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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 7

There was a better demand at the London wool sales yesterday, particularly for good greasy merinoes for home and continental account. Probably the latter are…

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The Wool Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 7

Sir William Raynor, chairman of the Colonial. Woolbuyers' Association, in an interview, said the Australian wool scheme was clearly designed to maintain prices…

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Wool Scheme Alarm in Britain Mr. Hughes Challenged LONDON. Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 1

Woollen centres are agitated over the Commonwealth's scheme. The Yorkshire Manufacturers' Association adopted a resolution viewing the…

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Crop Statistics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 10

Crop indications in the United State are, according to a good authority, very favourable. Corn, 3,131,000,000 bushels; tobacco. 1,554,000,000 pounds. If frosts do…

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Farm and Produce. Vegetable Growing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 10

The New South Wales Department of Agriculture has issued a useful handbook on vegetable, growing compiled by Messrs. A. J. Pins and R. Makin, inspectors of…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 2

There has been a good demand for dairy produce during the past week. There is no new feature to report in connection with the market for butter or…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 2

Business in farm produce has been of average volume during the past week, and with the exception of an advance in potatoes prices have not undergone…

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The Poultry Farm Notes for Breeders Seasonable Hints

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 3

On the return of warm weather, keep a good look-out for parasites, especially the red mite which is apt to make its appearance in the crevices…

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African Wheat Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 5

A Capetown telegram states that the wheat position is causing considerable anxiety among farmers, owing to an expected heavy surplus…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 5

The wool sales closed with free offering of 12,000 bales of "free" wool. Of the total, 5200 bales were Australian merinoes, for which there was good…

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British Wool Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 5

The British Government's retention of wool for two years after the armistice by fixing high reserves has, in the opinion of the West Yorkshire Woollen…

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Wool Scheme Rumors of "Ring" Denied Commonwealth's Half Interest Decision Shortly London, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 1

Inquiries In Government circles regarding the complaint of Mr. Theodore Taylor (head of the [?] of J. R. and J. Taylor [?]) concerning the…

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The Irish Trouble. a Bishop's Pastoral. Warning to Evil-doers. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 5

Bishop Colahan, of Cork, has issued a pastoral which was read in all the churches of his diocese yesterday, decreeing excommunication for those…

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American Wheat Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 7

It is reported from Washington that the Federal Trade Commission has advised President Wilson that he has no Power to prevent the importation of…

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The Wool Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 7

Sir Arthur Goldfinch, the Director of Raw Materials, interviewed by a representative of the Australian Press Association, said that the wool realisation…

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Burnt Fingers "Wool Profiteers and the War" Stereotyping High Prices Disposal of the Surplus LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 1

The "Star" in an article headed, "Sharing the Loot," says there appears to be some reason to hope that the wool profiteers on both sides of…

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The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 5

The Yorkshire Wool Federation interviewed lord Inverforth to-day regarding the wool position. The deputation requested a complete explanation of the…

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No Profiteering Wool Scheme Goldfinch's Denial

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday Night. Sir Arthur Goldfinch denies the allegation that the Government is refusing to sel wool except at profiteering…

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The Poultry Farm Notes for Breeders [?]nable Hints

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 7

Over[?]ding.—This is as bad as, [?]fact worse than underfeeding. Some breeders I am [?]ding now to the amateurs professionals know better,…

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