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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

787 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 40

Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 3

Business in all lines of farm produce has been on the dull side. Wheat is slightly easier, and the demand is good…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 3

Trade in dairy produce has been fairly brisk. There is a scarcity of all descriptions of bacon, sides being practically unprocurable. This has been…

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Farm and Produce a Well Tried Weed-killer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 13

The drainage of yards and roads about the homestead is often interfered with by the growth of grass and weeds blocking water-tables and culverts. A liquid weed…

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Artificial Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 5

The "Yorkshire Post's" Bradford expert says that the opinion of those best qualified to judge is that artificial wool—when sufficient quantities are available—will be…

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Wool Control Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 5

The proposals for a wool control scheme have been definitely rejected by a meeting of Bradford members of the British Wool Federation…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 5

The fourteenth series of the Sydney wool sales concluded to-day. A good selection of 9?84 bales were offered at auction, and 8447 bales were sold, while…

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Wool Cheaper LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 1

The wool sales opened to-day, prices showing a decline of 5 to 7½ per cent…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 7

The fifteenth series of the Sydney wool sales commenced to-day, 11,202 bales being submitted at auction. Of this number 10,628 bales were sold. Privately…

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Wheat Plot Soviet Estimates Wrong LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 1

It is recalled that M. Sokolnikoff, who has had to resign the Commissar-ship of Finance, played a notorious part in the recent wheat plot, when…

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Wool Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 5

The Bradford correspondent of the "Yorkshire Post" draws attention to the baldness of the Wool Federation's announcement as to the turning down of…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 5

The first series of the 1926 London wool sales opened yesterday, with a large attendance. The catalogue comprised 12,468 bales—…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 5

The wool sales were continued to-day, when 9511 bales were submitted at auction. Of this number 8011 were sold. Private sales accounted for 1071 bales…

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Wheat Export Freights

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 6

The return to the producer of any commodity depends largely upon costs incurred between the point of production and the point of consumption…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 7

At yesterday's wool sales 11,852 bales were offered. It was a superior selection, and met with better competition. There was improved demand from…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 6

At the wool sales to-day 8616 hales were submitted at auction, and 7274 bales were sold. Private sales totalled 886 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Farmers Seek Protection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 7

At the annual general meeting of the National Farmers Union in London, the Milk and Dairy Produce Committee reported that a determined effort should…

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BROADCASTING To-day's Programme Farmer's Service Call Sign, 2 F.C. Wave Length, 1100 metres. Power, 5 Kilowatts

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 8

6.35: The "Hello Man" talks to the children. 7.15: News service and sporting information. 7.30: Weather information: shipping and mails: late Stock…

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New Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 5

When the manufacturer of Australian woollens advertises, which is not nearly often enough, he is inclined to say—pure wool. What…

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Old Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 5

In this case we yell not speak of a fibre, but only of a thread. A story might be written about it. To be picturesque, the Duke passes his half-worn…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday, 11,679 bales were offered. It was a good selection, which met with fair competition, at current rates, but…

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