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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

1,197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 60

British Cattle Shipment to Australia London

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

The Ministry for Industry announces that the export of cattle, sheep, swine, and goats from Ireland, Scotland and the Channel Isles to Australia's is now…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

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

A good selection, comprising 10,915 bales, was submitted at auction at the wool sales to-day. Of this number, 10,193, bales were sold. Private sales totalled 466…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

At the opening of the March series of wool sales yesterday, 8815 bales were offered, 2121 being from Australia and 2362 from New Zealand. There was a limited…

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Wool Industry Safeguarding Duty Competition with Britain London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 7

At the Wool Safeguarding Committee's inquiry, Mr. Walter Andrews, who has been in the wool trade for 57 years and was President of the British Wool…

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Singleton Junior Farmers' Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 9

A meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Singleton branch of the Junior Farmers' Club was held in the Hunter-street School. Mr. J. Moss, the…

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Dehorning Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 12

Two systems of dehorning cattle are practised in the Argentine, one by means of caustic and the other by means of clippers or pincers. The caustic system…

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Sheep in New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 12

The merino breed keeps dropping further back in New Zealand. The reason is given by a New Zealand breeder in the "Wool Record," a Bradford journal. "It…

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Farm and Dairy the Famous Durham Ox

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 12

The famous Durham ox, which John Day travelled in England and Scotland for show purposed, was of the following dimensions—Length from nose to setting of tail,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 11

Business in dairy produce has been very quiet, and in very of the industrial trouble and so much unemployment, this can only be expected. There were no…

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Commercial the Week's Review Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 11

Further heavy arrivals of potatoes came to hand from Tasmania this week and priced were reduced £5 per ton. In spite of this the demand has been so keen…

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Farm Work for Colliery Youths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 6

Recently, when it was published in the cables that Sir Arthur Duckham had made a statement that "Australia has opportunities to make room from 4000 British…

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German Farmers Prepare to Work Day and Night London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 1

Frost has so seriously delayed agricultural activities throughout Germany, says the Berlin correspondent of The Times, that preparations are…

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Sydney Wool Sales Strong Competition Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 5

The wool sales were continued to-day, when an average selection of 11,182 bales was submitted at auction. Of this number 10,457 bales were sold. Private sales…

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Farmers' Tour Auto. Club to Help

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 8

Newcastle City Council advised Newcastle Auto Club that the Rese train will arrive in Newcastle on April 20, bringing a large party of Victorian…

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Andy's Gone with Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 8

Our Andy's gone to battle now 'Galnst drought, the red marauder: Our Andy's gone with cattle now. Across the Queensland border…

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Gloucester Cattle Fattening District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 3

Nineteen trucks of fat cattle were despatched from Gloucester to Flemington during the week representing 228 head. They were in splendid condition, and…

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Wheat Market. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 3

Following the week-end recovery in America, wheat cargoes are steadier, and mostly 3d higher. Buyers, however, are still reserved. Sales include part of the…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 3

For the second time since the start of the series last week, the wool sales yesterday, were postponed on account of fog…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 7

At the wool sales to-day an average selection, totalling 11,379 bales, was offered at auction. Of these 10,788 were sold, while 627 were disposed of…

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Farm Workers Youths Respond Well Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 6

Mr. Farrar, the Minister for Labour and Industry, stated to-day that the response to his efforts to secure pit boys and youths for rural work was very good…

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