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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

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Maitland Circuit Court Dispute Over Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 5

The Maitland Circuit Court opened at the East Maitland courthouse this morning, before Mr. Justice James. Alexander Adam Whiteman Nevison…

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Still Upwards Bread and Butter Bills SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 5

The wholesale price of butter advanced in Sydney to-day by 14s a cwt, making the quotation for choicest 177s 4d…

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Wool Tops Expected Higher Price LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 1

Reports from Bradford indicate that tops are expected to be dearer at the London wool sales, on account of the recent Australian advances and…

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Millions and a Million Farms

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

Pity the poor taxpayer. From the exposure in the Auditor-General's Department of the vast losses on the development of the Murrumubidgee irrigation areas, the taxpayer finds himself saddled with another tremendous bad debt…

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Butter Up Again Cheese Also Dearer Result of Dry Weather SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

Owing to the keen demand for butter for local consumption and to supply the deficiency in other States, it has been decided by the Advisory…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 2

It is not anticipated that the rains of the last few days will have a great deal of effect on the prices of fodder. As was stated in last week's review,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 2

"For the third consecutive week a rise in the price of butter is reported. The output from factories has shown a big shrinkage since the report of last week,…

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Farm and Produce. Save the Forests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 14

Mr. H. D. Tiemann, the kiln drying expert from the forest products laboratory of Madison (Wisconsin, U.S.A.), has about finished the visit paid to Victoria at the…

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The Super-tax. Concession to Farmers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

Sir George Fuller, the State Premier, to-day made reference to the statement that the conferences which took place between him and the leader of the…

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Gervais Cheese Popular Dairy Product

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 7

Gervais cheese is made, from half milk and half cream. If the cream is very rich in butter-fat the mixture may be two parts of milk to one of cream…

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Commercial. Butter and Cheese Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 4

Butter is to be advanced today by a penny per 1b, making quotations for choicest and first grade: Bulk 189s 2d, prints 196s 2d a cwl, including boxes and…

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Tobacco Growing Tamworth District Crop TAMWORTH

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 6

The ravages of blue mould have reduced the tobacco yield in the Tamworth and neighboring districts. Under favorable circumstances and with…

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The British Budget. Reduced Taxation on Incomes and Tea. Concessions to Farmers. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 7

In the House of Commons yesterday, Sir Robert Horne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in presenting the Budget to a crowded House, pointed out that during…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 5

The wool sales opened yesterday, when the market proved strong. Prices showed an advance ranging from 7½ to 15 per cent. on closing rates at the last sales…

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Stock Sales Singleton Market Higher Cattle Rates

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 3

Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., report on this week's Singleton stock sales:— Fat Cattle The yarding was not a heavy one,…

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Loss on Cattle Appeal to Premier Freight Reduction Sought SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 6

A deputation from the Producers' Association's central Council, which asked for a 50 per cent. reduction on railway freights for all cattle, told the…

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Land Development. Million Farms Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 5

In view of the agreement arrived at between the Prime Minister and the State Premier to carry cut land development works on the lines of the million…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 5

The wool sale continued strong, and there was general competition for all qualities. Full opening rates were maintained, with a tendency in sellers'…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 5

At the sixth series of Brisbane wool sales at the current season, which closed to-day, 45,120 bales were offered and realised over £1,000,000…

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Wheat Deficiency Load for Taxpayer SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 5

Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Agriculture, produced figures to-day which showed that the compulsory wheat pool of 1920-21 fell short of the…

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