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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

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Fell on Saw Farmer Fatally Injured HOBART

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 3

While sharpening a saw at a sawmill at Broadmarsh, Albert Henry Cooper (30), farmer, fell on a circular saw in motion nearby…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 13

The strength of the wool market was severely tested in Brisbane on the 29th, 30th, and 31st ultimo, when 45,000 bales of wool were submitted to buyers. The…

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Dairy Industry Research

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 14

Since the National Institute for Research in Dairying was first established at University College, Reading, England, in 1912, the work undertaken there has…

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Farm and Produce Physics of the Soil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 14

Mr. V. E. Wilkins, in his book "Research and the Land" dealing with the physics of the soil, says: One of the fundamental factors is the colloidal…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, March 30. Dairy Produce Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 14

The attempt to control the price of New Zealand butter and cheese on the London market by our Dairy Control Board, established under Act of…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 11

A satisfactory volume of business passed in dairy produce lines, prices undergoing no appreciable alteration. Arrivals of new-laid eggs are showing a big…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 11

Business in practically all lines of farm produce was dull. The prices of wheat, flour, and offals remain unchanged…

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British Commerce Money Market Strong the Butter Trade. (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 5

The unexpected often happens on the Stock Exchange, and we had an example this week. Considering the troublous conditions in China, the heavy deficit in…

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Butter Placards New Zealand Criticism LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 6

"A mountain out of the tiniest molehill," is how the New Zealand High commissioner, Sir James Parr, describes Captain Colbeck's…

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Pastoral Industry. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 6

A compulsory conference, held this afternoon in the Federal Arbitration Court in connection with two separate disputes in the pastoral industry, failed to reach a…

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Bob's Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 5

The Department of Education recently had plans prepared for the new building at the public school at Bob's Farm. The work, however, cannot be proceeded…

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Farm and Produce Diseases in Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 10

Recent investigation work carried cut in Tasmania in regard to disease in sheep, which have caused considerable losses to flock, owners, should prove of value to…

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Canada's Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 7

The report of the Canadian Bureau of Statistics, which was issued yesterday, stated that there were 175,978,000 bushels of wheat in Canada on March 31. 1927…

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Face Death Cattle Marooned

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 6

A handful of cattle at Hexham awalt death. The only thing that can save them is the failing of the Hunter…

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Wheat Grown 3500 B.c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 11

A recent discovery by archaeologists in Egypt is that of a substantial quantity of wheat, which was unearthed in a Sumerian house, near Kish. The…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 9

Business has been fairly brisk, due to the Easter holidays, as the wholesale houses are closing for three days. Noticeable alterations being an increase…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 9

On account of the Easter holidays business in all lines of farm produce, with the exception of potatoes and onions, was quiet…

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Maitland Feels Safe Farm Lands Flooded Kurri-rd. Under Water

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 6

Although 880 points of rain has fallen at Maitland since Thursday, and the river at the Belmore Bridge is washing the…

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No Danger River Falls at Maitland Farms Flooded. Coalfields Traffic Held Up

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 7

Maitland escaped the serious consequences of a big flood. After rising to 27 feet yesterday, the river has slowly…

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Farms Suffer Lower Hunter Damage

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 6

Reports from Raymond Terrace, Miller's Forest, and Williams River districts show that severe floods have occurred, and in many places along…

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