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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Motor News (Other Motor News on Page 3) Cattle Help Building Huge Airships Special Skins

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 8

More than 1,500,000 cattle will contribute to the making of each of the two 6,000,000 cubic feet airships which will be built for the United States…

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Junior Farmers' Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 4

Good progress is being made with the Junior Farmers' Club movement in New South Wales. Branches have been formed at East Kempsey, Euroka, Singleton,…

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Gaol for Life Farm Murders Recalled Woman Tells "We Killed Several Boys" Los Angeles

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 1

Mrs. Louisa Northcott, 60, has been sentenced to imprisonment for life, following her confession of participation in the so-called…

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Wool Merchant's Death

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 1

London, Wednesday.—The death is announced of Sir Norman Rue, aged 68, expresident of the British Wool Federation.—Sun Special…

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North Coast Butter the Factories' Price Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 5

The North Coast Butter Factories' Association to-day fixed the December rate of pay to producers at 1/5½ per lb. Representatives stated that the…

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Northern Wool Gordon Brook Clip 5d Above Average Industry Re-established

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. T. A. Field, of T. A. Field, Ltd., owners of the famous Gordon Brook station, located on the Upper Clarence, writing to the "Daily Examiner"…

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Farms for Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. Thorby, the Minister for Agriculture, has informed the Returned Soldiers' League that, when blocks are allotted for transfer on irrigation areas, he is…

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Wool Exports Shipments From Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 6

It was reported yesterday by Messrs. John Reid, Limited, shipping agents, that the Ellerman and Bucknell steamer, City of Brisbane is due at Newcastle on…

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Decentralisation Shipment of Wheat Direct From Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

According to Mr. HI. Hubbard, Manager of the grain department of the New England, North and North-West Producer' Co.. Ltd., approximately 2000 tons…

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Tully Again? Back to Warwick Farm Selections Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 2

Tully, a half-brother to the Newmarket and Epsom winner Rostrum, began his career in, great style when he dead-heated…

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World's Surplus Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 12

It is claimed that the 1928 wheat harvest will be the largest ever gathered by man since he first cultivated the land. As the quality of the wheat crops of…

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Farm and Dairy the Popular Jersey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 12

Jersey cattle are becoming more popular every year in all parts of the world, This is not remarkable When it is considered that their milk yield in…

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Commercial the Week's Review Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 3

Business in farm produce since the holidays has been brisk. There was a keen remand for both old and new potatoes, of which limited supplies have been…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 3

Dairy produce business has been fairly quiet, disorganisation through the holidays being probably responsible for the dull period…

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Record Cherry Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 4

The cherry crop in the Orange district, one of the main growing centres of the State, was a record, the number of cases sent to Sydney exceeding 250,000. as…

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Wheat Stacks in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 4

There are half-a-dozen immense stacks of wheat ready for shipment in Newcastle. The grain has been unloaded on to the wharf at Wickham, near the wool…

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Hard Times Lower Hunter Farming

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 4

It is claimed by many of the old residents of the Lower Hunter and Williams districts that the present dry spell has been the worst they…

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Sheep Farming Revival on North Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

The revival of sheep farming on the North Coast is regarded with the greatest enthusiasm by men on the land in that part of New South Wales. I…

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Wool Position Comprehensive Review

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 6

A comprehensive review of the world wool position is issued by H. Dawson Son, and Co. Ltd., wool-brokers, of London, Dealing with the 1927-28 season,…

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To Timbucktoo Stud Sheep Arrive SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 5

Timbucktoo is a long distance away but it is not too far to send Australian stud sheep, which in recent years have gone in great…

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