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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

1,014 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 51

Farm and Produce Citrus Fruit in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 11

The Sydney office of the Australian Commonwealth Line of Steamers has received advice from London giving particulars of a shipment of oranges…

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Sheep Weaker Sales at Homebush SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 6

With only 12,200 sheep in the pens at Homebush to-day, it was expected that prices would show a tendency to harden. This was not the case however as the…

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Stolen Fowls Poultry Farmer in Court Heads Cut Off

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 7

At Kurri police court to-day, before Messrs. J. T. Richards and J. B. Din, J's[?] Andrew Victor Whitehurst, Harold Mitchison, and Ralph…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 5

The wool sales were resumed in Sydney to-day, when a start was made with the seventh series. A superior selection was offered to a large attendance of…

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Rural Britain Where to Find Migrants Farmers' Sons London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 1

Australia will have no difficulty in finding all the farm migrants she needs if she concentrates her attention on rural Britain, instead of the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 11,720 bales were offered at auction, and 9565 were sold. Private sales accounted for 1246 bales. A good selection was offered…

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BROADCASTING Farmer's Service To-day's Programme Call Sign. 2 F.C Wave Length. 1100 Metres. Power. 5 Kilowatts. Early Evening Session

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 4

6.33, children's hour: 1.10 Dalgety's market reports (wool, wheat, stock, fruit and vegetable markets, late Stock Exchange information weather news,…

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Dairy Produce Not Affected by Strike SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 3

So far the shipping trouble has not affected the dairy produce market to any appreciable extent. Coastal steamers are running as usual, and agents state that…

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Homebush Stock Heavy Cattle Yardings SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

The continued heavy cattle yardings are having a marked effect on the sheep values. At Homebush to-day a little over 22,000…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 11,778 bales were offered at auction and 8003 sold, Private sales totalled 2072. Good wool, were practically unchanged,…

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Roads and Butter Dairy Farmers Helped WYONG

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

Advocating the application for a Government grant for the placing of Dooralong-road in trafficable condition, the president (Cr. W. A…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

An average selection was on offer at the wool sales to-day. The number of bales offered at auction was 8296, of which 5175 bales were sold. Private…

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Food Commission World's Wheat Supply Expected Shortage (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Royal Commission on Food Prices, Mr. Hobley, principal wheat buyer for the Co-operative Wholesale Society, referred to the…

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Sheep on the Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 14

Owing to the high price ruling for sheep and wool, more farmers are now engaging in mixed farming whereas for many years wheat growers never dreamed of…

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Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 14

A leading London firm, under date November 17, in a letter to a Melbourne exporter, says that "there is always far, too much secondary and inferior…

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No Profit in Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. Broomhall, of Liverpool, a grain trade statistician, gave remarkable evidence before the Food Prices Commission…

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Wheat Shortage No Speculation CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 1

There was so much complaint from many quarters against two-dollar wheat, that the Exchange issued statements defending prices…

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Farm and Produce Better Cows Wanted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 14

A successful dairy farmer once said to the editor of "Hoard's Dairyman," "Well, there is no hope in doing worse. Our only chance is in doing better." He made…

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Sulphur for Good Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 14

The fertilising value of sulphur, added to the soil in the autumn for the best results, appears from French experiments to be greater than was thought…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 10

Business in dairy produce has been quiet. The outstanding features have been a reduction, of 1d a lb in the price of butter, and an increase of 2d…

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