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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

787 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 40

Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 3

Operations in dairy produce throughout the week were quiet, and the only material alteration in values was a reduction of 2d a dozen in the price of eggs. Sales…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 3

Business in all lines of farm produce during the week was dull. Contrary to expectations, the maize market eased 6d per bushel as a result, no doubt, of the…

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BROADCASTING To-day's Programmes Farmer's Service Call sign, 2FC. Wave length, 1100 metres

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 8

6.0: Time signals, chimes, talk to children. 6.35[?] Rudiograph competition. 6.45: From Hotel Australia: Orchestra: 7.15: From studio: News service and sporting…

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BROADCASTING To-day's Programmes Farmer's Service

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 4

[?] Time signals, chimes. Talk to children. 6.25: No. 41 radiograph competition. 6.45: From Hotel Australia, orchestra. 7.15: From studio. News…

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BROADCASTING To-day's Programmes Farmer's Service. Call sign, 2FC. Wave length, 1100 metres

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 2

8.0: Talk to children, 6.15: From Hotel Australia, orchestra, 7.15: From studio: news and sporting information, 7.25: Weather information, shipping and mails,…

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District News Bob's Farm—anna Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 7

A gloom was cast over the districts of Bob's Farm and Anna Buy when the news or the sudden death front heart failure of Mr. Patrick F. Hickey, teacher of the…

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BROADCASTING To-day's Programmes Farmer's Service Call sign, 2FC. Wave Length, 1100 meters

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 2

6.0: Talk to children, [?] From Hotel Australia, [?] [?] From studio News service. [?] Weather information, shipping and mails[?]…

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Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 7

General Macarthur Onslow, who has carefully investigated the working of the Commonwealth Dairy Control Board, informed the Australian Press Association…

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Share Farmers' Position Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 6

On practically all holdings in the Albury district where share-farming has been in operation for many years, notice has been given by the owners of the land…

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New Butter Factory Removal to Hexham

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 7

The chairman of directors, Mr. A. J. Windeyer. of Raymond Terraco, butter factory, said at a meeting of the shareholders, that the company…

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Prosperity of Wool-growers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 4

The close of the financial year has led to the publication of reviews of the wool sales during the twelvemonth. It is pointed out that while…

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Hides and Sheep Skins Successful Newcastle Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 6

John Hogan and Co. report:—At Wednesday's auctions, exceptionally heavy supplies of hides and skins were submitted to the interstate and oversea…

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Farmers in "Clover."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 14

Four years ago a Hertfordshire farmer introduced among his crops a new species of clover which grew to a height of eight feet, and in doing so, amazed…

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Farm and Produce Potatoes and Onions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 14

New South Wales is a State with great natural resources, but each year the people are becoming more and more dependent on outside sources for their supplies of onions…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 10

Trade in all lines of dairy produce during the week was better than has been the case for some time past. A reduction of 5d per dozen was made in the…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 10

The week in farm produce business has been quiet, and inquiries for most lines have been slow. The maize market advanced 3d per…

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American Wheat Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 5

Mr. C. Denell, the United States weather forecaster, speaking in Chicago, said the extreme heat and prolonged drought over the southern portion of…

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Stud Sheep SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 5

At the Sydney stud sheep sales to-day a special ram from Mr. F. B. S. Falkiner's Haddon Rig stud was sold to Mr. J. S. Keene, of Carah, for…

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Wheat Prices LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 4

Wheat cargoes are steady at unchanged rates. Parcels are quiet, with occasionally a slight decline. Liverpool futures are quoted, as…

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Wild Floods South-Eastern Europe Suffering Many Lives Lost Bridges, Crops and Stock Swept to Destruction

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 1

Enormous damage has been caused, in South Eastern Europe by the heaviest rains for 50 years, and it is known that, at the least, over 250 lives have been lost. The devastated area extends right from the Alps to the Black…

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