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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

1,197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 60

Wool Boycott Opposition to Newcastle. Opinion in North

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

Northern wool-growers in sympathy with Newcastle's expansion as a woolselling and export port are indignant concerning what they regard as the…

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"Menace to Butter" Growth of Margarine Trade. Merchant's Surprise Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 9

The amazing development of the margarine industry since his visit to Great Britain and the Continent three years ago surprised Mr. M. S. Foley,…

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Back to a Farm King Amanullah's Wish in His Own Land London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 1

The Cairo correspondent of the "Daily Mail says that Amanullah, former King of Afgnanistan, has arrived at Port Said en route to…

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Butter Trade Menaced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 8

That the tremendous development in the margarine industry was becoming a serious menace to the butter trade was the opinion expressed by Mr. M. S…

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Stud Sheep Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 8

Only merinoes, were submitted at the annual stud sheep sales, which were continued in Sydney yesterday. Mr. Albert Capel paid 350 guineas for a pure merino…

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Singleton Store Cattle by Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 13

Mr. King Warburton, representing the grazing interests, made a strong appeal to the Northern Area Railway Commissioner, on his visit this week, for a…

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Stopped the Sale Cattle Stealing Charges Men for Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 5

When John Smith, of East Maitland, found that three head of cattle were missing from a reserve near the town on June 23, he went to Waratah…

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Lower Wool Prices Mr. J. Bailey's Views Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 10

"Undoubtedly there is scene for a Use More Wool' campaign," said Mr. J. Bailey, President of the Central Branch of the A.W.U., to-day…

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Preventing Gluts American Scheme for Wheat Storage Regulated Marketing Washington, July 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 9

Wheat growers throughout the United States are being urged by the Department of Agriculture to increase their facilities for storing grain on their farms, and to…

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June Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 15

There is little doubt that the series of wool sales held in Brisbane last week provides the brightest event which has taken place in the wool trade for the…

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Maitland District Sent for Trial Thornton Cattle Case Defence Reserved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 10

At the East Maitland Police Court, yesterday, Kenneth George McLaren, 41, and Arthur Lyle Gowen, 19, were charged, before Mr. D. W. Reed. P.M., with having…

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Forward Step Move by Northern Butter Factories Fodder Conservation Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 11

Representatives of all butter factories from Clarence to the Queensland border, at a conference in Lismore this morning, decided to form a society under the…

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Farm and Dairy a Production Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 15

Retreat Echo Lynqua, a Holstein-Freisian cow of the herd of the Central Poor district of Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, United States, has made a world's…

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Commercial the Week's Review Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 13

The potato market opened with a firm demand this week, and prices were advanced £1 a ton. The carry-over was eagerly sought, and, by the time a fresh…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 13

There is still a general slackness in business in dairy produce, due to local conditions, and the increase in business expected at the beginning of a new month…

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"Little Miss Poker Face" Wins World's Tennis Title Wool Cost Canny Idea From Yorkshire "Boom Value" Talk England Still a Potent Factor LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 1

The Yorkshire view of the position in the wool industry as it affects Australian growers and English buyers, is outlined by the Bradford correspondent of the trades supplement of "The Times."…

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Canadian Wheat Deteriorates WINNIPEG, July 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 7

Extremely warm weather in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba in the past week has caused appreciable deterloration in wheat crops. Most parts…

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Black Sheep Mother's Pet Lamb the Reason

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 4

Why does a mother give preference to her waster son? This is the question answered by Dorothy Six to-day…

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Adulterated Milk Dairy Farmers Fined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 6

On June 6 Inspector H. Godfrey, of the Department of Public Health, inspected and collected samples of milk when the milk waggon returned from…

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What Farmers Want

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 4

A big list of grievances and demands will he aired at the annual conference of the State Agricultural Bureau, to be held at Hawkesbury College on July 23,…

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