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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

840 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 42

Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day, 8276 bales were offered, and 7444 wore sold Private sales numbered 1324. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Fierce Bush Fire Many Sheep Surrounded DUBBO

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 3

A bush fire broke out in Mr. W. Smith's Thornton property in the Trangle district, and by night four and joining holdings had been practically…

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Butter Conference to Stabilise Markets Establishing Federal Body SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 7

The butter factories of New South Wales have been advised that a conference is to be hold in Sydney on April 13, to agree to certain proposals…

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Butter in Demand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 5

Butter is in very strong demand, Colonial salted is fetching practically the name prices, and secondary are within is of the choicest. There is a considerable…

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American Wheat Duty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 5

The SenaSte Finance Committee have decided to enforce a permanent wheat tariff of thirty cents per bushel, this rate being a compromise between the Payne-Aldrich…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday 215,996 bales were offered, and practically all were sold. The most striking feature was the German demand for merinoes, which…

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American Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 3

Commenting on the action of Mr. Harding in calling a conference "to consider the agricultural problems of the American people," the Now York…

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Farm and Produce. Registered Stock Brands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 14

The passing of the "Registration of Stock Brands Act, 1921," repeals section six of the Stock Act, 1901, which previously governed the registration of horse and…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 11

Throughout the week business in all lines of farm produce showed a tendency to increase. The maize market has weakened very considerably, as was predicted…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 11

A consignment of 7000 boxes of butter for the oversea market was despatched from Newcastle by the Euripides last Monday. A falling off in supplies from…

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New Zealand Wool Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 1

At the Dunedin wool sales the chief buyers were for Bradford and the Continent. Fine crossbreds showed an increase of 1/2d to 3/4d compared with…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 4

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 771[?] hales were offered, and 7354 were sold. The private sale totalled 735 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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The Price of Milk. Farmers Want Increase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 5

As a result of the dry weather that has prevailed on the Lower Hunter for some time, there has been a big fall in the milk yield. Rain to ensure winter feed is…

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Share Farming Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 6

Ivy Russell and others proceeded against James Henry Ekert and his wife, clamming £215 for a breach of agreement and damaged to a farm at Luskintyre. Mr…

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London Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 7

Wheat cargoes are steadier under the influence of German buying. The Millpool cargo sold at 55s 1½d per quarter. An Australian parcel on passage sold at 54s…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 6

At the wool sales to-day 8076 bales were offered, and 7515 were sold. Private sales totalled 892 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Share Farming Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 8

Ivy, Russell and other proceeded against James Henry Ekert and his wife, claiming £215 for a breach of agreement and damages to a farm at Luskintye, Mr…

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Farm Hands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 5

Sir,—It is not generally understood by farmers in the country that they may employ men under the basic wage on their farms if they are not fully trained farm…

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British Farmers' Losses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 11

As "pretty fair examples of what is happening all over the United Kingdom," the agricultural correspondent of tin "Daily Telegraph" recently published the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day, 8486 bales were offered, and 7936 were sold. Private sales totaled 547 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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