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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

787 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 40

Cattle Removed Singleton's Dry Spell SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 6

Conditions have become so serious in some parts of the district that a number of dairymen have taken their herds to Mount Olive, Goorangoola, St…

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Butter Shipments MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 3

The Minister for Customs announces that during the week ended January 16, Australian butter amounting to 10,066 boxes, and valued at £43,134,…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 5

At the London wool sales yesterday, 9000 were offered, and about 8000 sold. A good demand continues, chiefly for fine kinds, which remain firm, especially…

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Crops Suffer Dry Time at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 5

The spell of hot and dry weather is playing have with farming and grazing areas around Maitland. The temperature during the past few…

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London Wool Sales

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

At yesterday's wool sales 10,753 bales were offered and about 9000 sold, withdrawals being generally less frequent. Superior greasy merinos were competed…

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Complaint by Farmers

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

The Agricultural White Paper has drama bitter comments from the National Farmers' Union, which, while admitting that the projected lines of…

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Farm and Produce Butter for Canada

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 13

The question of exporting butter to Canada has been revived by the Commonwealth Department of Markets and Migration, basing its remarks on a report by…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 13

An English "wool" writer some few years ago furnished a publishing firm with an interesting description of the various kinds of wool. He said:…

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Adelaide Wool Sales Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 5

There was a good clearance of wool at the sixth series of Adelaide auctions, held last night and to-day. Superior and good wools were firm, at late rates, but…

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Sniafil Wool May Affect Cotton LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 8

Yorkshire's interest in artificial wool is unabated. A leading firm. which is manufacturing Sninfil into cloth reports that it is impossible to…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. Again on Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 5

Some few years ago "Harmswirth's" conceived the idea of engaging one hundred experts, each in a different line, to tell the world all about it, month by…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 3

An average volume of business was transacted in dairy produce. Butter was increased by ½d per pound, Although at the present time there is a…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 3

All lines of farm produce were in good demand during the week. Although there was no increase in the inquiry for wheat, the market remains…

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Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 5

Mr. G. D. Barrow, Minister for Agriculture in British Columbia, says that the entrance of Australian butter into Canada is a surprising development, because…

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American Butter Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 5

A Washington telegram reports that Senator Schall introduced a resolution in Congress directing the Federal Tariff Commission to submit its butter report to…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 4

The sixteenth series of the Sydney wool sales commenced to-day, when 10,259 bales were submitted at auction. Of this number 9198 bales were sold. Private sales…

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"Harmful Treaty" Canadian Conservative Opposition Political Impasse Objection to Importation of Australian Butter

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 1

An attempt win be made when the Canadian House of Commons assembles to deliver to deliver the House from, the impasse created by the recent general elections. The Opposition will endeavor to oust the Government, by moving a…

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Wyong Suffers Poultry Farmers' Losses WYONG

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 5

Yesterday at Wyong a maximum of 103 degrees in the shade was recorded. A fair record for the greater part of the day was from 100 to 101…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 7

At the wool sales to-day 10,000 bales were offered at auction, and 9038 sold. Private sales totalled 380 bales. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Consuming Flames 30,000 Sheep Destroyed Riverina Bush Fires Wagga

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 5

Singed by flames, fire-fighters are still desperately beating the track of the fierce ble[?] that has already consumed between 20,000…

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