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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

999 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 50

Too Much Rain Early Tomato Crop

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 4

The recent rains have caused considerable damage to the early tomato crop at Cardiff. Thousands of plants [?]ve died off as u result of too much…

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Wheat Prices

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 1

Parcels of Australian wheat (afloat) have been sold at 526 and 529 a quarter, says a "Times" message…

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Cattle Trouble Charge Of Stealing Tenterfield Case Tenterfield

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 5

The case in which Percy John Rose 1 was charged with stealing 77 head of cattle from the estate of tho late Alexander Stewart created considerable…

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Sydney Fat Stock Sales. Sheep and Cattle Firmer. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 4

A large attendance of buyers competed keenly for all classes of sheep at the Homebush sales to-day. The yarding totalled 19,608, and included a fair…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 2

The week was a very quiet one in dairy circles, and Practically the only alteration in prices was a reduction of 3d per dozen in eggs…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 2

Trade in all lines of farm produce continues dull. The reduction of £1 a ton in the price of Tasmanian potatoes, which was made…

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Coastal Farmers' Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 5

The Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting of the C.F.S. will be held in the School of Arts, Bega, on Tuesday, 29th July, at 2.15 a.m…

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Butter Export Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 6

Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, the Commonwealth dairy expert, who has returned from London, has much the same to say about Australian butter…

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Farmer's Find Molong

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 5

The other day while cultivating his paddocks, a farmer ploughed up a screw- top glass jar. which contained 17 sovereigns wrapped in some…

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Sydney Fat Stock Sales. Sheep Slightly Cheaper. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 4

Despite the fact that only 14,000 sheep were offered at Homebush to-day, and demand for all classes was dull, values generally showed a fall of…

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The Farmers' Programme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 4

The Australian Farmers' Federal Organisation announced to-night that the Federal political platform had been adopted with the slogan of development…

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Way Down on the Hawkesbury Farm-- Government Trains Boys for the Band

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 3

HAWKESBURY QUEEN [?].,and her family of little prince and prince sea. The royal line will be preserved by seven sta[?]cart youngsters. THE CITY BOY TURNS DROVER at the College, sometime.--And who would not be drover in a setting such as this The College flock, numbers nearly 4 00 Romney Marsh…

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Wheat Prices

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 3

Australian wheat afloat Is offers at 66% a quarter, says a "Times' message…

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A Wheat Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 7

We are told of the possibility of on for the World's Loaf, but the interest here is in the cause, not an Australia drought, but a Canadian something or…

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Sheep Vans Derailed Temora

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 8

While a mixed goods train, which was proceeding from Temora to Lake Cargeillo, was near Bargooney a sheep van became derailed, and…

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Farmers and the Tariff Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 6

Mr. Pratten, the Minister for Customs, and the Tariff Board were interviewed to-day by representatives of the Victorian Farmers' Union, who asked that…

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Sheep Lower Homebush Stock Sales SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 5

The quality of the sheep offered at Homebush to-day was the best seen in the yards for some considerable time. Merinos were exceptionally prime and…

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Farmers Jub[?]nt Singleton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 3

Light but steady [?]ain has fallen at Singleton [?]g the w[?]. [?] an inch being recorded. It will be of Immense [?] to the farming and…

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Wheat Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 1

A parcel of Australian wheat (afloat) has been sold for 55s a quarter, says a "Times" message…

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Butter Prices Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 5

Butter is being offered at price concessions in city and country. A large parcel will be shipped for London by the Baradine…

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