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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

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No Need for It Imported Butter and Cheese Increased Duty Wanted Melbourne, Tuesday

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 7

Butter and cheese were now being imported into Australia whon there was positively no necessity for their Importation. Australia could provide…

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New Zealand Butter Increased Duty Sought. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 7

Application was made to the Tariff Board to-day for an increase in the duty on imported butter and cheese to 6d per lb. The present duty is 2d per 1b. It…

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Sheep Stealing Case Principal Witness Suicides. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 7

During the hearing of a sheep stealing case at the Crookwell Police Court to-day John Campbell, 60, the principal witness, was warned to leave the court…

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'The White Black Sheep' Strand on Thursday Dick Barthelmess

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 2

"The White Black Sheep." to be screened at the Strand Theatre on Thursday, presents Dick Barthelmess in several make-ups; first,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 3

Owing to the approach of the end of the month, business in most lines of dairy produce was quiet. There was an increase of 2d per dozen in eggs, and a decrease…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 3

Business in all lines of farm produce, with the exception of potatoes and onions was slack. Prices of wheat and flour remains…

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The Prince at a Farmers' Dinner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 14

The Prince of Wales and Prince Henry, both of whom are familiar figures in Leicestershire in the hunting field, met the farmers in a homely capacity when they…

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Farm and Produce Triumph of the Angus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 13

Since their first appearance as a breed struggling for international recognition and for a place amongst older established races of cattle it has been to an almost…

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London Wool Sales London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 5

The London wool sales have closed. There were some withdrawals of secondhand wools and some of the faultier sorts, which has not reached the owners'…

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Wool Realisation Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 5

The annual report of the British-Australian Wool Realisation Association was issued to-day. The balance-sheet shows that the combined surplus for the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Seventh Series Opened. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 5

The seventh series of the wool sales opened to-day, when an average selection of 10,117 bales was submitted at auction. Of that number 9027 were sold…

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Engines for Farm and Estate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 5

Portable engines are being increasingly used for work on farms or estates in the Empire overseas. The question of fuel, however, is very often of the utmost…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 6

The wool sales were continued to-day, when an average selection of 10,356 bales, was submitted. At auction 9109 bales were disposed of while a further 951…

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Danish Girl Education of Farmer's Wife Force to Reckon with

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 7

Nearly every Danish girl is what we called, during war years, a "land-girl." But there is this difference, that each Dane has to go to a continuation…

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Produce Duties N.Z. Farmers Alarmed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 4

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday. The proposed now Australian duties on the pork, bacon, and dairy produce which, with potatoes, were actually…

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Strand Feature "The White Black Sheep"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 9

Shicks and dancing girls with the romance of the desert is the background for "The White Black Sheep." screened at the Strand Theatre…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day, 9993 bales, of only average quality, were offered at auction. Of these, 8902 were sold, While 1077 bales were disposed of privately…

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Man Killed Explosion at Wool Works AUCKLAND

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 8

A machine used for drying wool exploded at fellmongery works at Dury, killing George Roulton and severely injuring Alexander Donald…

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Sydney Wool Sales Seventh Series Ends. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 4

The seventh series of the wool sales concluded to-day, when an average selection of 10,962 bales was offered. At auction 9763 bales were sold, while a further 1189…

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Warwick Farm Selections for Tomorrow Champions to Meet Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 2

Saturday's meeting, conducted by the A.J.C at Warwick Farm, will afford trainers their last opportunity, before the A.J.C. fixture, of giving…

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