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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

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Butter and Margarine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 8

The dairy produce trade of Australia, has shown by a recent pronouncement that it is alive to the menace of margarine. The investigations of the…

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Australian Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 6

The wheat harvest in New South Wales has advanced sufficiently to enable the Government Statistician to complete his returns. The total yield…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 2

Business has been quiet in farm produce during the past week, and there have been but few changes in quotations…

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Newcastle Markets. Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 2

There has been a fairly good inquiry for most lines of dairy produce during the week, and prices remain at the same levels as those ruling at the end of the…

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Farm and Produce Potash and Tomatoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

Tomatoes sometimes fail to ripen evenly. One part of the fruit will be quite red, while another part is still green. It is difficult to assign a…

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Warwick Farm Races Meeting on Monday Poseidon's Selections Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 9

The A.J.C. ought to have a fine crowd, at Warwick Farm on Monday as it is a holiday and punters approach the last day of the New Year…

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Helping Farmers Sleepers for Fences Bushfires Sequel Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn, M.L.A.) recently made representations to the Railway Commissioners regarding the supply of…

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Wool-stuffed Tyres

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 6

In a census of motor cars published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, it was mentioned that the Faroe Islands possessed one out of the…

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Trade with Canada Butter Dumping Duties Bruce Reticent Ottawa

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 1

The Ottawa correspondent of the "Sun" asked Mr. Bruce it be considered it a violation of the Canadian-Australian Treaty for Canada to…

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Fatal Flash Struck by Lightning Farmer's Death Grafton

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 6

In a thunderstorm at Lower Ulmarra yesterday afternoon a vivid Hash of lightning struck and killed Bennet William Blanch, a well-known…

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Supplies Increase Co-operative Dairy Output SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 5

Singleton Control Co-operative Dairy Co. manufactured 127 tons of butter in November. Weekly manufacture is now 25 tons, and supplies…

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Jumpy Wheat Market CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 1

May wheat tumbled sharply at the opening of sales to-day, and is two cents down…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 7

There was good competition at the first wool sales of the new year, which opened to-day with a selection of 10,693 bales. Of this number 9707 were sold at…

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Butter Dumping Duties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 5

A delegation, headed by Mr. J. S. M'Lean, representing the provision interests of the city, asked to meet Mr. Bruce, to discuss the butter situation. The…

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Sydney Wool Sales Hardening Tendency Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 10,024 bales were offered and 9497 sold. Private sales totalled 281. The selection was a good one…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 5

At the Sydney Wool sales to-day 10,037 bales were offered at auction, and 9500 were sold. Private sales totalled 1590. The selection was a good one…

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Jumpy Market Chicago Wheat Prices CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 1

Curiously enough Australian cables were credited with the stiffening of wheat prices in the grain exchange at opening yesterday…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 3

Business has been fairly brisk in farm produce during the past week the outstanding feature being reductions in the prices of potatoes. Flour, bran and…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 3

Business in dairy produce was fairly brick during the week, with normal conditions ruling after the holidays. Bacon was in short supply, and there was an…

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Farm and Produce Orchard Registration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 13

The Department of Agriculture hoe corrected the statement which it issued to the press during the last few days with regard to nurseries, orchards, and…

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