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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

1,014 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 51

Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

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

Throughout the week business in all lines of farm produce has been brisk Merchants are finding an increasing difficulty to locate f.a.q. and milling…

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Heavy Rain Farmers Thankful

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 8

Reports from outlying districts indicate that yestarday's rain was most welcome at Maitland. In some localities there has been…

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BROADCASTING Farmer's Service To-day's Programme Call Sign, [?] F.C. Wave Length, 1100 Metres. Power, [?] Kilowatts. Early Evening Session

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

6.15: Special cricket session, (6.30: Children's hour, 7.10: Sporting Information, late news service, and cubics. 7.20: Prize-winners St. Margaret's Hospital art…

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Dairy Produce Reduction in Butter SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 6

Owing to the decline in prices in London, and the abnormal season locally, it is likely that butter will be reduced by 1d a pound by Thursday…

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British Commerce Stock Exchange Slack Wool Textile Difficulty (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 5

The little boom on the Stock Exchange, which marked the opening of 1925, was not maintained long. Business this week has been very slack. Apparently there…

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Farm Films

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 6

A catalogue of 182 motion picture films, made by the United States Department of Agriculture on a wide range of agricultural subjects, has just been issued…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

There was a superior offering at the Sydney wool sales to-day, and a firm market ruled. At auction 8780 bales were offered and 7276 sold. Private sales…

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Dairy Produce Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

There were no alterations in the prices in the dairy produce section of the Sussex-street markets to-day. It was stated in Sussex-street to-day…

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130,3451bs a Month Muswellbrook Butter MUSWELLBROOK

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

During December the Muswellbrook co-operation Dairy co., Ltd., produced the highest quantity of butter for one month since its…

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Wool Industry South African Plans CAPETOWN

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 1

Mr. C. W. Bennett, who will arrive in Australia within a day or two to take over the famous Zara stud sheep, purchased by Sir Abe Bailey. The…

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Sydney Wool Sales Seventh Series Closes Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 7

The final sale of the seventh series of wool sales was held to-day, when 9969 bales were offered at auction, and 8559 sold. Private sales totalled 1050 bales…

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Sheep for Africa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 7

A message from the Cape states that Sir Abe Bailey's purchase of the Zara Stud. Tasmania, is regarded by stock farmers as of great importance to the…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 7

The London wool sales opened yesterday, when 10,963 bales were offered. There was a decline of about 7½ per cent, in the price of merinos…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 7

There was an average selection on offer at the Sydney wool sales to-day, when the first sale of the eighth series was held. At auction 10[?]562 bales were…

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Russian Famine Moscow Hungry Wheat Imports London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 1

The Soviet Government has begun to bid for large quantities of seed wheat in the London market, and is also buying American flour…

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Why Meat Is Dear Combine Head Criticises Australian Workers Cattle Left to Die Lord Vestey's Evidence before English Food Commission LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 1

Lord Vestey stated in evidence before the Food Commission that the Union Cold Storage Company, which had at present 60,000 cattle ready for killing in Northern Australia, found it more profitable owing to the excessive costs for lab or and other handling conditions, to…

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Weston Poultry Farms Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 6

The Lands Department has a number of well-equipped poultry farms at Weston, in the Maitland-Newcastle district, available for suitable soldier or civilian…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 5

A good selection, totalling 1146 bales, was offered at the Sydney wool sales to-day. At auction 8452 bales changed hands, while 1668 were sold privately…

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London Wool Sales Values Weaker LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 1

At the London wool sales 8218 bales of Australian and 3068 bales of New Zealand clips were offered. Values continue to reflect the opening…

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Electricity for the Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 8

The problem of applying the water power of France in larger measure to the needs of industry and agriculture, and so supplying electric current for…

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