Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

1,014 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 51

Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 10

Business in all lines of farm produce was brisk. As anticipated, the market for Tasmanian potatoes advanced by 30s per ton…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 10

Trade in dairy produce during the week was slightly disorganised owing to the holidays. Bacon and cheese have been scarce…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Butter at Wembley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 5

The Overseas Farmers' Co-operative Federation have signed an agreement for the display and sale of butter at the Australian pavilion in Membley…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Butter Production Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 5

A seasonal decline is noticeable in butter production. The State is however, expected to be self-supporting throughout the winter…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

White Bay Wheat Lumpers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

The wheat lumpers employed at the White Bay wheat silos made a demand on the Wheat Silos Board during the week-end for payment for the Easter…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

The wool sales were resumed to-day, when the thirteenth series were commenced. Of the 6094 bales submitted at auction, 4780 were sold. Private sales…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

"The Best Wool."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 7

Every man for his own and so the South African for his—but in reason. For instance, it is hardly correct when a famous South African gets the car of…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Carbonised Wool Shavings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 7

The Vienna press is jubilating over the discovery by a young chemist of a process for carbonising wood shavings, which results in a fuel giving 8000 calories, thus…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 7

A good selection totalling 6336 bales was offered at auction at the Sydney wool sales to-day. At auction 5235 bales were sold while 3037 were disposed of…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Big Prices Maitland Farm Land

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 5

Three improved farms at Miller's Forest were offered by auction by Messrs. Swan, Murray, and Haln at West Maitland to-day…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

BROADCASTING Farmer's Service To-day's Programme Call sign, 2FC. Wave length 1100 metres. Power. [?] Kilowatts. Early Evening Session

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 6

6.30: The chimes of 2 F.C. 6.33: The "Hello Man" talks to the children, and will include a museum story. "The Incubator Bird." 7.13: Market reports (wool…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Waratah Weeds Big Crop Assured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 4

The destruction of noxious weeds on the highways and by-ways, and on vacant allotments, does not appear to be one of the matters that the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

American Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

Declaring the cost of producing butter in Denmark, New Zealand, and Australia to be greatly below production costs in the United Sates, in which the average…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Wheat Harvest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 4

The final returns of the wheat harvest show a yield of 59,788,000 bushels, which is considerably in excess of the earlier estimates, and equal to…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 6464 bales were offered at auction, and 5606 sold. Private sales totalled 2638. The offering was of sunperior quality…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Dairy Produce Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

It can be stated definitely that the Wholesale price of butter will be raised on Monday, through the advisory committee has not yet decided whether the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Dearer Butter Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

It was announced officially to-day that the wholesale price of choicest butter would be raised on Monday next by 4s 8 to 149s 4d a cwt (1s 4d a pound). The…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The World's Wool London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

Sir Arthur Goldfinch's revised estimates gives the weight of the world's stocks of raw wool on January 1, 1925, at about 2,600,000,000lbs, compared with…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, 6139 baled were submitted at auction, and 4660 bales were sold. Private sales accounted for another 2917 bales…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Farm and Produce Pig Breeding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 14

Choose sows from large litters, if possible, and from a dam that is a good mother, of good temper and disposition. See that they have at least 12 teats, and…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →