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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Maitland District. Creeks in Flood. Flooded Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 6

The Hunter River has not provided much data during the past week of continuous rain for sensational flood rumours. Its behaviour generally is approved of by…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 7

The first Brisbane sales since February last opened to-day with a generally medium selection, but some very good wool was offered…

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Wheat Imports South African Embargo CAPETOWN, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 1

A Government Gazette notifies that the importation of wheat, flour, and wheatmeal into the Union is prohibited until after June 30, except…

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British Markets. Generally Stagnant. Wool Tone Improving. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 7

The business of the Stock Exchange has been restricted, with prices irregular, the favourable effect of Germany's acceptance of the Allies' demands being…

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Maitland District. Flooded Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 8

The creek waters south of West Maitland topped the banks early yesterday morning, and surged over the farms between East Greta Junction and West…

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The Wool Restriction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 5

Sir Arthur Goldfinch, in a letter to the newspapers, says: "The policy of the British-Australian Wool Realisation Association is very simple, and ought not to be…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 5

The Brisbane wool sales were continued to-day, when 12,170 bales were offered. Good greasy wool realised the high price of 24½d…

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Maitland District. the Flooded Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 6

The backwaters spread over the flooded areas on Tuesday night, and caused some uneasiness to residents in the lower parts of South Maitland, where some…

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Meat and Butter Export. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 5

A Federal proclamation has been issued revoking the prohibition regarding the export of meat and butter. Mr. Greene, the Minister for Customs,…

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The Secret Diplomacy of Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 4

Wheat in Australia is, since the Government and the Wheat Boards controlled it, a dark secret commodity. Nobody looking at it would suspect it of mystery, but the wheat records form a chapter of secret diplomacy beside which the plottings of European monarchs seem open and…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 5

The Brisbane wool sales were concluded to-day, 7068 bales being offered. The top price for greasy was 19.34d. Although some choice lots of scoured were…

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Farm and Produce. Dairy Produce Pool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 11

A statement issued by the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee shows that the quantity of butter placed in the Imperial contract was 1,481,886…

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Robbing the Public Wool in War Time Protest Against New Duty MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 5

There is a strong probability that some of the great woollen manufacturers of Great Britain will in the near future start extensive factories in…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 7

Dulness has prevailed in the farm produce markets during the past week, and prices generally have not undergone any material changes…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 7

Business in dairy produce has been exceptionally brisk in most lines. Although the supplies of butter hove begun to decrease, the quantities…

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Australia's Wool Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 4

The announcement by Mr. Greene, the Minister for Customs, in course of the debate on the tariff, that English manufacturing companies are…

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"Avon Downs" Sold Historical Sheep Station

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 5

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Geelong, report having effected the sale of probably the best known property in the Northern Territory of Australia. "Avon…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 4

The opening of the current series of wool sales to have commenced to-day has been postponed until to-morrow. The wool selling brokers issued the…

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Sydney Produce Large Butter Stocks SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 5

Not a single alteration occurred in the quotations in distributing centres to-day. Trade was extremely quiet in all departments. There was an…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 7

There was a large attendance of buyers at the wool sales this afternoon. The offering was a big one, owing to yesterday's catalogues being combined with…

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