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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Stiff Fight Levelling Prices Farm Relief "like Patterson Scheme" WASHINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 1

Friends of the McNary-Haughen proposed form relief legislation are making a stiff fight to retain the feature of the proposals, which…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 7

At the wool sales yesterday, 9694 bales were offered, of which 6025 were Australian and 3208 New Zealand. There was an average selection. Merinos were an…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 7

At the Sydney wool sales to-day, 11,311 bales were offered, and 10,867 sold. Private sales totalled 464. The selection was a good one…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday 10,366 bales were offered, of which 6809 were Australian and 1642 from New Zealand. There was a large offering of merinoes suitable…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 4

A good selection, comprising 11,361 bales, was submitted at the wool sales to-day. Sales at auction totalled 10,768 bales, while an additional 1422 were disposed…

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Farmers and Protection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 7

Sir,—Freetrade publicists who are constantly trying to convince the farmer that protection is inimical to his interests should suggest how Australia could raise…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 7

At the wool sales yesterday 11,021 bales were offered of which 7695 were Australian and 3160 from New Zealand. There was an excellent selection, both of…

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Butter Imports Serious Position MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

A serious view of the importations of New Zealand butter into Australia was taken by the Australian Butter Stabilisation Committee at its…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday 9302 bales were offered, of which 5170 were Australian, and 3040 from New Zealand. There was an average selection of merinos, and a…

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One Price Butter and Cheese MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 6

Recommendations for establishing an all-Australian price for butter and cheese with equalisation in each State on a State basis. wore approved by…

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£3,000,000 Fleet to Carry Africa's Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 7

It is understood that the South African Cabinet has had before it a proposal of big South African interests for the flotation of a £3,000,000-company…

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Farm and Produce Value of Manure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 13

It is always well to remember that much of the value of manure, especially to the crops known as fine feeders, comes the second and third year after…

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Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 10

Practically the only business done in farm produce during the week was in potatoes and onions. Prices of flour, bran, and pollard are…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 10

Trade in dairy produce has been very quiet without buy alteration in prices. Record butter production is now practically general over the whole State, the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

The twelfth series of the wool sales closed to-day, when a good selection, totalling 10,214 bales, was offered at auction. Of these 9855 were sold, while private sales…

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Prison Farms Extension of System. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

Mr. Lee, the Minister for Justice, who returned to Sydney to-day after an inspector of the Mila afforestation farm in the [?]embala district, announced that…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 7

At the wool sales yesterday 7764 bales were offered of which 6550 were Australian and 11[?]4 from New Zealand. The offering of merinoes was chiefly of…

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Sydney Wool Sales Very Keen Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 6

A supplementary series of wool sales was commenced to-day, when a good selection, comprising 12,342 bales, was offered at auction. Of that number 11,922 bales…

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The Wheat Harvest Estimated at 27,000,000 Bushels. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 7

Mr. T. Waites, Government Statistician, to-day issued a preliminary estimate of the wheat harvest of the current season, based upon returns received from the…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day 8812 bales were offered, of which 5244 were Australian and [?]50 from New Zealand. There was a miscellaneous offering of merinos,…

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