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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

840 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 42

Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

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

At to-days wool sales 6167 bales were offered, and 5578 sold. Private sales totalled 1188 sales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Wheat Freights Big Reductions Shipping Companies Suffer SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1922 · page 6

It was announced to-day that the rates of freight on wheat and flour for the balanced of May, and for June shipments to the United…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1922 · page 5

At the last sales of the series to-day 5757 bales were offered and 5277 sold. Private sales totalled 1665 bales The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Here and There Good for Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 May 1922 · page 5

Storms passed over Greta and Bran[?]ton on Monday night registering 78 points. This will be of some relief to household water supplies and…

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Shipping Wheat Newcastle As Port Cabinet Consideration

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 6

"Last year I referred to the scandalous waste of public money by hauling approximately 150,000 tons of wheat unnecessarily past Newcastle…

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Canadian Budget Unhappy Farmers Peter and Paul Duties VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 1

A message from Ottawa states that the farmers' party is disappointed that the Budget does not admit farm implements free of duty…

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Liverpool Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 5

At the wool sales at Liverpool yesterday, merinoes made fun London rates; fine crossbreds were from par with to 5 per cent. above, and slipes 5 per cent. above…

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Where's Cessnock? Largest Inland Town Coal, Fruit, Timber, Butter

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 7

Although one of the largest towns in the State, this is a question that is asked when speaking about Cessnock. Cessnock has been heard of more for…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 2

Prime green wheaten chaff continues to be in short supply. The demand is very heavy, and the rates are firm. Yesterday the quotation was £8, 10s per ton at the…

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Farm and Produce. a Prolific Grape Vine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 13

What must surely be one of the largest grape vines in the world is growing (under glass, of course) at the village of Kippen, Perthshire, Scotland. It is of the…

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Modern Poultry Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 7

The possible applications of electricity in connection with poultry breeding are simple and comparatively obvious, and yet may not only form one avenue of…

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Wool and Textile Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1922 · page 5

The wages settlement arrived at by the Industrial council of the wool and textile industry, which is to last for twelve months, Involves a reduction of 2s to 3s…

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Buying the Presidency Henry Ford's New Ambition Motor Monarch's Campaign Quid Pro Quo for Farmers Vancouver

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 May 1922 · page 1

A Detroit message says that a committee will meet next week and ask Mr. Henry Ford to be a candidate for the Presidency of the United States in 1924. It is quite certain that careful pre…

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Liability for Damaged Wheat. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 5

In the High Court to-day proceedings were commenced to test the liability of the South Australian Government regarding the damages caused by mice and…

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Maitland District. Soldier Poultry Farmers. Weston Settlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 8

The establishment of the soldiers' settlement at Weston in September, 1920, was viewed with many misgiving by poultry farmers in the northern district, many of…

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Cattle Embargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 5

Sir Arthur Boscawen, Minister for Agriculture, speaking at the Constitutional Club, said that the Liberal and Conservative parties were strongly divided on…

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The Butter Market. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 5

A former member of the Danish Butter Committee, in an interview with a representative of the Australian Press Association, said the committee's only…

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Rents of Cattle Runs. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 4

"Since my return from the country I have given consideration to the question of the suspension of payments due from the holders of cattle runs to the Crown,"…

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Stock Sales Singleton Market Advance For Fat Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 4

Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd., report on this week's Singleton stock sales:— Fat Cattle The yarding was by no means a…

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Birds' Sanctuary Shooters' Protest Dairy Lands Polluted

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 3

"Ducks and other wild fowl have polluted the water in the river and swamp lands round about Miller's Forest, Raymond Terrace, Hexham and…

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