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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

840 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 42

London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday there was a poor selection catalogued, but there was good home competition for all qualities at full rates. The sales close…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 2

There was a general advance in the prices of farm produce during the week. One of the most notable alterations was in prime green chaff, which advanced by…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 2

Although prices of most lines are well maintained, the volume of business that has passed during the week was not as big as it might have been. All factories…

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Popular Dairy Breeds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 14

According to an American paper Friesian cattle are the most numerous of any breed within the United States to-day by more than 100,000 over any other breed…

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Farm and Produce. Citrus Tree Scales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 14

"Orchard Notes" in the "Agricultural Gazette" of New South Wales, emphasises the importance of spraying citrus trees which are infested with white wax and…

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Price of Milk. Dairymen Want Increase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 5

Mr. J. D. Richardson, of Raymond Terrace, delegate of the Hunter River branch of the Milk Suppliers' Association, attended a meeting of the Central Council…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1922 · page 5

The wool sales have closed, Altogether 157,721 bales were offered, and all were sold. All sections of the trade operated freely…

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Butter Scarcity Bathurst

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 5

There is an increasing scarcity of butter in Bathurst. The output at the local factory has fallen off by 1200lb. When the pastures and dairy cattle are at their…

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The Wheat Pool. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 4

Sir George Fuller, the State Premier, announced to-day that the Government favoured the voluntary as against the compulsory wheat pooling system…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day 6089 bales were offered, end 5774 sold. Private sales totalled 556 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Shipping Wheat Utilising Wharfs Little Work Required

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 6

"Members of the Government have been talking about decentralisation for a long time. Now let them put it into practice."…

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Bound to Be Trouble Pastoral Wages Board of Trade Job SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 6

Men engaged in the pastoral industry to-day expressed the opinion that there was a likelihood of the Board of Trade reducing their wages…

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Wool Tops Case. Claim for Over £1,000,000. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 5

The hearing was commenced in the high Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Isaacs, of the action in which the Federal Government and the Central…

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Two Diggers Dead Trouble on Farm PERTH

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 7

Three returned soldiers named Wynne, Edwards, and Rogers, were conjointly working a farm near Wagin. Rogers reported to the local…

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"Slaves" in Dairying 17 Hours' Work a Day MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 5

Speaking at a meeting of dairy farmers at Derrinallum (Victoria), Mr. Walters, president of the farmers' Union, said it would have been…

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Million Farms and A.L.P. SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 7

Speaking at a meeting of the A.L.P. propaganda committee, Mr. J. M. Scott stated that the Commonwealth Bank had undertaken to finance up to…

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Past Newcastle Wool and Wheat Move for Local Loading

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1922 · page 8

The Wheat Board came to Newcastle in April, 1921, at the request of the Chamber of Commerce, and made inquiries as to the possibility of shipping wheat here,…

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Australian Wool Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1922 · page 7

At a meeting of the Melbourne City Properties' Trust, Mr. R. H. Caird said all this gloomy forebodings of the people in charge of the British-Australian Wool…

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American Wool Tariff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1922 · page 7

A New York message states that the Atlantic City National Association of Worsted and Wool Spinners has adopted a resolution condemning the…

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Voluntary Wheat Pool. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1922 · page 7

A report by Mr. Ball, the State Minister for Agriculture, in favour of a voluntary wheat pool as against a compulsory scheme, was submitted to Cabinet…

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