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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 5

The Sydney wool market remains buoyant, and at to-day's sales excellent clearances were effected at satisfactory prices, Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. and…

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The Wool Assets. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 5

A conference of the Australian Board of British-Australian Wool Realisation Association, the Central Wool Committee, and the National Council of Wool-selling…

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Farmers' Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 9

At to-day's sitting of the Farmers and Settlers' Conference, Mr. W. W. Killen was re-elected president. With very little discussion on the…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, August 3. the Wool Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 12

New Zealand wool-growers have been hard hit by the continued low price for wool, and as yesterday's sales showed a further drop, the prospects are…

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Farm and Produce. the Milking Shorthorn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 13

The dual-purpose Shorthorn—a type of Shorthorn possessing the dual qualities of beef and milk, a cow that will produce from 7800lb to 10,000lb of milk in a year,…

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Farmers' Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 4

At the Farmers and Settlers' Conference to-day, the following resolutions, dealing with the repatriation of returned soldiers were carried:—…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 11

The principal feature of the week in dairy produce operations was the advance in the price of butter by 1½d per lb. The new prices are 217s 2d. including boxes…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 11

A fairly good volume of business has been transacted in farm produce during the week. Small quantities of prime chaff are…

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Million Farmers' Scheme Mr. Loughlin's Views. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 August 1921 · page 5

Mr. P. F. Loughlin (Minister for Lands) yesterday referred to the scheme pro-pounded by Sir Joseph Carruthers. "My opinion, that the scheme would cost…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 5

The Co-operative Wool and Produce Company and the New Zealand I. and M. Company offered 4492 bales at to-day's wool sales. The firmness which…

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Sea Sickness Cure Ears Packed with Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 3

The theory that cotton wool in the cars can arrest and cure sickness appears to be proving very successful in Practice…

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To-morrow's Ponies Kensington Sport Interest at Warwick Farm SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 6

Another big programme is to be brought off at Kensington to-morrow. Selections:—14.0 Handicap: Queen Harst L…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 6

There were further advances to-day in wool values, which now are well above these ruling last month. To-day's offerings totalled 4900 bales, the…

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Million Farmers Land in Queensland Proposal to England SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 5

Proposals for settling a million farmers on a million farms, deal in fine round number, but they encourage those persons who are always…

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Australian Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 4

Sir John Higgins, the chairman of the Australian board of directors of the British Australian Wool Realisation Association, emphasises the need…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day, the Country Producers' Selling Company and Winchcombe, Carson and Company offered 4552 bales, of which 4098 were sold at auction…

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Interests the Same Wool Trade Mr. Hughes at Bradford LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 1

Mr. Hughes met the executive of the British Wool Federation at Bradford. The proceedings were in private, and a report issued later said that…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 5

The Australian Press Association understand that the Colonial Wool Merchants' Association has agreed that the offerings at the London wool sales shall be in the…

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American Wheat Finance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1921 · page 3

Acting on the plan of helping themselves rather than depending on any propping by State of Federal Governments, the grain-growers of the United States are…

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New Timber for Australia. Solving Butter-box Problem

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1921 · page 14

The war brought into prominence the wonderful properties of balsa wood. The Institute of Science and Industry has obtained information on the wood…

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