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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day, 7836 bales were offered at auction, and 7136 sold. Private sales totalled 1261 bales. Very strong competition was met with…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday there was a large offering, and many scoureds, but a poor selection of crossbreds and greasy merinoes. Prices generally were…

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Butter Prices Stabilisation Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

A conference was held in Newcastle yesterday between delegates of the P.P.U. and representatives of 30 northern butter factories…

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Sydney Wool Sales, Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

At the Sydney wood sales to-day, 6382 bales were offered, 5532 sold, while private sales totalled 1209. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers report: The market…

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The Butter Market. Proposed Stabilisation Conference in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

A conference of considerable importance to the dairying industry was held in Newcastle yesterday by members of the butter committee, Sydney, and…

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Cattle in Pound Feed and Water Sympathetic Inspector

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 8

The inspector of Wallsend Council reported last night that during the last fortnight 11 head of cattle had been impounded. Some had been…

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Wheat Pool Deputation to the Minister. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 2

A deputation waited upon Mr. Chaffey, the State Minister for Agriculture, to-day, and asked that the wheat pools be finalised. The chairman of the Sydney…

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Farm and Produce. Forecasting the Seasons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 14

In the "Rhodesia Agricultural Journal' for December, Mr. C. L. Robertson, B.Sc., discusses the possibility of forecasting the approximate nature of the coming…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 3

All classes of farm produce have sold well during the week. Shipments of Tasmanian potatoes, which arrived early in the week, were disposed of at an advance…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 3

There has been a good average quantity of business during the week. Supplies of eggs have fallen off, and only about half of the orders are being…

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Homebush Market Sheep and Cattle Cheaper SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 5

The continued dry conditions of sheep-raising districts of the State was reflected in the appearance of sheep arriving of Homebush saleyards to-day. An…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 5

The wool sales closed firm, the Continental demand for merinoes having recovered practically the whole of the decline reported last week…

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Butter Price Rise of 9s 4d per cwt SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 6

The wholesale price of butter was increased by 9s 4d to 196s a cwt to-day. This advance was decided on by the Advisory Committee owing to drought…

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Cotton Factory Waratah Land Bought Another Industry Treating North-West Crops

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 5

That Newcastle is definitely putting forward its claim to be the industrial capital of Australia is further proved by an…

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Sheep Scab in Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 5

Sheep scab is rife in the Berwyn Mountains. The Welsh flock masters in Tanat Valley are trying to induce the Minister for Agriculture to build a fence along the…

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Singleton Butter Central Factory Directors SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 6

Much interest was taken in the election of three directors for the Singleton Central Butter Factory on Saturday. It resulted in three new men…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day, 7480 bales were offered at auction, and 6158 sold. Private sales totalled 345 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Cotton Cultivation Clean Crops Northern Successes MUSWELLEROOK

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 5

Mr. Hughes, of the Australian Cotton Growing Association. Inspected an experiment not of cotton at Upper Ronchal last week. Mr. McMalcolm…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 9644 bales were offered and 8489 sold, Private sales totalled 1758. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Stock Sales Singleton Market Cattle Cheaper

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 4

Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd, report on this week's Singleton stock sales. Fat Cattle The yarding was not a heavy one, and…

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