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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

1,014 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 51

Successful Cattle Breeder

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 8

Dr. J. B. Meredith, of Raymond Terrace, who won so many prizes at Newcastle show in the Jersey section, takes a keen interest in the breeding…

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ILLAWARRAS Fine Cattle Exhibit

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 5

Among the cattle exhibits at the show was a very fine lot of Illawarra stock belonging to Mr. E. P. M. Sheedy, of Niagara Park, near…

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Champion Cattle at the Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 5

A. HUMPHRIES' Red Cow LOVELY OF BRUSHGROVE, Champion Durham Cow in Milk. E. P. M. SHEEDY's Red Cow STATELY II. OF GREYLEIGH, Champion Illawarra Milking Shorthorn. MARTIN BROS.' Champion Durham Bull, LAD OF PYREE…

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Boric Acid in Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

In response to protests from Australia at any proposal to ban the use of boric acid in butter, Mr. Newton, representing the co-operative producers in the…

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Needless Alarm Boric Acid in Butter British Regulation London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 1

Some butter importers are needlessly alarmed by the Health Ministry's draft regulations prohibiting preservatives in food stuffs…

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Farm and Produce Bacteria on the Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 14

Bacteria are microscopic plants composed of a homogeneous structureless substance (protoplasm) and differing from higher plants in that they contain…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 10

Trade in dairy produce during the week was fairly quiet, the chief alteration being the Increase of one halfpenny per pound in the price of butter…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 10

Brisk business was done in all lines of farm produce during the week. The demand for wheat was normal at unaltered rates…

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BROADCASTING Farmer's Service To-day's Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

3.0: Mr. Alex. Whitson, baritone, (a) "Russian Snow Song" (Lohr), (b) "Chip of the Old Block" "Squire), 3.3; Miss Jeanette Ethelatone, soprano, (a)…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 6

Mr. J. J. Pearse presided at the half-yearly meeting of shareholders of Bowthorne Co-operative Butter Factory at Morpeth on Friday, when the annual…

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British Commerce Shock in Money Market Wool Buyers Aggravated (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 5

For ten days the Stock Exchange has shown a spirit of quiet optimism, which has been reflected in the steady improvement of prices of British funds, and other…

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Machines in Danger Survey Pegs in Crops

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 6

At a meeting of the Primary Producers' Union, held at Raymond Terrace, mention was made by Mr. R. J. Pepper of surveyors engaged by the…

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Pastoral Against Dancing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 5

The Catholic Bishop of Galway, in a Lenten Pastoral, says:—"I was hopeful that a public protest from the Bishop would suffice to end the evil craze for…

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Conflicting Stories Farmer's Romance £1000 in Dispute Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 5

Ethel Mav Gallagher, aged 32, arrived from New Zealand under escort to-day. She was later charged at the Central Police Court with…

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Strike Now Australian Butter-makers New British Regulations London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 1

"It is essential that the Australian butter industry should use the present opportunity of criticising the Health Ministry's regulations with a…

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Dairy Export Board Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 7

The nominations for the election of members of the Dairy Export Control Board were announced by Senator Wilson the Minister for Markets and…

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Stock Returns Big Increase in Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 7

At the end of last year there were 4,091,692 more sheep in New South Wales than in 1923, hut the number of horses decreased by 14,343, and there were 32,754…

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Wheat Shipment Position at Newcastle Varying Viewpoints

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 4

Mr. M. C. Reid, president of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, referred yesterday to statements made by Mr. J. Fraser, Chief Commissioner for…

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Farm and Produce Victorian Dairying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 13

A statement issued recently by the Victorian Government Statist shows that in all branches of dairy produce an increase in the output for the year 1923-1924 over…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 11

The principal feature in the dairy produce market was an advance of a penny a lb in butter, making quotations: Bulk 147s, 2d, prints 154s 2d, including boxes…

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