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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

840 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 42

Dehorning Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 14

Dehorning with a saw or clipper is not recommended with animals which are less than one year of age, because of the chance that scurs will develop…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday there was a better selection, and competition, both Continental and home, was good for top-making sorts at late rates…

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Wages on Cattle Stations. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 6

In the Arbitration Court to-day, Justice M'Cawley reduced the wages of station hands employed on cattle station by 10s weekly, youths and females by 5s, and…

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The Skeleton Finger. Chapter Xxxvii. "Sheep and Goats."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 15

Alf Grinstead was met on the threshold of the upper room by Norman and Kathleen when he returned from his re-ecunaissance[?] on the landing…

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Farm and Produce. Britain's Meat Imports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 14

A new record record been created in the imports of beef into this country (writes the London correspondent of the "Pastoral Review"), as the…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 11

The volume of Grade that has been passing in farm produce continues to be affected in and immediately around Newcastle by the Industrial depression, but…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 11

The advance in bacon rates during the week approximated a half-penny per lb. Within the last few weeks supplies have fallen off by one-third, and it is expected…

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Farmer Bill's Way Visit to Newcastle What He Saw Here Week-End Wants

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 3

"Farmer Bill," of Muswellbrook, paid a visit to Newcastle last weekend, and this is what the writes to us after he had returned to the old folks…

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Butter Advancing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 5

The price of butter continues to advance, and the trade exper[?]'s that the movement will continue, possibly to another 20s…

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American Wool Duties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 5

The Chi[?]age National Association of Retail Clothiers, which claims to import 60 per cent. of the wool consumed in the United States, has inaugurated a campaign…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 5

At the wool sales on Friday there was a fair selection of top-making sorts, which met with improved competition at full late rates…

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Oil From Rubber Seed Useful for Cattle Fodder

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 6

The fact that an oil approximating linseed in its qualities can be made by crushing the seed of rubber trees will doubtless come as a surprise to…

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Australian Butter. Producers' Difficulties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 5

The whole of one session of the Australian Farmers' Federal Organisation, which sat in Adelaide last week, was devoted to a discussion of the butter…

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Wool Prices and Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 7

According to figures prepared and submitted to the Commonwealth Arbitration Court recently by the Federated Graziers' Associations, the average price of wool…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, 7500 bales were offered and 5921 sold. Private sales totalled 703 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Other Verses on an Irrigated Farm, Yenda

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 3

There are times when I wish there was no need to stay On the farm: When I think of the work to be done with…

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Butter Shortage in London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 June 1922 · page 5

A Private caldo received in Brisbane states that the butter market in London is rising very rapidly, and there is a serious shortage…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1922 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day 7022 bales were offered, and 5233 sold. Private sales totalled 1451 bales. The Sydney wool-selling brokers…

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Australian Wheat Pool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 5

Mr. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C., of New South Wales, salls for New York to-day. He has been conferring for a week with representatives of the Victorian, South…

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The Butter Industry Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 5

A conference between Mr. Rodgers, the Minister for Customs, and the various State Ministers for Agriculture' and under-sectaries and bodies interested…

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