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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

734 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 37

Wool Shipment. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 5

Sir John Higgins, chairman of the Central Wool Committee, states that transport prospects are such that it will be practically impossible to ship the whole…

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Waratah Sales Sheep and Cattle Supplies

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 2

One Maitland auctioneer, Mr. N. Carr, recently stated before the West Maitland Council, that the Waratah saleyards were a "thorn in the side"…

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House of Representatives. Wool Tops Question. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 7

When the House of Representatives meet to-day, Mr. Catts (N.S.W.), as a matter of privilege, claimed that the Speaker had been wrong in ruling out of order his…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 2

Supplies of butter are coming along in sufficient quantities to meet immediate needs, although the quantity now going into cold storage for the winter pool is…

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Farm and Produce. Plant Diseases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 9

In a paper on plant diseases, read before a meeting of the Lidcombe Agricultural Bureau, Dr. Darnell-Smith, biologist, pointed out that plant diseases might be…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 4

The London wool sales closed very firm, except for greasy and scoured merino locks and pieces, which, in the last few days declined 5 to 7½ per cent. from…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 9

Butter supplies have been fairly well maintained. The demand on account of the holidays has been much above the ordinary, but merchants were able to meet…

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Farm and Produce. a Skin Disease of Stock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 10

Under the title of "Trefoil Dermatitis" Mr. C. L. O'Gorman, Government Veterinary Officer, writes as follows:— This disease, although known in certain…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Wool Position.—the Stephen Family.—a Pioneer's Widow.—political Sixes and Sevens.—general Birdwood's Good Word.—income Tax Complaints.—tremendous Rents. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 4

More public interest is wanted in the wool position. The only way to inspire public interest at any time is for expert to take the public into their…

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Australian Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

An effort is being made under the auspices of the Commonwealth Bureau of Commerce and Industry to bring about a great extension of the woollen…

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Wool and Basilworkers. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 6

A number of agreements with the New South Wales and Victorian respondents in the plaint of the Wool and Basil Workers' Federation, have been filed in the…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 2

The markets for farm produce are exceptionally fir, but difficulty is being experienced by merchants in securing supplies Millers cannot cope with the…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 2

Dairy produce lines, with the exception of egg, have been in active request during the week. Supplies of butter, though decreasing…

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Farm and Produce. Home-made Vinegar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 9

In the current issue of the New South Wales "Agricultural Gazelle" Mr. H. N. Laffer, the viticultural expert of the department, gives the following recipe for…

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Price of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 6

"A Worker," Kurri Kurri: The proclaimed price of first-class butter is 2s per lb. For booking, ½d is allowed, and for delivery, ½d…

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Soaking Rain Crop Lauds Benefit SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 5

Rain of a fairly general nature has fallen over the southern half of the State. On the central tablelands the registration has been particularly…

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"Crop of Babies" Australia's Need SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 5

Speaking at the Millions Club luncheon to-day General Birdwood said that unions we are careful, we will have some other big nation wanting to…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Wool Tops Agreement. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 4

In the Senate to-day, Senator Fairbairn (Vic.) naked if the Government was aware that rain-making experiments, similar to Mr. Balsillie's, were conducted in…

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Dairy Produce

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

In most lines of dairy produce a good volume of trade has been passing during the week. Supplies of butter are appreciably diminishing, but merchants are still…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

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

The markets for farm produce generally continue firm, and the demand is well maintained for all lines. Difficulty is still being experienced in…

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