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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Butter Price Guarantee Wanted SYDNEY.'Friday

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 5

Members of the butter advisory committee have been requested to sign a guarantee that they will abide by the decisions of the majority…

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Difficulties of Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 5

With the adjournment of Congress scheduled for June 7, in order to permit members to attend the Republican Convention, the Senate Farm Bloc…

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Marketing Dairy Produce Far-reaching Proposals. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, was waited on by a deputation of representatives of Australian butter producers including Mr. Rankin, president of the…

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Butter at Wembley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 5

A questioner in the House of Commons drew attention to the fact that every menu on every restaurant table at the Empire Exhibition proclaimed that no…

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Oh, Mr. Shaw! Australians and Theatres Human Sheep Bernard on Intelligence LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 1

Mr. Bernard Shaw had adopted a Shavian pose of shocking ignorance regarding Australia. In an interview with the "Sun," the first time he had…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 3

An average volume of business was transacted in dairy produce during the week. There was a reduction by one penny per pound in the price of butter,…

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Farm and Produce London's Meat Markets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 12

A return issued by the superintendent of the London Central Markets shows that the total quantity of beef passing through these markets in 1923…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 3

The inquiry for farm produce during the week was slow. The outstanding features were increases in prices of potatoes and onions, the former…

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Marketing Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 4

If the proposals which have been put before Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, in regard to the marketing of dairy produce are adopted, they…

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Girl Bande Robs American Bank Farmington (Iii.)

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 1

Norca Anderson, aged 18, had no money to buy milk for her baby, so she entered the Steenberg Bank, balanced the baby on one arm, pulled a…

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We All Like Sheep

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 4

"What's the use of talking national theatre to Australia? I thought Australia was populated by sheep. I never heard of any intelligent person in Australia…

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Wheat Markets LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 5

Wheat, part of a cargo from South Australia by the Union City, expected to be loaded at the end of June, was sold on Saturday at 48s 3d a quarter…

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Exporting Stud Sheep Prohibition Not Favored Graziers' Decision Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 6

"Is it a business proposition for us to build up competitors in the production of fine wool?" asked Mr. F. H. Tout, at the Graziers' Conference…

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Butter Returns Farmers Discouraged, Price Blamed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 6

"The consumping public is Increasing, but the butter industry is declining; and the reason is that people engaged in the industry are not getting a living, or anything like It."…

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Homebush Sales Rain Affects Market Sheep Held Back Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 5

The arrivals of sheep at Homebush to-day were fully 3000 short of the number drawn for. This was due to the beneficial many dry…

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American Election Republican Split Neglect of Farmers (Australian Cable Association.) New York

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

A split in the Republican ranks, which may even endanger the re-election or President Coolidge, is predicted by the Western Republicans, who are bitter…

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Wool Fibre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 11

Mr. H. J. W. Bliss, director of the Woollen and Worsted Research Association, in a lecture delivered at the Technical College, Bradford, on March 13,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 2

Trade in dairy produce lines during the week was of an average volume, the most outstanding alteration being the reduction of threepence per dozen in…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 2

A keeper demand existed during the wook for some lines of farm produce, notably onions, potatoes, and white oats.The market for potatoes advanced £1 per…

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Farm and Produce the World's Cotton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 11

Cotton production statistics are now watched with some interest by a number of investors in Australia in view of the rapid increase made in the area under…

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