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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

1,014 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 51

London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 7

At the wool sales yesterday there was a good selection in a catalogue of 9918 bales. There was very large attendance, and…

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Butter Ring No Evidence Yet LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 1

In the House of Commons to-day the president of the Board of Trade, Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, said that he had no information to warrant a…

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The Wool Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 12

The serious fall in wool values which has taken place since the New Year is a matter of vital concern, not only to wool growers, but to Australia as a whole, as…

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Wool Sales Close

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 5

At yesterday's closing wool sales 6039 hales were offered. There was fair competition at firm rates, but withdrawals were somewhat frequent among the…

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Farm and Produce Two Tons From One Sow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 13

A large white saw, owned by Mr. T. M. Strong in Indiana Co., Pennsylvania. U.S.A., produced 456lb of dressed pork in a year and four days. In the fall of…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 3

A rather quiet week was experienced in dairy circles, there being fluctuations in the prices of butter, cheese, and bacon. A further shrinkage in butter…

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Commercial, the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 3

Business was brisk in all lines of farm produce. Potatoes firmed £1 per ton, and there are indications of a further rise next…

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BROADCASTING Farmer's Service To-day's Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 4

Call sign, 2FC, Wave length, 1100 metres, Power, 5 kilowatts. 6.30, chimes, 6.35, the "Hello Man" talks to the children, 7.15, sporting…

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The Wool Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1925 · page 5

Commenting on the cable extracts of Sir John Higgins' remarks as to how the slump in wool could have been prevented, the "Yorkshire Post" says:J…

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Producers' Grip Control Price of Butter LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 May 1925 · page 1

In connection with Sir James Connolly's (ex-Agent General for West Australia) suggestion that a scheme should be devised to cheapen the…

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Dairy Produce Eggs at Peak Level SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 May 1925 · page 5

As a result of the recent rapid advance in cheese pric[?], large retail grocers and wholesale tra[?]rs have booked elsewhere for supplies. New Zealand has offered…

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Modern Dairying Up-to-date Buildings Hexham Enterprise

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 May 1925 · page 2

What promises to be rather a prominent event in the building and engineering trades in the northern district is the erection of a new…

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Dearer Butter Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 5

An early rise of 9s 4d to 16s per cwt. (1s 6d a 1b) is expected to take place in the wholesale price of butter. Cold-stored eggs were slightly easier…

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The Butter Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 7

Mr. Emery, the Chairman of the Home and Colonial Stores, states that if there were a free butter market to-day butter could be sold at 1s 6d to the…

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The Pastoral Award Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 8

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day the hearing of the application to vary the 1922 pastoral award was adjourned by Sir John Quick, the Deputy…

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Butter Prices Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 5

Queensland is offering butter to Victoria and New South Wales at concessions. That intrusion may cheek any contemplated rise in the local prices…

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Wheat Madness Wild Trading Persists Price Collapses Winnipeg

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 1

Despite the allegations of the existence of a conspiracy to rig the wheat market, wild trading still peraists in the U.S.A. and Canada…

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The Butter Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 5

The newspapers continue to discuss allegations of the holding up of butter, but the leading Australian importers regard them as all endeavour by the…

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Chained Up Cruelty to Farm Hand MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 5

William Henry Lavery, a farmer of Corack East, who was charged at Ballarat Sessions yesterday with having assaulted Rupert Christian…

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Farmers Afraid The Communistic Element WYONG

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 8

Speaking at Wyong last night, Mr. Bennett said the domination of Labor by the Communistic element had thoroughly alarmed farmers and business…

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