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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Farm and Produce. Pure Seeds

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

The Government of Tasmania has introduced a bill to regulate the sale of seeds. It provided for a minimum percentage of pure germinable seeds, and for…

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Neutrals Suffer Ireland's Guerilla Warfare Appeal from Dublin Castle Cardinal Bourne's Pastoral London, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 1

A military lorry containing a patrol of South Lancashires was attacked in Dublin last night. Two bombs burst in the lorry, and two soldiers were…

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Secret Conference Farmers in Politics Country Party Hopes SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 5

A meeting of the Federal Parliamentary Country Party is being held Sydney to-day. Although the utmost secretary is observed, it is known that…

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Fat Cattle Prices

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 6

Cattle prices, particularly for the best quality, were practically unaltered at Maitland saleyards yesterday. The yarding was a good mixed one,…

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Cattle Toilets at the Royal Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 1

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The Wool Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 7

The Committee of the Colonial Wool Merchants' Association will meet immediately after the holidays to discuss the Melbourne conference scheme so far as it…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 7

About 100 farmers this morning visited the terminal wheat silo and elevator at Globe Island at the invitation of the Minister for Agriculture, for the purpose…

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Farmers' Conference. No Amalgamations. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 8

The conference of the Federal Farmers' organisation was commenced in Sydney to-day, Mr. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C., president, occupying the chair…

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The Wool Scheme

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

The "Yorkshire Observer" says:—"The Wool Conference's new scheme may have effects not altogether unsatisfactory; but it attacks the problem at the wrong end,…

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The Price of Butter. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 5

At a meeting of delegates from the New South Wales butter factories to-night to consider the question of price after the Imperial contract ceased on March 31, it…

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Farmers' Federal Platform. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 5

The Australian Farmers' Federal As- sociation made available its lighting platform to-night. The slogan of the party, is "production," and the…

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Australian Butter

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

The resolutions carried by the Australian Dairy Produce Conference have not caused much comment in Tooley-street, as the quantity of butter likely…

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Fashions of the Day. a New Finish for Our Wool Suits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 11

When looking for woollens for rough-and-ready wear, you shouldn't slight the new knitted fabrics. There is not even a family resemblance to the old wool…

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Farm and Produce. a Pure Bred Sire

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

By some the question may be asked. In what way do purebred sires pay ? The answer is that having been long and carefully selected for certain desirable…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 9

Owing largely to purchases being made in preparation for the holidays there has been a heavy volume of business transacted in dairy produce during the week…

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Our Dairy Herd American Professor's View

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 6

Professor Henry H. Wing, of Cornell University, New York, continue his evidence, before the Agricultura Committee at Parliament House…

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The Butter Market

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

British butter traders anticipate a fall of from 4d to 6d per lb in retail prices of imported butter when the free sale of Government stores commences in April…

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Wheat for Germany Board Answers Critics Matter of Price MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 5

After to-day's meeting of the Federal Cabinet a statement may be expected concerning the selling of wheat to Germany by the Australian…

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Farm Fires at Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 5

There were altogether forty Sinu Fein incendiary farm fires in the Newcastle area on Saturday night…

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Discontented Millionaire Wishes He were Farmer

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 4

"I fear sometimes that I made the greatest mistake of my life when I entered business." This, says the Cardiff correspondent…

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