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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 7109 bales were offered, and 6429 were sold. Private transactions accounted for an additional total of 1751 bales…

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Farmers' Excursions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 4

In connection with the special series of farmers' cheap excursion trains, which the Railway Department has arranged for next week, it is officially…

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Dairying Industry. Conference in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 4

An important conference was held at the Chamber of Commerce to-day, comprising over 70 delegates from co-operative butter factories. The press were not…

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Warwick Farm Course Improved Tomorrow's Programme SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

Visitors to Warwick Farm to-morrow will see several alterations since the last meeting held there. Several of the starting points have been but back so…

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Choice Dairy Farm

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

A 283-acre brush dairy farm at Wyong is to be offered by auction on the property on Saturday, February 25. The farm is handily situated, and will grow…

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Farm and Produce. Cows with Catarrh

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 14

Cattle often suffer from simple colds, or catarrh, usually the result or sudden changes of temperature. The symptoms are sneezing and coughing, dullness,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 10

Business has been of good even character, and prices are, on the whole, unchanged. A consignment of 3000 boxes of butter…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 10

Though there has not been any marked rise in the price of any commodity, a good flow of business has been maintained during the week. In general,…

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Tall Tale Dairy Divination

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 7

This yarn drifts down from Tenterfield : — It is safe to say that not one person in Australia can claim to have…

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Butter Reduction Lowest in Six Years Recent Rapid Decline SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 1

A reduction of 2d a 1b. in butter, making the wholesale price is a 1b., or 121s 4d a cwt., took effect this morning…

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Wool Sales Full Parity Demand at Liverpool LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 6

At Liverpool wool sales 26,864 Bawra baled were offered. There was animated hidding, and practically all lots were cleared out. Superior…

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Noxious Weeds How to Kill Them Many Prolific Crops

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 7

The recent falls of rain have caused noxious weeds to spring up and grow with expectional rapidily all over the Newcastle district, including the West…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day 6778 bales were offered and 5240 were sold. Private sales totalled 2174. The Sydney wool selling brokers…

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Cessnock Grape Crop

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 5

At most of the vineyards in the Cessnock district grape picking started on Monday, and will last for two to three weeks…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 7111 bales were offered, and 6138 sold. Private sales totalled 2070. The Sydney wool-selling brokers…

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Rise in Wheat Chicago Market Fears of Drought VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 1

It is reported from Chicago that the wheat shot upward, opening five cents higher than Saturday's closing rate. The advance was due to the rise…

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Largs Bay Company Farm Laborers Sir Joseph Cook in Reply LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 1

Sir Joseph Cook, in an interview with the "Sun" representative, said that there was evidently misapprehension in the statement attributed to…

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The Ford Way Farming 5000 ACRES Only 20 Days' Work a Year

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 6

Henry Ford is one of the world's mystery men. He is a dreamer—his idea of the peace Ship showed that; he is also one of the world's greatest…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, 7298 bales were offered, and 7002 sold. Private sales totalled 998. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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London Wheat Market. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 4

The market for wheat cargoes is quiet and rather caster. On Tuesday the cargo of the Baron Polworth sold at 54s 7½d per quarter, and that of the Veldon…

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