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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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Synthetic Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

The "Morning Post" states that two manufacturing concerns connected with synthetic wool are being financed, mainly by British capital though one is situated…

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A Prince's Pig Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

The Queen of Spain is described as "One of the most decorative queens in Europe." The Queen though an Englishwoman, a daughter of Princess Beatrice, and a cousin…

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Man in U.S.A. Wants Farm in Australia Department Explains Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

Writing from University Station Tucson, Arizona (U.S.A.), to the Returned Soldiers' League, James A. McGuire, who served in both the…

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Butter Packages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 5

The Danish cask holds 1121b of butter. The reason they put in that much butter in the cask is due to the fact that they are selling on English weights, which…

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Synthetic Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 7

A message from Capetown states that local representatives of the wool trade are inclined to scoff at the claims being made on behalf of synthetic wool. They…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 3

The four days of business which intervened between the Christmas and New Year holidays were very quiet in the farm produce market…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 3

Trade in dairy produce during the week was exceptionally quiet, most retail houses having replenished their stocks prior to the Christmas holidays…

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Farm and Produce Britain's Mutton Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 5

The declared value of the live sheep and mutton imported into Great Britain during 1924 was £21,868,986. or 12.03 per cent less than the corresponding total…

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Australian Wheat Goes Overseas

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

Australia will send reheat overseas to nearly all quarters of the world this year, from Great Britain to New Zealand, and from Japan to South Africa. The photograph shows Darling Harbor, where the Greek steamer D[?]onysos,was loaded…

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Butter Goes Up Stabilisation Scheme Effect SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 5

The general public felt the effects of the Paterson stabilisation scheme to-day when the retail price of butter advanced 2d to 1s 9d a lb,…

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"Special Urgency" Dairymen's Request Almost Without Water

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 3

The Hunter River District Water Board recently dealt with the application of Messrs. W. Dwyer, M. O'Grady, W. Hill, and J. O'Hearn for the…

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Soaring Wheat CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

Two-dollar wheat loomed close when May options touched 1.83, making four cent, gains…

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Artificial Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

The recently published cable message concerning the discovery in Italy of a process for the production of artificial wool has naturally…

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Cattle Drowned COOTAMUNDRA

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 5

When a cloud burst struck Junce last night hundreds of cattle, were drowned, hundreds of miles of fencing were carried away, and houses…

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Farm Lands Differentia] Rating Maitland Action

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 5

The Valuer-General's latest valuation of lands in the East Ma[?] municipality has caused concern to owners engaged in [?]ming [?]…

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Tests on Cattle Spahlinger's T.B. Cure LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

Dr. Spahilnger will arrive in England this month. He is confidently anticipating, success of his tests on cattle…

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Wheat Pool Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

A New York telegram reports that the National Council of Co-operatives announces that the plans for a conference in February of all the wheat pools of…

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Wool Stabilisation Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

Addressing the annual meeting of shareholders of the Australian Mercantile and Finance Company to-day, Mr. R. Caird, the chairman of directors, described Sir…

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Dumping Ground British Butter Imports LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

Mr. Russell King, a representative of Australian butter interests told the special representative of the "Sun" that the butter market was at present…

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Annual Picnic Fruitgrowers and Farmers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

The fourth annual basket picnic of fruitgrowers, buyers, and farmers of Newcastle. Maitland and coalfields' districts will be held at Speer's Point…

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