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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

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London Wool Sales

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

The number of bales catalogued at the wool sales which opened yesterday is 12,082, of which 5164 are Australian, and 6379 New Zealand. There is a…

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Floods in France Cattle Drowned Boats for Rescue Work LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 March 1923 · page 1

"The Times" Paris correspondent states that serious floods which have occurred in France are causing anxiety amongst the populace…

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Maitland Show Farm Exhibits Further Awards

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 March 1923 · page 5

Immediately the Maitland showground gates opened this morning the crowd began to flow in. They came from all parts. At the…

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Waratah Stock Sales Cattle and Sheep Dearer

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 8

There was a small supply of fat cattle at Waratah yards to & good attendance. of buyers. The bulk of the supply consisted of local cattle, comprising cows,…

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The Wool Sales

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

A the wool sales yesterday, there was a fair selection of merinoes, chiefly Continental sorts. The opening rates were confirmed. There was a good offering of…

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Australian Wheat Pools Condemned English Trade Opinions LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 6

Sir Joseph Cook, with the Agents-General and the fruit delegation, are visiting the Liverpool conference at the Corn Exchange…

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Members Wages Bread and Butter Tasmania Fights Reduction HOBART

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 6

To pave the way for a reduction or salaries in the State civil service by force of example, the Government has been endeavoring to secure the [?]…

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Farm and Produce. Canadian Dairy Products

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

The new plan for the grading of all Canadian dairy products will come into operation in the spring of 1923; according to a statement recently made by the…

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Dairy Produce

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

Business has been brisk in all lines of dairy produce during the week. The outstanding feature of the week's transactions was a rise of a penny per…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

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

A good volume of business was transacted in farm produce during the week. The market for potatoes is weak, Tasmanian Brownells being quoted at £8 per…

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Cattle Values Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 5

The cattle market at Homebush supplied with 2500 head, practically the whole of which were of middling and plain description, including a big number…

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Sheep Market Strong Competition SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 5

The sheep supply at Homebush today was much smaller than last week. Slightly better average quality was penned. The major portion of the…

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Wheat Afloat London Quotation LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 1

Wheat on vessels at sea is quoted at 48s 3d…

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Butter Price Cautious Policy Victorian Hostility SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 5

The fine impetus given to butter production by the recent rain has upset the calculations of merchants, who were looking forward to an early rice…

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British Farming

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

The farming year of 1922 can be described only as one of the, worst within memory (writes a farming expert in one of the London newspapers). Unless a…

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Decreased Crowds Maitland Show Enthusiastic Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 4

Maitland Show concluded on Saturday afternoon with an excellent programme of ring events. The receipts for the gates and grandstand totalled…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

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

At the wool sales to-day, 8997 bales were offered at auction, and 7163 old. Private sales totalled 707. The Sydney Wool selling brokers…

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Leg Amputated Farm Accident Raymond Terrace Boy

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 6

John Windeyer, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Windeyer, of "Kinross," Raymond Terrace, had his leg amputated at Wagga Hospital last week…

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STOREKEEPER V. Farmer Claim for Goods Dora Creek Case

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 6

In the Newcastle District Court this morning, before Judge Hamilton, Frederick Ernest Cleaves, a storekeeper at Dora Creck, proceeded…

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The Farmer

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 7

He's out upon the western plains, A sturdy fellow, too. Amongst the corn and barley With the girl that I love true…

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