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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

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Sword and Plough Canada's Soldier Farmers OTTAWA

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 6

Of 30,000 soldiers settled upon the land in Canada from 1917 to 1924, a thousand received. Government aid, and six thousand had sufficient money…

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Canadian Butter Price

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 5

It is reported from Vancouver that the wholesale firms state that butter will drop two cents per lb on Monday, under the competitive pressure following the…

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Crops Swept Away Swan Reach Flood Damage

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 4

The recent fresh in the river caused severe losses to farming land and crops at Swan Reach, near Hinton. Extensive crops of tomatoes and…

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American Wheat Market CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 6

The wheat market opened "bullish" to-day. It is reported that foreigners are heavily short in futures in the American markets, and have placed…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 5

An average selection of 10,023 bales was offered at the Sydney wool sales to-day. Sales at auction accounted for 9437 bales, who a further 921 were disposed of…

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Warwick Farm Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 3

The stipendiary stewards yesterday concluded their inquiry into the cause of the fall of Miss Magpie and Aquilae in the first division of the Maiden Handicap,…

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Better Farming Train. Government's Decision Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 4

"I have been considering for some time if the Great White Train (which has rendered such useful, service to the Made in Australia' movement) could not be…

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Crop Control Apple Trade Outlook LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 6

Following a personal visit, the Australian Migration Commissioner, Mr. Gepp is impressed by the results of the horticultural research stations at…

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Spoiling Market Short Skirts and Wool VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 1

Women's skirts are too short for Idaho sheep men, who have called a convention for January 16 to devise inducements to lengthen or…

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Sydney Wool Sales Five Per Cent. Advance. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 9

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 10,265 bales were offered, and 9889 sold. Private sales totalled 955. The selection was good one…

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Better Farming Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 6

In announcing his intention to equip the Great White Train as a Better Farming Train, to tour the State, Mr. Lang, the Premier, launched what was…

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First Illness Fatal Farmer Dies at 101 LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 1

The Paris correspondent of "The Times" says that a farmer in the Loire Department has died of influenza, at the age of 101. It was his first…

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No New Rules Dairy Meeting's Decision SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 5

A special general meeting of shareholders of the Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Company, was held to adopt the proposed now rules…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 3

At to-day's wool sales, 10,531 bales were offered, and 9336 sold. Private sales totalled 1619. The selection was a good one…

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State Parliament Legislative Council the Wheat Bill Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 5

The first business done when the Legislative Council met this afternoon was to give further consideration to the Wheat Marketing Bill, which had…

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Charlie Vanishes Chaplin Divorce Suit Crop of Rumors Los Angeles

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 1

Charlie Chaplin, whose wife has started divorce proceedings, has disappeared from Los Angeles, and rumor says that he has gone to Paris to HOLLYWOOD is agog with the arrival of. Mr. Hays and speculation ab to whether the Czar of Moviedom can prevent the publication…

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Wheat Marketing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

A message from Winnipeg states that Mr. C. H. Burnell, the president of the Manitoba wheat pool, told the united farmers the result of the visit of the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 10,206 bales were offered and 9357 sold. Private sales totalled 1484. The selection was a good one…

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Local Control Newcastle ts Wheat Port Advice of M.L.A. Business Men's Agitation

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

"I am convinced that Newcastle will never achieve its full greatness as a commercial centre and shipping port until the control of the…

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The Wool Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 5

Mr. William Hunter, in his presidential address to the British Wool Federation at Bradford, expressed the opinion that the industry had…

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