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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

1,197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 60

New Pool Formed American Wheat Growers Lincoln (Nebraska)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 7

There hundred wheat raisers of Wyoming and Nebraska have affected the organisation of a wheat pool, called the Mid-West Market Association Non-stock…

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Diseases of Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 14

Forty-four Friesian heifers at the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station (United States) are entering the second stage of a long-time…

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American Wheat Prices. Chicago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 2

Wheat prices fell to the lowest levels since 1924 shortly after noon yesterday, when the heaviness of Winnipeg cansed commission houses and professional…

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Farm and Dairy Chinese Agriculture

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 14

While Noah was building the Ark the farmers of far-away China were learning to till the soil, and so well was the lesson learned that the same soil has…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 2

The only alterations in dairy produce quotations during the week were an increase of 2d a dozen in the price of newlaid hen eggs, and an increase of 3d a…

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Commercial the Week's Review Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 2

The potatoes in this week's shipments from Tasmania showed improvement in quality, and met with a steady demand. Prices are unchanged, and teh…

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Farmer's Death Manslaughter Charge Inquiries Reopened Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 6

At Echunga yesterday, detectives arrested August Liebeit, 44, farmer, on a charge of the manslaughter of Andrew Porteus, 41, farmer and woodcutter, of…

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Farm to Cabinet a Scot in Canada

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 10

"When I first went to Western Canada it was the real 'wild and woolly west.' The plans were strewn with buffalo bones and everything, if not exactly 'wild and…

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Quick Work Big Cattle Sale

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 7

To [?]ell 1030 head of cattle in 30 minutes was the record of Mr. Jack Enright, of West Maitland, at the Campbell's Hill yards to-day. The…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Market Firm Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day an average selection of 10,291 bales was submitted at auction. Of this number 8982 bales were sold, while an additional 1360 were…

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Store Cattle Sale 1030 Head

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 8

There was a large attendance of buyers from all parts of the Hunter River district at Maitland saleyards yesterday, when 1030 Shorthorn bullocks in store…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 7

At today's wool questions an average selection, totalling 11,120 bales was offered, Of these 9944 bales were sold, while privately 672 bales changed bands…

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Lashes for Farmer Appeal Refused Capetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 7

Leave to appeal against his sentence of seven years' imprisonment and 10 lashes, was refuses by the Appeal Court to the Transvaal farmer, convicted of ill-treating…

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Australia's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 4

An interesting and informative review of the past wool year has been issued by Messrs. Winchcombo, Carson, Ltd. It touches both on…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 3

A new series of wool sales was commenced yesterday, when 8881 bales were submitted. The offering included 1442 bales from Australia. 2383 bales from New…

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Sydney Wool Sales Good Lines Firm Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 4

Late rates were maintained at the Sydney wool sales to-day when an average selection of 11,700 hales was submitted Sales at auction totalled 10,204, while an…

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Wheat Cargoes. London

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

Wheat cargoes are steadier, in sympathy with American and Argentine advices. Quotations are mostly 3d to 6d higher, but buyers are indisposed to pay…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 6

An average selection, totalling 11,551 bales, comprised the offering at the Sydney wool sales to-day. A total of 10,530 bales was sold while 1024 bales were…

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London Wool Sales. London

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

Of the 8247 bales of wool offered at the sales yesterday, 4408 bales were from Australia, and 2869 from New Zealand. There was an average selection of…

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Butter and Cheese. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 2

With a good consumptive demand, the butter market is firmer. Quotations—Danish, 165/; choicest salted. New Zealand 164/ to 165/, Australian 158/ to 160/…

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