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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

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Australian Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 1

Six thousand tons op 'Australian wheat for Fobruary delivery sold at 67s a quarter.—"Times" cable…

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Wheat Market High Foreign Prices SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

The local wheat market was active, large sales being reported on the basis of 3s 1ld to 6s a bushel to the grower, delivered at country stations…

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Butter Prices Committee's Declaration Fear of Cutting Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

The N.S.W. advisory committee has yielded to the pressure, and has declared the local price for first-grade butter, which has been fixed at 140s…

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Anthrax in Sheep

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 4

Anthrax is officially reported among sheep on a block of land three miles from Cootamundra. Out of a flock of 400 so far have died. Inoculation…

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Wheat Soaring New York

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 1

Wheat at Winnipeg improved 3 points, regaining all the losses registered on Tuesday. The grain and industrial markets…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

Business in dairy produce during the week was slightly disorganised, owing to the holidays. There were no alterations in quotations…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

Trade in farm produce has been quiet during the week. There have been no alterations in the prices of wheat, bran, or pollard…

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Farm and Produce Milk Fever

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 14

The milk fever apparatus should always be clean and ready for use; the udder and teats can be washed with a mild antiseptic solution. The cow must…

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Farmers' Harvest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 12

Victorian farmers have good cause to regard this Christmas with a great deal of pleasure. They have got a handsome Christmas box, seeing that wheat is now…

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Sheep and Cattle Good Yardings SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 5

When the sheep sales commenced at Homebush this morning most of the big under were short of supplies, and there was keen competition right from the…

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New South Wales Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

The magnificent wheat harvest which is being garnered in New South Wales is already exercising a beneficial influence on the general…

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Shifting the Wheat Ships for Record Crop Many Loading Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

About 150 vessels have been chartered up to date to carry Australia's record wheat crop overseas. Many vessels have loaded, or are…

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Butter Increase Season's Exports SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

Exports of butter from New South Wales during November last are shown in the Customs records as 3,628,408 lbs., as against 1,375,276 lbs…

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Wheat Charges Markets Steady SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

In private advices the European wheat markets were described as steady at 61s 6d a quarter for cargoes, and 66s 3d for ratels. Buyers it was stated, were shy…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 5

Private advices state that the London wheat market was steady. Sales of Australian cargo for January shipment were reported at 66s 3d…

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Novel Exhibit "Edward P" in Butter Wembley Innovation

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 5

The quality and manner in which the Australian exhibits had been displayed at Wembley won the admiration of Mr W. Scott. He visited the…

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Butter Down

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 5

The wholesale and retail prices of butter have been reduced a penny pound [?] Wallington (N.Z.)…

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London Dairy Produce Market Slump in Butter. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 3

Butter has slumped heavily owing to large quantities afloat. The estimated total supplies from all sources arriving during the next six weeks will…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 3

Brisk business was done in all lines of farm produce during the week. Wheat is offering more freely, but sellers are still asking high prices,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 3

Trade in dairy produce has been exceptionally quiet since the holidays' rush. According to cable advices from…

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