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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 38

Cattle Default

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 5

The Reparations Commission has declared that Germany was guilty of voluntary default as regarded the delivery of cattle…

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Newcastle Cattle Yards Proposed Removal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 5

A return of the traffic shipped at the cattle yards, Bullock Island, was presented by Mr. E. Derkenne, coal overseer, at the sitting of the Newcastle Harbour Trust…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 5

The length series of wool sales were concluded to-day. There were 10,216 bales offered at auction, and 9438 were sold. Private sales numbered 1100…

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War on Luxuries No Butter or Milk Berlin Food Control LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent in Berlin reports that drastic food control measures are being prepared by the Ministry of Food, in anticipation of…

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Assisted Farm Purchase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

The New South Wales Chamber of Agriculture's scheme for assisted voluntary subdivision of estates into small farms is set out at length in a pamphlet…

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Farm and Produce. Cost of Butter-fat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 14

If there is one thing to be learned from the experience of cow-testing associations it is the contrast between the comparatively low cost at which the good…

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Liverpool Wool Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 5

At the opening of the Liverpool wool sales, the whole of the offering of 20,000 bales of the British-Australian Wool Realisation Association's wool were sold…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 2

Throughout the week keen inquiries have been made for every line of farm produce, and the big volume of business that has been passing was transacted at values…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 2

For some time there has been a steady shrinkage of supplies of butter coming forward, and as the oversea market is steady, last week's values have been…

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New South Wales Dairying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

In the scheme of land settlement put forward by the State Government a few days ago emphasis was laid on the importance of the wheat-growing…

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Boys for Farms British Scheme Recruits for Australia LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 1

"The Times" lobbyist writes that the British migration scheme to send boys of from 14 to 17 years of age to Australia, will be launched…

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Butter and Eggs Prices Up and Down SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 5

The wholesale price of butter was increased by 4s 8d. to 186s 8d a cwt to-day. Case eggs were dull, while the demand…

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Decapitated Brother Tragic End To Farm Raid Dublin Robberies Women Bluff a Policeman LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 1

It is reported from Dublin that four masked men entered the home of a farmer at Portumna, in Glaway, and demanded £40, which they knew…

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Normal Fruit Crop Shipping Plans Boats Going To Hobart SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 5

Plans for the lifting of Australian, fruit during the coming season are almost complete. Reports to ship-owners anticipate that the season will…

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Australian Pastoral Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

At a meeting of the Australian Pastoral Company, Mr. Keating, the chairman said that the less satisfactory earnings for the last two years were…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

The new series of the London wool sales opened to a strong market. Altogether 12,586 bales were offered yesterday, 6504 were Australian and 6706…

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Wool Sales Better Merino Prices LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 1

At the wool sales the 12,500 bales offered met with strong demand. There were several merino withdrawals, but crossbreds were practically…

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Impounded Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 8

The Wallsend Council inspector last night stated that the council's impounding officer had impounded 28 cattle. All owners had paid the fee except four, and…

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Farmers' Cheap Trains. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

The Railway Commissioner have frequently had to meet the objection that the specially cheap trains it single fare for the double Journey are generally run…

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Warwick Farm Races Rule of A.J.C. Begins Tips for To-morrow SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 2

Horse owners are liberally catered for to-morrow by the recently-acquired Warwick Farm Club, which is now part of the A.T.C. It is the…

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