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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 5

The British and Australian Wool Realisation Association is now generally called "Bawra." A full meeting of the Colonial Wool…

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Cattle Disease Spreading in the Balkans LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 1

The spread of disease among horses and cattle in Europe, especially in the Baltic States and Lithuania, has led the Lithuanian Government to…

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Political Militancy Farmers' New Union "On Lines of A.w.u." Narrabri

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association discussed the question of "Political milltaney as an essential in those times of unionism."…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 7

At the Hull sales 18,832 bales of Government wool were offered. Competition was irregular, and only a quarter was sold…

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Farm and Produce. Farm Horse v. TRACTOR

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 10

An interesting investigation has been made as to the effect the use of the tractor has had on the use of farm horses by the American Department of…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

There has been an active inquiry for most dairy produce lines during the past week. Butter has been selling well. The…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

Supplies of some lines of farm produce are still difficult to obtain. The Woolgar was the only steamer that arrived at Newcastle during the week…

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Famine in Milk. Farmers on Strike. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 4

The reduction in the price of Milk has caused the dairy farmers on the South Coast, who are responsible for 80 per cent. of the milk supply of the metropolis, to…

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Wheat Harvest Three-fourths Sold Prices Not Disclosed [?]

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 7

"We have already sold three-quarters of the Australian exportable surplus of wheat said Mr. Dunn, minister for Agriculture, last night. Mr…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 5

There was a good attendance at the wool sales yesterday, when 7315 bales of "free" wool were offered. There was a good average selection of merinoes, 75 per…

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Butter and Cheese

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 7

Putter is selling well, and it is now practically certain that the Government price will be reduced at least 4d by mid-March…

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Butter Drops 7½d. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 8

The price of butter in New South Wales from March 7 will be 7½d per lb lower than it is at present. The rates fixed by Judge Beeby, President of the Profiteering…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

The inquiry for most lines of dairy produce has been good during the past week, and prices remain at practically unaltered levels…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 2

Nearly all merchants are in the same predicament with regard to supplies, such lines as Algerian oats, Victorian maize, onions, and seed potatoes being very…

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Farm and Produce. Ringworm in Calves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 10

Flour of sulphur mixed with a sufficient quantity of lard to form a stiff paste, applied twice a week is a very safe and generally successful dressing for the…

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Six and a Half Million Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 3

The popular conception of the United States is that of a great manufacturing commercial; country whose keen citizens are kept busy trading in their own…

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Australian Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 5

The steamer Tahiti has arrived at San Francisco with 500 bales of Australian wool, and 31,000 more are expected in March…

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DECENTRALISATION Wheat From Newcastle Visit of the Board

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 5

Members of the State Wheat Board will probably be in Newcastle this week to must representative of the chamber of commerce. The chamber…

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Shipment of Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 4

Members of the Australian Wheat Board are to visit Newcastle this week for the purpose of inquiring into the question of the shipment of wheat…

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Echo of Drought Alleged Theft of Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 5

Henry Norman McGlnnlty was charged at the Maitland Sessions this afternoon with stealing near Clarencetown three bullocks and three cows…

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