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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

1,197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 60

Third Wool Sale New England Offering High Quality

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 4

Some of the finest of wools grown in the State will be offered for sale at the third wool sales to be held in Tyrrell Hall on…

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Queensland Wool Brisbane Sales History of Progress Example for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 3

The history of the wool sales in Brisbane, as recounted in a recent issue of the Brisbane "Courier," shows that since the holding of the first sale on October…

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Wool Sales Newcastle Series Arrangements in Hand 2600 Bales to Be Offered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 5

Mr. G. B. Waller, Managing Director of the New England, North, and North-West Producers' Co. Ltd., stated yesterday that third wool-sales which are to…

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Dairying Conditions in Victoria

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

In Victoria the output of butter is decreasing but it is still much greater than at the corresponding time last year. The decline is seasonal, and should continue…

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Wool Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

A quantity of wool was shipped yesterday at Newcastle by the New England, North and North-west Producers' Company on board the Ellerman and…

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Sales To-morrow Wool Buyers Arrive Shipping Busy

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

A number of wool buyers, Intending to be at the sales at Tyrrell Hall to-morrow afternoon, for which 2566 hales of wool are catalogued, already…

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Wheat Export Newcastle Shipment 20,000 Bags to Be Loaded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 7

After many years of fighting and agitation by people who have the best interest of Newcastle and the State at heart, the marketing of…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 3

Arrivals of wool for the sales which open on January 15, amount to 93,000 bales, of which 60,000 bales have come from Australia and 15,500 from New…

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Sale of Cattle No License Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

The case at Newcastle Summons Court to-day, in which Ludwig Uhrig, of Bonar-street. West Maitland, was charged with having sold cattle, on…

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World Wheat Production American Proposal Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 7

What is considered to be a step towards better information of international wheat production along the lines suggested at the last two international wheat pool…

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Trucks Run Away Adelaide Hills Line Sheep and Pigs Killed Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

Breaking away from a stock and Freight train at Mount Lofty, at 1.30 this morning all trucks and a guard' van dashed wildly Gully stations, at an…

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Top Prices Average Beats Sydney Wool Sale 'Newcastle Well Established'

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

"Average price per bale (£24 1s 9d) for wool sold yesterday at the Newcastle sales was in excess of the published averages of the…

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Wool Sales at Newcastle Keen Competition Oversea Buyers Operate Reserves Rigidly Observed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

Keen bidding from buyers representative chiefly of United Kingdom, Continental, and Australian manufacturers was a feature of the third…

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Farm and Dairy Diseases of Young Pigs

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

Many diseases of young pigs are the results of colds, which are due to overheating through piling up at night to keep warm. This may be prevented by…

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Canadian Immigrants British Farm Labourers Ottawa

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

Arrangements have been completed by the Department of Immigration to place in farm employment in Canada 6000 British-trained immigrants, the maximum…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

Trade in dairy produce has been fairly quiet at unchanged quotations. While most of the dairying districts will benefit slightly as a result of the…

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Commercial the Week's Review Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

Business in farm produce this week has been very brisk. Keen demand had been experienced for both old and new potatoes, and as only…

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Iodine for Cows Making Farms Pay

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 8

For some years past the firms which put "mineral mixtures" for live stock on the market have been introducing small quantities of potassic iodide, without…

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Farm First New Earl's Choice CALGARY (Alberta)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

Mr. Charles John Percival, successor to the Earl of Egmont, who died today, is a rancher near here, 26 years of age…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

A good selection was offered at the Sydney wool sales to-day, when the fifth series was commenced. The offering totalled 11,663 bales, and of these 10,525,…

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