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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

1,197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 60

The Wheat Market Prices Rising

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 10

In view of the conditions prevailing in the wheat growing areas of the United States and Canada, the price of wheat in Australia continues to firm, and to-day…

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London Wool Sales. London, July 17

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

At the wool sales this afternoon 2657 bales were offered, New South Wales contributing 521. Queensland 2007, Victoria 42, and South Australia 173…

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Wool Sales Zone System Modified Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 8

The Sydney wool-selling brokers, in constitution with representatives of the Graziers' Association and the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, have arranged a…

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Wheat Market Improves Prospect of High Prices Sydney

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

As a result of the result big advances overseas, the Sydney market was against firmer to-day. The price of bulk wheat advanced 2d, to 5/9 a bushel, while bagged…

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Our Bread Price of Wheat is Normal Why Increase? No Decrease When Prices Were Low SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 7

For the first time this year wheat has reached something like the normal price. All the season it has been about is a bushel less than the values quoted at similar periods last year, but the price of bread did not fall in sympathy…

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Struck by Tree Farmer Critically Injured Inverell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 8

Charles Dunn, a farmer, of Clinton returned soldiers' settlement was admitted to hospital to-day in a critical condition, as the result of a tree falling on him…

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Butter Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 8

The Raymond Terrace Dairy Company produced last month 68 tons of butter and cheese at the Haxham factory. The quantity of milk received and treated was…

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Argentine Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 5

Discussing the operations of "meat trusts" on his return to New Zealand from England a few days ago, Mr. W. D. Lysnar said the Argentine was finding…

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American Wheat Chicago, July 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 2

Bulls and bears battled throughout the session in the Chicago wheat pit to-day. Tremendous excitement prevailed concerning world-wide weather reports…

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London Wool Sales LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 1

At the London wool sates to-day 8880 bales were offered, comprising mainly New Zealand and foreign greasy crossbreds, which sold well at…

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Fall in Wheat Prices CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 1

Rain in Canada was responsible for a fall in wheat prices to-day. On Wall-street U.S. Steel passed 205 dollars a share upon rumors of a…

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Farm and Dairy Utilising, Sprouting Onions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 5

When looking over the onions in store, one may come across some which are sprouting. These should be picked out and those which are only just beginning…

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Commercial the Week's Review Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 2

The shipment of Tasmanian potatoes which came to band this week was again a small one, and as supplies of Victorians were also meagre, prices were considerably…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 2

There were no changes in prices in the dairy produce section of the market, business being on the quiet side. Consignments of both cheese and…

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No Recognition the Australian Dairy Council State Minister Acts Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 10

In accordance with the decision reached at the recent conference of Ministers for Agriculture of the different States held in Melbourne that the Australian Dairy…

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Victorian Crops Rain Urgently Needed MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 10

Both the Commonwealth Meteorologist (Mr. Hunt) and the Superintendent of Agriculture (Mr. H. Mullett) are much concerned about the absence of late rains,…

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"Anti-sydney" Grazier on Wool War Sends Clip to Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 6

"Primary producers like to be given a hearing, and the way your representatives were treated has awakened the old British feeling—the bulldog—in the…

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Lee Wharf Wheat Shed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 6

For the supply of fibrolite corrugated roofing on the new wheat shed, Lee Wharf, Newcastle, one tender received yesterday by the Tender Board, Public…

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Farmers Relieved Maitland Rating Adjustment

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 5

Long-promised relief came to farmers of East Maitland last night, when a special meeting of the council adjusted the boundaries of the town…

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Dairy Cattle Purchases West Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 8

Cattle buyers are operating in the Hunter River district, and in the North Coast areas, their object being to purchase a large number of dairy beifers for West…

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