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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Wheat Market Held Up By Strike LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 1

The demand for wheat is at a standstill, owing to difficulties caused by the dock strike. Australian wheat for February and…

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London Germ "Farm."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 5

"There are enough germs in this room to kill every person in London!" With these words the visitor was ushered into the laboratory where the…

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Australia a Model Dairy Methods OTTAWA

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 1

Australia and New Zealand dairy methods were held up as a model for Canadian farmers at a…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 6

The twelfth series of wool sales, which commenced in Sydney to-day, embraces 50,000 bales, to be offered on six selling days. The thirteenth series, also of…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 9864 bales were offered, and 8750 sold at auction, while 1096 were disposed of privately…

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Maitland Fancy Fair for Unemployed Returns £89 Out of £809 Gross Receipts First Edition 2.50 p.m. Duck Shooting On John Brown's Farm Miners Prosecuted Minmi Miners' Trespass

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 5

"We have been shooting for 40 years in this place, and finds is the first time we have been stopped. first time we have been stopped…

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British Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 5

Mr. N. Buxton, the Minister for Agriculture, states that in view of the high cost of imported fine weel, the Minister is making grants to promote a…

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Spread of Cattle Plague

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 13

A serious position confronts our stock-breeders and dairy-farmers in consequence of the (unprecedented outbreak of foot and mouth disease now…

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Sheep for the Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 5

A deputation, consisting of Sir Joseph Cook, Mr. E. H. Farrar, the Now South Wales Minster for Labour, Sir Timothy Coghlan, the Agent-General for New…

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Wheat Compensation. Auditor-general's Finding. Government's Action Justified Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 5

The action of the Government in paying £549,214 to the 1916-17 Wheat Pool account has been justified by the report of Mr. F. A. Coghlan, Auditor-General,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 3

Dairy produce business during the week has been of an average volume, the principal features of the market being a reduction of one half-penny per pound in…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 3

A fair volume of business was transacted in farm produce lines during the week. The demand for chaff is still very…

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Valuable Sandgate Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 6

Mr. George Ireland's Sandgate property, containing 310 acres of freehold land, which has been operated successfully for many years as a dairy farm, will be…

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Rice Crop in Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 14

Sane attention is being drawn to the fact that rice is being grown successfully in some of the swamp lands in the Northern Territory as an…

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Cattle Disease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 5

The United States, Department of Agriculture has declared a state of quarantine on account of foot and mouth disease in Alameda, Costa, and Solana, Counties of…

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Wheat Compensation Progressives Dissatisfied. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 5

The report of Mr. Coghlan, the Auditor-General, in regard to the claim on behalf of the growers for £549,214 compensation in connection with…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day, 7359 bales were offered at auction, and 6654 sold. Private sales totalled 635 bales. The selection was an average one…

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Canada's Cattle Offer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 7

Mr. Buxton, the Minister for Agriculture, in the House of Commons confirmed the report that an offer received from the canadlan Government to send dairy…

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In the Ring Horses And Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 7

Among the horses, ponies hacks and saddle horses made the best show, particularly ponies always one of the best closser at Newcastle. Draught exhibits…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 7

An average election of wool was offered at the wool sales to-day. Offerings at auction totalled 6455 bales, of which 5159 were sold, while 567 changed…

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