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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

1,014 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 51

Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 13

It was to be expected that the decline in wool values which has manifested itself in all Australian markets and in London since the turn of the year would…

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Great Wheat Purchase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 5

A message from Toronto, Ontario, states that it is officially confirmed that Canada has booked the largest flour order in the history of the world's milling…

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Golden Wool British Can't Buy Buyers on Strike London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 1

Wool merchants, commenting on Australia's decision to have the wool offerings at auction, consider that the growers will probably succeed in…

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Australian Butter Kangaroo Brand has Stabilised Prices Improved Quality Success of Producers Own Organisation in London LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 1

A highly satisfactory state of affairs as regards the sale of Australian butter in England is disclosed by Mr. Robert McWhinney, a leading co-operative dairymen's representative. Ha said that the Overseas Farmers' Federation had exceeded their…

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Farm and Produce Greasy Heels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 12

Grease is caused by dirt, dust, grit, exposure to damp, wet legs in stable, with draught along the floor. It occurs at the back of the pasterns and bulbs…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 10

Brisk business is reported in all lines of farm produce. Although overseas prices for wheat have receded, the local price is…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 10

Trade in dairy produce was quiet. The arrivals of new-[?]aid eggs showed a very slight falling off. The inquiry for the suburban graded continues…

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Wheat Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 4

In the House of Commons, Colonel Horlick drew attention to the possibility of encouraging the production of wheat in Asia Minor, with a view of…

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Just Beginning Australian Progress Wool Man's Hope London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 1

"UNDOUBTEDLY, Australia is on the eve of tremendous development," said Sir James Cooper (assistant Governing…

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British Trade Stock Market Quiet Wool Curtailment British Opinions (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 5

Dulness still reigns in the speculative section of the Stock Exchange where buyers are conspicuous by their absence, although prices of many…

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Hunter River Farms

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

A fair amount of farming property has changed hands about Nelson's Plains recently. South Coast farmers are beginning to appreciate…

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Tired of the Land Farmers Prefer Seaside GILGANDRA

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 4

Clearing sales have been held nearly every day in the week since the new year. Farmers are selling their farms and machinery and going to…

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Sydney Wool Sales More Animated Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

The tenth series of Sydney wool sales commenced to-day, when 8013 bales comprising a good selection, were offered at auction, and 6053 sold. Private sales…

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No Wheat Scandals France Shy of Pooling LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 1

The French Government's wheat control bill is meeting with unexpected difficulties. "The Times" Paris correspondent says that the Senate's…

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Onions Deaeer Farm Produce SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

Onions were scarce, and holders raised the price to £12 a ton for the best Victorian Globes offering…

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Dairy Produce Gutter Market Unsteady SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

The Sydney butter market was un[?] to-day due largely to the [?] in London and to a position in [?]…

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Gored by Bull Farmer Seriously Injured Awful Ordeal Wyong

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

When removing dairy cows from a paddock in which a bull wan running, on his dairy farm at Ourimbah. Mr. Walter W. Booker, a dairy farmer,…

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The Wheat Position Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 6

The Federal Cabinet has decided to communicate with the Governments of the principal wheat-growing States to ascertain what steps, if any, have been…

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BROADCASTING Farmer's Service To-day's Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 4

Call Sign, 2 F.C. Wave Length 1100 Metres Power. [?] Kilowatts…

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A Novel Puzzle a Farmer and His Land

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 8

A farmer has a square plot of land and he wants to keep one quarter for himself (as shown in diagram A) and divide the remainder among his four sons each to…

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