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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

1,014 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 51

Sale of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 April 1925 · page 5

At a luncheon of the Yorkshire section of the Textile Institute at Huddersfield, Mr. George Fairbairn, Agent-General for Victoria, referring to the curtailment of…

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The Wool Trade

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

The wool sales, which took place in Brisbane on the 31st March, and 1st and 2nd April, passed off in such a manner as must give renewed confidence to wool…

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New South Wales Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 4

The prolific wheat harvest which was garnered in New South Wales during the last few months directs attention to the importance of the…

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Still Short American Wheat Supplies CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 1

A Government report estimates that the American winter wheat crop will be 100,000,000 lower then last year…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 3

Business in dairy produce has been very brisk, owing to grocers ordering to carry them over the Easter holidays. The only alteration in the quotations was a…

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Commercial, the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 3

Brisk business was transacted in farm produce, especially in onions. Close on 4000 bags of potatoes were received, and the market was about 10s…

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Farm and Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 12

The Canadian Prairie Provinces are making excellent progress in the dairy industry, and to-day occupy the premier place in the whole Dominion. During…

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Turned Down French Government's Defeat Financial Cropper London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 1

The Chamber of Deputies rejected the French Government's financial proposals by 156 votes to 134…

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Not Pioneers Why British People Fail as Farmers Are They Effete? "Britons Cannot Be Expected to Face Rigors of Bush" LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 1

That the present day Britons can not be expected to emigrate to the Dominions and do pioneering work similar to that of their forefathers, is the principal conclusion arrived at in a report drawn up by the Overseas Settlement Committee…

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Good Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 3

Mr. J. D. Richardson, of "Leigh." Raymond Terrace, purchased two II-lawarra bulls at the Sydney Show. Mr. Richardson, who is a…

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Up Again American Wheat Market Poor Crop Reports Chicago

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 1

Excellent buying featured the extremely active, and sometimes wild, sessions at the Chicago, and Winnipeg wheat exchanges…

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Loading Wheat Facilities for Newcastle Request to Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 3

As there are no facilities at this port for its handling, no wheat is shipped from Newcastle. There are no sheds for storage purposed, and no…

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Jumpy Wheat American Whirligigs CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 1

The complaints that are being made of the dry and unseasonable weather in Kan[?]as and Oklahama have afforded an excuse for advancing the price…

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Cattle and Sheep Homebush Stock Sales SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 5

Most of the traders at Homebush to-day were short of supplies and competition was very active at the beginning of sales, despite the big numbers…

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Fire on a Wheat Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 5

The British steamer Jersey City has arrived at Venice with a cargo of wheat from Fremantle. The captain reports that a fire broke out…

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Wheat Shipments Newcastle Wants Silo Request to Minister Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 5

The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce considers that better facilities should be provided at Newcastle for the shipping of wheat and other…

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Wheat Loading at Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 4

When the scheme for the bulk handling of wheat in New South Wales was designed, provision was made for the creation of a silo at…

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Handling Wheat Facilities at Newcastle Deputation to Mr. Chaffey Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 5

A deputation from the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, introduced by Mr. M. Cromarty, M.P., waited upon Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Agriculture, to-day, and…

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Dairy Farm and Allotments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 6

Messrs. Swan, Murray, and Hain, in conjunction with Mr. R. Osborn, will offer a number of properties in the estate of the late Flank M'Farlane at the rooms…

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Farm and Produce Preservatives in Food

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 13

When it was announced two or three months ago that the British authorities after the lapse of the specified time intended to prohibit the importation of food…

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