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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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From the Producer to the Consumer Popular Market Farmers' Union Sales Bumper Melon Crop

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 11

There is nothing more popular of successful in Maitland than the Farmers' Union Sales. Of the landed industries in the…

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Progressive Association Improving Farming Ten Bureaus Established

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 15

No more active body operates in the. Hunter district than the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, and…

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IRRIGATION On Paterson Farms

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 16

Irrigation hus not received much attention from men on the Maitland district. This is accounted for by the fact that it has become essential…

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Dairying Industry Well-equipped Factories

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 16

To such an extent has he dairying industry in Maitland and surrounding districts grown, that quite a number of butter and creamery factories have been…

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Costly Floods Protecting Farmlands 40,000 Expended

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 16

Although the progress of West Maitland has been rapid, and is assured of immediate improvement, the possibility of a flood at any time has to acertain…

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Terrace Sale Good Cattle Prices

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2

E. Windeyer reports eving a successful clearing-out sale at Fullerton Cove, on account of Mr. West. Milking co[?] brought from £1 to £8…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day 5845 bales were offered at auction, and 5224 sold. Private sales totalled 1212 bales. An average selection was offered…

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Stretching Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 5

Mr. H. Bliss, director of the Wool Research Association, speaking at Bradford, disclosed a discovery by which wool may be stretched while wet without…

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Selling Secrets Cheap Australian Stud Sheep Export Prohibition

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 6

Why is the exportation of our stud sheep not prohibited? Some three years ago the sheep-owners of Australia were mildly…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 3

Farm produce prices remained practically unaltered throughout the week. Potatoes are quoted at the same rates as they were last week, but the…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 3

Business in dairy produce during the week was of an average volume, the only alteration in quotations being an increase of one penny per…

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Farm and Produce Remedy for Bot Flies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 13

Although one does not hear so much about hot flies, or loss of horses through them, as was the case some years ago they are still very much in evidence…

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Clarence River Dairying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 13

The latter part of 1924, or early in 1925, will probably see four new co-operative dairy factories in operation on the Clarence River district, in place…

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Warwick Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 3

Sydney sportsmen were catered for on Saturday by the Warwick Farm Club, at Randwick. There was an attendance of 29,000, and totalisator…

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America Adds to Its Reputation as Land of Graft Growing Scandal Crop More Corruption Allegations Texas Prohibition Joke Fostering Revolutions in Mexico VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 1

Clad in a cow-boy outfit, with a dashing sombrero. Pete Bald-win, a captain in the Texas Rangers, breezed into the Senate Committee with a recital of what a joke prohibition enforcement was in his corner of America. Pete once caught a prohibition official…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 5

An keen market ruled at to-day's wool sales, when a good selection, totalling 7311 bales, was offered at auction. Sales at auction totalled 6625, while 610 bales were…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 6

At the wool sales to-day, 8066 bales were offered at auction, and 6156 sold. Private sales totalled 2027 bales. An average selection was offered…

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Sheep Record

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

At a record sale by Messrs. H. E. A. and V. White of Belltrees, near Scone, 2000 high-class merino ewes were sold at [?] a head to a…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 5

At the opening of the second series of the wool sales a catalogue of 12,494 bales was submitted to a large attendance…

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Champion Cattle and Horses at Maitland Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 1

Top Picture: The best mob of Hershires in the district, owned by…

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