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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 38

Dairy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 10

There was an average volume of business transacted in dairy produce during the week, but there were practically no outstanding alterations in prices…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 10

All classes of farm produce were in good demand during the week. Supplies of prime green wheaten chaff are difficult to obtain, and the price…

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British Commerce. Stock Market Improves Butter Prices Decline (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 5

The Stock Exchange has reaped the benefit of a satisfactory budget. Both gilt-edged and industrial groups have been active and British funds, have been…

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Warwick Farm Races. Vaccine and Punch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 3

Although heavy rain fin in the morning the track conditions for the Warwick Farm meeting on Saturday were not interfered With, and the racing was bold…

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Pedigree Farm Stock Persic's Cargo For Australian Breeding LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 1

The steamer Persic, which left for Australia yesterday, carried four bulls, 8 heifers, 3 rams, 12 ewes, and 1 dog, valued in all at £3000, and…

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Wool Realisation, Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 7

The British-Australia" Wool Realisation Association reports that the steamer Leitrim loaded at Melbourne 332 bales of wool, consigned by the…

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Sydney Markets Butter From New Zealand SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 5

The Manuka brought 1000 boxes of NewZealand butter for the local market. Queensland agan offered supples of 92-point butter to Sydney at is 5d a pound…

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Good Tomato Crop Albury

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 1

A. S. Dockery, of Wahgunyah, has supplied an object lesson in the wealth-producing possibilities of tomatoes. From one acre he received…

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Not Enough Wool More Sheep Wanted LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 1

A shortage of wool in the near ture is predicted by Sir Arthur Goldflnch, chairman of the London board of Bawra, who claims that last year's…

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Farmer Shot Dead Irish Tragedy No Other Hostilities LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 1

A farmer, Michael Reynolds, of Dromod, Country Leitrim, was shot dead by armed men who surrounded the house, according to the Dubl[?]…

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Wallsend Strays Cattle From South Pound-keeper's Activity

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 8

Sixteen head of straying cattle have been impounded during the past fortnight at Wallsend. Four were taken to Waratah public pound, while two…

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Cattle in Streets Maitland Suggestion

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 4

Cattle coming from the Campbell's Hill saleyards have recently frightened children on their way home from school in that locality…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 3

Business in dairy produce was fairly brisk during the week. Although the recent rain has had the effect of stopping any sudden…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 3

A good demand existed during the week for all lines of farm produce. Prime green wheaten chaff is very difficult to procure, and is being quoted…

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Farm and Produce. Dessert Plums

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 13

One of the best dessert plums is Jefferson, of American origin. It is a vigorous grower and free cropper, and the fruit is large, roundish-oval,…

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The Wool Outlook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 5

Commenting on Sir Arthur Goldfinch's recent statement, the "Yorkshire Observer" says that his broad conclusion were unassailable, although there was…

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"Treated Like Slaves" Penniless Boy Immigrants Life on Australian Farms Discussion in House of Commons LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 1

Dr. Salter, a Labor member, alleged in a speech in the House of Commons that lads of 17 and 18, who emigrated to Australia under the Government assistance scheme, were writing home complaining that though farmers who employed them…

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Stock Sales Higher Prices For Cattle Singleton Market

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 4

Grainger and Falkiner Ltd., report in this week's Singleton stock sales: Fat Cattle The yarding was not excessively…

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Farm and Produce. Dentistry for Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 14

Dentistry for cattle is a subject that is often neglected by breeders, but is one which is far more necessary than is generally understood (writes the "Jersey…

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Cheerful Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 13

Throughout Victoria there is a paean of jubilation amongst farmers over the welcome falls of rain. Up to the last week or two prospects were by no means…

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