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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

667 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 34

Tariff for Farmers Federal Treasurer's Views SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 June 1927 · page 7

The Federal Treasurer (Dr. Page), speaking at the conference of the Country "Party to-day. Bald that Australia must frame a tariff, which…

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Opened by Bishop St. George's Training Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 June 1927 · page 9

The opening ceremony of the St. George's training farm for boys, at Oakhampton, West Maitland, was performed by the Bishop of Newcastle…

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Maitland District Boys' Training Farm at West Maitland Service of Dedication

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1927 · page 6

The service of dedication of the land and buildings of St. George's Boys' Training Farm at Oakhampton, West Maitland, was conducted yesterday afternoon…

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Like Red Rag Cattle and Fire Alarm SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 7

One of the recently erected fire salarms, situated in kelso-street, Singleton, and painted red, wa reported to the captain of Singleton Fire…

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Farmers and the Tariff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

Sir,—Letters bearing initials, not a signature, are constantly appearing in the important country papers, deploring the fact that Australia is becoming a…

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Farm and Produce Export of Eggs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 15

The Federal Executive Council has approved of regulations dealing with the export of eggs in shell and in pulp. The regulations provide that the eggs shall be…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 11

Due to the industrial trouble on the waterfront at Newcastle, business was fairly quiet in dairy produce lines, there being no appreciable change in prices…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 11

A fair inquiry was made for most lines of farm produce. The prices of flour, bran, and pollard are unaltered, but the wheat market is very firm at the present…

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Pastoral Industry Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 6

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, the hearing was commenced before Chief Judge Dothridge of the claim of the A.W.U. for a new award in the…

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World's Biggest Canadian Wheat Pools WINNIPEG

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 1

The Saskatchewan and others provincial wheat pools of the Cau[?]u prat[?] have signed on ample…

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Wheat Lower U.S.A. Recovers From Floods CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 4

Wheat prices tumbled six cents., when traders realised the extent of the rehabilitation of the flooded areas. July wheat lumped three cents, to…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

Trade in farm produce has not been quite as food this week. The price of floor in unaltered, bet bran and pollard were reduced 10s per…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

In the dairy produce section trade was fairly quiet, there being no appreciable alteration in quotations. Only a very slight increase has been…

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Farm and Produce Potato-grading Regulations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 13

Following upon the suspension of the potato grading regulations of March last year, so far as New South Wales grown potatoes are concerned, new regulations…

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Australian Butter Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 4

Mr. Paterson, the Federal Minister for Markets, in reviewing the position of Australia's export butter trade, stated that the annual value of the butter…

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Queensland Dairy Show a Fine Display. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 5

In opening the exhibition of butter and cheese produce at the Hamilton cold stores, which was held under the auspices of the Queensland Butter and Cheese…

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Mill Strike Farmers to Cut Cane CAIRNS

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 4

Following the A.W.U. decision by 138 votes to 70 to continue the strike at the South Johnson Sugar Mill, it a expected that the mill will…

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Butter-milk Powder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 13

Under the suspices of the Whangarol Dairy Company, states our own correspondent, an interesting experiment and test is being conducted at Rnatangata, a…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 2

An average volume of business was transacted in dairy produce. There was an increase of 1d per lb in the price of butter. Production continues to decrease,…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 2

Trade in all lines of farm produce has been brisk, with the exception of wheat products, due to the weakening of the London market, although local values are…

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