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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

1,197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 60

Newcastle Wool Sales Important Development. Graziers' Association Supports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 3

The decision of the annual conference of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales, wherein that organisation expressed the opinion that Newcastle should…

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Wheat Shipment Terminal Silos Desired for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 6

Mr. J. J. Price, Secretary to the New England, North, and North-west Producers' Co., Ltd. (Nenco), stated last night that he had received information…

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Wool Sales History of Movement Early Efforts Recalled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 2

The circumstances under which the wool-selling movement at Newcastle was inaugurated were recalled yesterday by Ald. R. Gibson, ex-Mayor of the city…

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Song of the Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 8

Green and amber and gold it grows. When the sun sinks late in the west: And the breeze sweeps over the…

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Farm and Dairy a 2000 Gallon Ayrshire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 12

Another 2000 gallon Ayrshire has appeared in Scotland. Syke Topsy Pride bred by Mr. Thomas Templeton, Syke, Mauchline, commenced her record…

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Like Australia S. Africa's Troubles Farmers Leave Country (Australian Press Association.) CAPETOWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 5

General Smuts, in initiating the general election campaign with a tour of the North-West Cape, at Aliwal, compared the tendency of laour conditions with…

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Commercial the Week's Review Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 3

Trade in potatoes was disorganised this week through the late arrival of the steamer from Tasmania, and supplies crime to hand in Newcastle only…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 3

Business in dairy, produce has been fairly quiet, the industrial position still affecting the demand. The only alteration in prices was an…

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Farmers' Politics Country Party's Views Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 4

The Queensland election campaign has opened, and the eyes of all Australia are upon the State. Despite uneven electorates, which do not permit a fair…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 6

Wool sales were resumed in Sydney to-day, when a start was made on the seventh series. The 10,194 bales offered to-day were of average quality, and…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 3

Another average selection was offered at auction at the Sydney wool sales today. Of the 11,414 [?] offered. 10,027 were sold, while 1663 bales were disposed…

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American Tariff Farmers and Markets President's Message Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 7

President Hoover in a message to the Special Congregational Sessions, pointed out concerning farm relief, that no single plan or principal can generally be…

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Fat Cattle Waratah Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 7

The price of pork should he cheaper retail shops at the week-end At. the Waratah saleyards to-day the price of pork on the hoof was about 7d a pound…

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Wheat Trucks Crash

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 1

Nine wheat trucks were thrown off the line at Bulagero. five milles from Cootamundra through the breaking of an axis. The truck and their contents were all piled in a heap. The Melbourne trains were delayed for five hours…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day an average selection, comprising 10.654 bales was offered at auction. Of this number 9920 were sold. Private sales totalled 1206…

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Wheat and Meat Australian Trade Opportunities in Malta London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 5

Captain H. C. Curmi, the Maltese High Commissioner to Australia, will embark on the Orvieto on April 27. He says the reasons for his, appointment are to…

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American Wheat Big Decline in Price Mr. Hoover Disappoints Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 5

The responsibility for nearly a 5 per cent. break in the price of May wheat at yesterday's session of the Chicago Board of Trade is attributed in some…

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Cessnock Dairy Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the Cessnock Dairy Company, Ltd., held on Saturday, at Wollombi, it was decided to continue the building fund levy of a halfpenny per…

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Ten Lashes Brutal Boer Farmer Punishment Approved Capetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 4

The sentence of seven years' hard labour and 10 lashes imposed on the Transvaal farmer who tied a native to at true, feet upwards, and then threw a…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 3

To-day's offering at the Sydney wool sales was only of average quality. Of the 11,051 bales submitted 9993 were sold, while 604 bales were disposed of privately…

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