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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

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Only Three Ships Wheat Loading Dull Shipipng Trade SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 5

Those in touch with the wheat business do not expect that more than three steamers will be fixed to load this season's wheat at Sydney for the…

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Motor Cars on the Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 3

According in figures recently made public by the Consus Bureau, more than 30 per cent. of the farms in the United States now have motor vehicles. The total…

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Sheep in China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 8

China with Tibet, is said to posses 70,000,000 sheep, and the output of wool from these is about 200,00,001lb in weight or something like a twelfth of the world's…

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Butter Stabilising Tour of Hunter Factories SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

The president of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. C. J. McRae, who will be accompanied by Mr. Gordon, of the executive, has arranged an…

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Dearer Butter Victorian Increase MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 3

A further advance in the price of butter was decided upon by Melbourne selling agents yesterday. Last week rates were increased by 10s a…

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Farming on Private Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 7

Sir,—About the greatest problem in New South Wales at the present day is how to settle the people on the land that is suitable for closer settlement. Most…

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Price of Wheat Reduced. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 4

The voluntary wheat pool to-day decided to reduce the price for wheat, on rail at Sydney, by 2½d per bushel, thus making the local price 5s 9½ per…

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Butter Records

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 2

Three more good butter records have been made by Queensland cows. The Jersey, Oxford Golden Gem (2445), owned by Mr. E. Burton, of…

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Royal Pearls in Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 3

On being examined by the customs officers on the Hungarian frontier at Salgotarjan, a man giving the name of Cornelius Szivos was unable to afford…

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Butter Increase Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 1

Aided by a remarkably favorable season, the production of butter in Auckland province shows a great Increase…

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Wheat Harvest Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 2

The present wheat harvest promises to be a record for Victoria. Since the carting season commenced on December 16, the department has…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 3

A feature of the week's operations in farm produce was an unexpected steadying of potato prices, which have shown an inclination to decline since before the…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 3

Due to the encouraging oversea market and the prevailing dry weather affecting outputs, the butter position is firm at last week's prices…

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Farm and Produce. Chinese Meat Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 14

When we speak of extending our meat trade to China we overlook the possibility of the Chinese supplying their own markets. In Bulletin No. 77 of the…

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Dairy Products

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 14

The United Kingdom and Germany are, under normal conditions, practically the only two countries in which imports exceed the exports of dairy produce. The…

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Home-made Flour Farmers' Bread Departmental Advice

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 6

In an article in the "Agricultural Gazette," drawing attention to the, advantage of a grinding mill on any farm on which wheat and oats are…

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Dearer Butter Produce in Sydney SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 6

From yesterday the wholesale price of butter was advanced ½d a pound. The retail prices will also be ruined by the same amount…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 5

The opening sale of the eighth series was held in Sydney to-day, when 8531 bales were offered at auction, and 7795 sold. Private sales totalled 1564…

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Price of Butter

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

The wholesale price of butter has been raised in Wellington (N.Z.) another penny per pound. Standard brands are now being retailed at 1s…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day 7528 bales were offered, and 7320 sold. Private sales totalled 553 bales, The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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