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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

1,014 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 51

The Farming Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 13

The difference between farming and other industries, between farms and other investments, is emphasised by the New Republic in discussing American…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 7

Business in all farm produce activities was quiet throughout the week. Owing to the shipping trouble no Tasmanian potatoes reached this market, and…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 7

Operations in dairy produce showed a decided inclination to be dull. The only material alteration in quotations was an advance of a halfpenny a pound…

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Swift Handling Canadian Wheat Shipments MONTREAL

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 1

Mr. Hugh McClelland, president of the Victorian Wheatgrowers' Association, expresses astonishment at the efficiency of Canadian methods of…

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British Commerce Dominion Stocks Firms Wool Scheme Condemned (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 5

The predominant factor of the Stock Exchange has been the coal crisis, and prices moved up and down with the varying phases of the negotiations…

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All Cheaper Dairy Produce SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 5

Trade was a small dimension in the fruit markets and prices remanded generally stationary. Ample supplies of vegetable were offering and values were…

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Wheat Prices Rise Chicago

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 5

A leading wheat manipulator, Arthur Cutten, has started a tremendous buying wave. Chiefly upon the strength of…

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Farm Tractor Spirit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 6

Sir,—No farmer or country storekeeper or dealer requires to be told that an import duty on cased motor spirit and kerosene, which is now before the Tariff Board,…

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BROADCASTING Farmer's Service To-day's Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 3

Call sign 2 F.C. Wave Length, 1100 metres. Power, 5 Kllowatts. 6.30. the chimes, 6.35 the "Hello Man" talks to the children, 7.15…

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Farmhand Poisoned Tragedy Near Goulburn Family's Escape Goulburn

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 5

J. P. Gray's farm, three miles from Goulburn, on the Boxer Creek-road, was the scene of a tragedy last night. The Gray family, it is alleged by…

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Wheat Rising Chicago

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 1

Unfavorable crop reports from Canada, combined with a reviving European demand, have caused further advances in the price of wheat…

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Marketing of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 4

Although the matter has not been finalised by the Federal Council of the Graziers' Association, it is accepted as a fact that Sir John…

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The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 5

The "Daily Herald," in an editorial, says: "The Government appointed a court of inquiry into the mining dispute when it knew the miners would not take part, but…

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The Dairying Industry Melbourne

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

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, was interviewed to-day by a deputation representing the women's section of the Victorian Farmers' Union, who urged that…

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Farmers' Association Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 5

A motion which excited great interest, and which met with overwhelming defeat at the annual Conference of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Price of Milk "Living Wage" Rate Wanted Action by Farmers Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 6

At a conference of dairy formers who supply milk to the Sydney market to discuss means of obtaining "a living wage price," between 50 and…

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Many Discussions Farmers in Conference Tariff Board Methods Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 3

The Tariff Board wan under criticism at the Farmers and Settlers' Association conference to-day. The general complaint was made that the…

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Butter by Rail New Bylaw

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 5

The State Railway Commissioners yesterday made available copies of a new bylaw, which is now in force, and which provides that butter will be charged at…

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Claim for Cattle Workers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 12

The Arbitration Court has again been called upon to deal with a claim by the A.W.U. for station hands, and the two sides, represented by Mr. W…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, July 30. Problems of Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 12

Our new (Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, takes a keen interest in agriculture, and he spoke on the subject the other day when he met the Farmers'…

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