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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

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Growing Well Suburban, Weed Crop Street Jungles

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 4

With the soil nicely warmed, by days of bright sunshine after a record soaking, Newcastle's winter crop of noxious weeds is coming along…

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American Farmers Go Abroad

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1927 · page 4

A large body of American farmers, representing 45 Sates, is to proceed to Europe in July, in order to ascertain whether the conditions on the…

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American Farmers' Trip

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1927 · page 5

A message from Chicago reports that 500 farmers from 45 of the States will sail on July 30, under the direction of the American Farm Bureau Federation, with…

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Wheat Pool Conference

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

It is reported from Kansas City that Messrs. Donnelly, Bath, and King have arrived to attend the wheat pool conference…

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London Wool Sales

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

The May series of wool sales opened in London yesterday Prices were from par to 5 per cent. decline. The quantity offered was 11,500 bales…

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Wheat Ships Race LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 1

The Finnish barque, Herzogin Cecilie (3111 tons). arrived at Queenstown after an 88 days' run from Fort Lincoln (S.A.), winning the race of…

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The Sun Stop Press World Wheat Pools

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 1

The international wheat pool representatives held their second conference at Kansas City (U.S.A.), It is expected that Mr. A.W. Wilson…

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International Wheat Pool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 6

At the time the conference is sitting in Geneva, under the auspices of the League of Nations, to discuss in the abstract international economic…

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Wheat Pool Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 7

The International Wheat Pool Conference was opened in Kansas City to-day. It is largely attended, including delegates from Canada, Australia, and Russia. It…

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The Wool Association Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 6

At the general meeting of the contributors of the British-Australian Wool Realisation Association, Limited, in liquidation. Sir John Higgins, the chairman…

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Record Wheat 70 1/2 lb a Bushell WELLINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 2

At the Wellington Show Mr. J. W. Eade, of Eucharccna, won a silver cup with a bushel of wheat which weighed 70 1/2lb, thus beating the…

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Warwick Farm Selections for To-morrow Small Fields

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 2

After all the Easter excitement over cyclone and outsiders at Randwick to-morrow's outing at Warwick Farm can almost be recommended as a…

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Rabbits V. Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 12

A Queensland squatter is reported as having at a meeting of a shire council of which he is a member advocated the destruction of all rabbit proof fences…

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Wheat Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 5

While delegates to the wheat conference in Kansas City are undecided as to what from of co-operation will be sought , all are confident that some means will be…

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Farm and Produce Curdling Milk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 13

This is one of the commonest of milk fauls, It usually appears very soon after the milk is drawn from the udder, and in a few hours, the milk is curdled into…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 10

Busines in all classes of dairy produce has been fairly the only alternations being a decrease of ½d per lb in the prices of sides and flitches of bacon, and…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 10

Business in most lines of farm produce showed an improvement. At the latter end of last week the Flour Millers' Association increased the price of…

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Nine Killed South African Farmer Resists Arrest Hail of Bullets Wanted Man Ends Battle by Shooting Himself

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 1

Nine people were shot dead and several-wounded in an attempt to arrest a farmer in South Africa. He refused to surrender, and after killing seven of the police posse, shot his wife and himself…

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"Sheep Limit"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 4

When Rawlins failed gracefully at several occupations and took a stockyard job at Kansas City, he took the first stop in throwing open, to…

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The Wheat Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 5

It is reported from Kansas City that the international wheat pool conference has closed ending for the time being the efforts of representatives of the United…

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