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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

787 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 40

Stud Sheep Sales High Prices Realised Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 5

The annual stud sheep sales commenced to-day, and will continue until Friday. When the sales opened bidding was rather slow, but later it became animated, and…

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Sydney Sheep Sales Sydney

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

Yesterday's exceptional prices wore not approached at the annual sheep sales to-day, though competition was keen and sustained. There was a large…

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Sydney Sheep Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 5

The annual stud sheep sale was continued to-day, when a big catalogue was submitted. Generally speaking, the class of sheep submitted to-day was poorer than…

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Sydney Sheep Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 6

Good prices were obtained at the annual stud sheep sales which were continued to-day. A number of rams from the Havilah Stud, Mudgee, excited keen…

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Jews As Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 9

According to the annual report the Jewish Agricultural Society of American (says the "Jewish World," London) there are more than 75,000 Jews in the…

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"Frightening Boys" Hillcrest Farmers Fined Unlicensed Guns

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 5

For having had unregistered guns in their possession, Charles Bailey and Arthur Bailey, orchardists, of Hillerest, were each fined 10s, and…

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Great Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 12

On Thursday, the 1st July, the curtain was rung down on the most brilliant wool season the Brisbane market has ever known. The season, which…

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Farm and Produce Phosphatic Rock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 14

Phosphatic rock is estimated to supply about 75 per cent. of the total phosphoric acid used in agriculture for fertiliser purposes, and of this, some 90 per…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 11

A fair volume of business passed in farm produce lines during the week. The maize market remains unaltered at 7s per bushel, but there is every…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 11

Dairy produce business during the week was fairly brisk, the only material change in quotations being a further decrease of 3d per dozen in egg prices…

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BROADCASTING Today's Programmes Farmer's Service

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 July 1926 · page 8

6.0: Chimes, talks to children 6.35: No. 43: Radiograph competition. 6.45:From Hotel Australia; Orchent 7.15: From studio: News, weather, and…

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Bishop's Gift Control of Sheep Station

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 3

The trustees of Brenda station, the endowment of Bishop Tyrrell to the diocese of Newcastle, now find that his administration necessitates…

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Hexham. New Butter Factory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 4

The new factory being erected at Hexham for the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy Company will, it is expected, be ready for occupation wthin three…

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American Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 5

A Chicago message states that an upward rush of grain prices, under the influence of wheat, threw the floor of the Board of Trade into wild turmoil and…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 5

The wool sales made an excellent opening yesterday, despite the Home trade's troubles due to the strike. There was a good selection of merinos,…

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BROADCASTING To-day's Programmes Farmer's Service

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 8

6.0: Time signals chimes, announcement talk to children 6.15 Talk on insect life at Jenolan 5.45 From Hotel Australia; Orchestra. 7.15 From studio: Weather and…

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Wheat Outlook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 6

The wheat industry of Australia is dependent on export, and growers are therefore vitally interested in production in other countries. Nothing…

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Wool Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 7

Mr. Andrew Williamson, reviewing the pastoral situation at the annual meeting of the Australian Estates and Mortgage Company, said the severe fall…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 7

At the wool sales yesterday, 12,000 bales were offered. There was a superior selection, of which about 9000 were sold. The demand was chiefly for fine kinds at full…

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Wheat in Italy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 2

In an article published in "The Country Gentleman,' one of the loading American Journals devoted to the interests of the rural industries, Mr. Asher…

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