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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

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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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Wool Sales Active Demand Firm Rates Maintained LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 6

Twelve thousand bales of Bawra and free wool were cleared at the sales yesterday, to active demand. Opening prices were firmly maintained and…

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Dear Dairy Produce Prices Rising Supplies Decreasing

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 1

News gleaned to-day from Newcastle wholesale distributing houses holds out little hope for housewives. Supplies of butter and cheese in…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 5

There was strong home and Continental demand at the wool sales yesterday, at full opening rates, with a hardening tendency for merinoes, and fine…

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Vitamine Wonders. Butter V. Margarine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 6

"A marvel of lucidity," was the description given by Sir John Collie, who presided, to a lecture given at the Regent-street Polytechnic, London, by…

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Adelaide Wool Sales. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 5

A feature of the wool sales to-day was the animation displayed by buyers, particularly those representing Bradford and America. Competition was active, and…

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Farm and Produce. Cotton in Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 14

"The New Dixieland" is the name which has recently been given to the Dawson Valley district in Central Queensland. The reason for the rechristening is not far to…

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Fashions in Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 13

From the day when, 133 years ago, James Ruse, the Cornish convict, who according to his tombstone In Campbell-town cemetery, was "reread tenderly"…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 11

The rapid shrinkage of supplies of butter from the factories on account of the approach of the unfavourable season has resulted in the price being advanced…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 11

Prime green wheaten chaff continues to be in exceptionally short supply, and the position becomes more cute every day. There are no stocks in view, and further…

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Pest at Cardiff "Cattle Kings"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 May 1922 · page 3

"Avenger" takes an axe, and writes with the edge of it:— Would that I could invoke someone's aid to dethrone a few district…

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Produce Prices Demand For Butter SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 6

There was exceptionally keen demand for butter to-day, in view of an anticipated advance in prices. New laid eggs were scarce, and most merchants had to…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 5

At the, Sydney wool sales to-day 7752 bales were offered, and 7240 were sold at auction. Private sales totalled 2045 bales…

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Motors on Farms Numerous in America

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 8

The extraordinary increase in the use of motor vehicles in America is disclosed in the following figures, bearing in mind that not much more than 20 years ago…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 7

There was a poor selection at the British-Australian Wool Realisation Association's sale yesterday, but there was strong competition at last week's…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 7

At the wool sales to-day, 8448 hales were offered at auction, and 8007 sold. Private [?]ries totalled 2218 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday merinoos, mostly topmakers' sorts, sold well at full late rates. There was a large offering of crossbreds. The continental and home…

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Stock Sales Singleton Market Cattle Rates Decline

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 8

Grainger and Falkiner. Ltd., report on this weeek's Singleton stock sales:—Fat Cattle The yarding was the heaviest for…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 7861 bales were offered and 7019 sold. Private sales totalled 619. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers report:—Competition…

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Wheat Harvest Last Season's Yield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 5

The final returns of the result of the wheat harvest for the season 1921-22 have been received by Mr. H. A. Smith, the Government Statistician, and the…

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