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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

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Tommy at the Farm

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 8

Little Tommy was staying with his Auntie Flo in the country. He had never been to a farm before, and found endless fun in watching the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 5

At the Sydney wool sales to-day 10,591 bales of wool were offered and 9777 sold. Private sales totalled 944. The selection was a good one…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 7

The wool sales closed yesterday. The competition, throughout was more active then in many sales past. The German demand dominated the merinoes, and the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 9

A good selection totalling 10,203 bales was offered at auction at the Sydney wool sales to-day. Of these 9786 were disposed of while 1989 bales were…

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Wheat Loading Newcastle Facilities Ministerial Reply

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

"Until Newcastle can offer superior advantages to Sydney as a shipping port, all the wheat that could reasonably be expected to go to…

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The Dairying Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 6

The deputation representing the dairying industry, which waited on Mr. Pratten, the Minister for Customs, in Sydney, and asked for an…

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Dated Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 13

It will be of interest to producers and merchants to learn that Danish butter is now being dated. That is (says a London paper), the butter itself will be…

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January Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 12

From every point of view, the wool sales hold in Brisbane on the 25th, 26th, and 27th January were a brilliant success. Forty-five thousand bales were offered…

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Wheat Firm Big European Demand CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 1

Despite liberal world shipments, wheat stocks abroad are not over accumulating. That belief stimulate the market, and May options touchet…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 3

Business was quiet in dairy produce lines. The only alteration in prices was an increase of 2d per dozen in eggs. As is usual at this time of the year, egg…

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Commercial the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 3

Brisk business was transacted in most lines of farm produce. A reduction of £5 per ton was made in potatoes, but this did not appear to…

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Farm and Produce Feed for Weaned Calf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 13

If a calf eight weeks old is to make rapid growth it will be necessary to feed it some milk with grain and [?]ay. If it is impossible to feed it milk it will make…

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Flowers & Vegetables Doubling Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 11

How artificial light can be used to grow flowers and vegetables at twice their ordinary rate of growth, and thus double crops at very little cost, was…

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Stud Farm Wanted Petition to Minister Byron Bay

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 4

At a meeting of the Mullumb[?]mby P.P.U., a motion was unanimously carried, urging the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn), to expedite the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales to-day a selection showing superior quality, totalling 10,104 bales, as offered at auction. Of these 10,022 were sold, while 721 bales…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 8

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, 10,285 bales of wool were offered, and 10,007 sold. Private sales totalled 226. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers…

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Noxious Weeds New Lambton's Crop

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 7

Just now, owing to the recent rainfalls there is a prolific growth of noxious weeds in every quarter of the district…

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Missing Butter Charge Against Men Fails

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 7

On December 28 a box of butter sent from Newcastle to Joseph Stewart Smith of Swansea did not reach its destination…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day 10,096 bales were offered, and 9739 were sold. Private sales totalled 922. The selection was a superior one…

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Farm Property Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 3

E. Windeyer and R. A. Elkin and Son (in conjunction) report having sold by auction, at Williamtown a dairy farm on account of Mr. Allan M'Lean. It was…

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