies who have contracted to give the British Government first call on their…

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Constable Shot Visit to a Farm Question of a Sale

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 5

Harry Rankin was arrested [?] yesterday on a [?] shooting Constable [?] on Wednesday. According…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 5

A good volume of business is reported in dairy produce for the past week. Supplies of butter are increasing from local factories, and consignments have…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 5

There has been a steady volume of business passing in farm produce during the week. There is a fair local demand for prime…

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The Poultry Farm Notes for Breeders Rearing Chicks Artificially

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 6

For rearing on a small scale the hot-air system brooder is more favored in Australia than the not water, or course Australia than the hot water. Of…

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Eggs Up Again Demands of Speculators Butter Unpopular Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 5

Grocers who anticipated a fall in the price of eggs, owing to increased production were surprised to-day to learn that an increase of 2d a dozen…

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Soldiers' Settlement. Raymond Terrace Pig Farm. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 4

Evidence regarding the pig farm at Raymond Terrace was given to-day at the Soldiers' Settlement Inquiry. George Ignatius Murnand, manager of the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Farmer's Income Tax. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 5

"When the Assembly met this afternoon, Mr. Levy, Speaker, announced receipt of the certificate of the death of .Mr. Briner, the member for Oxley, and the…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday 10,223 bales were catalogued, of which 3461 are from New Zealand. There was a fair selection of average wools, but…

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Wool Dividend. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 5

The Federal Central Wool Committee to-day made available for distribution through their banks the sum of £5,430,115, representing the first dividend…

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Wool Profits £5,430,115 for Growers To Gat £1,961,714

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 1

The Central Wool Committee in Melbourne has made available for distric[?] through its bankers £5,430,115. The amounts allocated to the various…

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Farmers' Income Taxes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 4

Mr. Wearne succeeded in persuading the State Legislative Assembly to pass a resolution affirming an important principle in regard to the income…

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