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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Wheat Loading Newcastle's Prospects Sydney Paper's Comment

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 5

"The Daily Commercial News and Shipping List" (Sydney), in a leading article states:— "The announcement that the State…

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Australian Wool Imperial Arrangements LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 1

In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr. Hilton Young said that under the arrangement announced on January 14, half the Australian wool…

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Long Life in Animals Lions, Sheep, and Rats the Performing Flea

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 7

We have been toll recently of a cockatoo nearly a hundred years old that is still laying eggs and on whose behalf a search for a male is being…

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Warwick Farm To-morrow's Races Notes and Selections SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 6

Capital acceptances were received for the Warwick Farm meeting tomorrow. Although the Warwick Handicap is…

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American Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 7

The National Farmers' Union has adopted a resolution asking Congress to appoint a Commission to determine what is wrong with agriculture, and to correct the evils…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 9

The only quotable change in prices of dairy produce have been a reduction in bacon and hams, and a further advance in eggs. The quotations for bacon are:…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 9

There has been a little more activity on the markets for farm produce during the past week than was the case for the past two or three weeks…

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Run Down by Train Deaf Dairyman Fatality at Oakhampton

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 5

While crossing the North Coast railway line at Oakhampton siding about 10.30 this morning. Jeremiah Sheely, aged about 60 years, a dairyman,…

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Wallalong Farms

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 6

Mr. E. W. Sparke, of West Maitland, yesterday sold by private treaty four lucerne farms, forming portion of the well-known Wallalong estate fronting…

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Apples and Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 5

Fruit growers are constantly complaining in all the fruit-growing States that they cannot make their industry really profitable owing to the difficulty they…

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Cheap Beef Easier Cattle Market

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 5

There was a large supply of fat cattle at Maitland yards to-day, and a good attendance of buyers. The yarding comprised all classes, from small…

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Warwick Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 3

Warwick Farm races were held on Saturday in fine weather. There was a large attendance. Results:—…

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Crops and Prospects. Fertile River Flats

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 4

The prospects for the approaching winter on the Hunter River are excellent. During the past four or five weeks there have been abundant falls of rain at…

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Sydney Jockeys Notes on Warwick Farm SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 2

The following are the 11 Jockeys who have ridden most winners at Sydney (metropolitan) and provincial (Menangle, Wyong, Kembla Grange,…

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Bulk Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 3

Special Fittings Necessary COSTLY PROCEEDING Another ship—the Paris City—has been allotted to load a cargo of bulk wheat at Sydney. This vessel is not a bulk carrier, and will have to be…

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Our Second Wheat Scandal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 4

The Government has just announced that it is sending a Commissioner to the East to develop the trade of Australia with China and Japan and other Oriental countries. In the meantime, Australia has lost a good customer, the South…

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Loading Wheat Charters' Provisions Newcastle In the Cold

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 4

The Sulphide Corporation has agreed to its wharf being used for the purpose at loading wheat between April 23 and May 3…

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Wool Sales May Series in London LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 1

The London wool series will commence on May 3 with 40,000 bales offered on behalf of Bawra. Privately-owned lots include 34,000 Australian…

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Cotton Derby Horse-chanters' Ways Cheating the Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 6

"Horse chanters! What are horse chanters?" asked a magistrate in a recent case. "They sing the praise of old horses."…

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Wheat Loading Inconsistent Statements Is Board Side-stepping

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 5

"In Victorian they are loading wheat from three ports—Williamstown, Geelong, and Portland—and they haven't the quantity of wheat we have…

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