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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

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Government Wool Task for the B.A.W.R.A. LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 1

In the House of Commons, in Answer to a question, it was stated that 1,226000 bales of Government-owned wool was now in the lands of…

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Farm and Produce. Australian Canned Fruit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 14

Mr. E. S. Little, Australian Trade Commissioner in China, in a bulletin dealing with Australian canned fruits, states that only improved methods of handling these…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 7

Business in all lines of farm produce have been consistently good throughout the week. Maize continues to be very firm at 6s per bushed, and the indications…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 7

Butter continues to come forward in big quantities, and early in the week a consignment of almost 3000 boxes was shipped to London by the steamer Tropic…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day, 7566 bales were offered, and 7060 were sold Private sales totalled 1317 additional bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Dairying Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 4

Important regulations will come into force to-morrow dealing with the dairying industry in this State. They relate almost wholly to the…

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Advance in Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 5

Wheat cargoes are very firm on the adverse news of the American crop. Good business is being done at 6d to 9d advance. The following sales are reported:…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day, 8443 bal[?]s were offered, and 7792 were sold. Private sales totalled 373 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Wheat Corner. Biggest on Record. Effect on Consumers. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 5

The "Morning Post" states that the biggest wheat corner on record is being attempted by Australian speculators in conjunction with Canadians and Americans,…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day 10,703 hales were offered, and 9151 were sold. Private sales totaled 1053 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day, 8989 bales were offered, and 7616 were sold. Private sales numbered 945 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers'…

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Price of Bread Increase Wanted Flour and Wheat Dearer SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 5

The wholesale price of flour was advanced 20s, to £14 a ton, in Sydney this morning. The rise was not unexpected as it was realised that…

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Corner in Wheat London's Dearer Loaf Charges of Speculation LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 1

The "Daily Mail" says that a number of Australian and American speculators have attempted one of the biggest wheat corners on record,…

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Best Beef Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 12

In view of present happenings in the live stock industry in Victoria, it is interesting to note that fat cattle are in good demand in Scotland at prices up to…

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The Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 4

For the first time for several years there is now an open market for Australian wheat. The position created by the war rendered a continuance of…

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Wheat Advance. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 6

The "Daily Chronicle" states that while rumours are still afloat of an attempted wheat corner, inquiries show that the recent increases in wheat prices are due to…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 3

A strong inquiry has existed for almost every line of farm produce during the week, with the result that a satisfactory volume of business has been transacted…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 3

Butter continues to come forward in big quantities, and the steamer Demosthenes is now loading a consignment of 7000 boxes at Newcastle for the oversea…

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Farm and Produce. Breeding for Milk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 13

Two interesting and instructive articles on milk recording, recently published in the "Journal of the Ministry or Agriculture" (England), direct attention to…

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Slander Action Teralba "Cattle King" £400 CLAIMED

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 5

James Williams, a miner of Teralba, tax about 20 or 30 head of cattle, and he is known as "The Cattle King." He told this to Judge Hamilton at the…

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