These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
1,654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 83
With a heavy shipment of potatoes from Tasmania this week, in addition to a fair carry-over last week, prices were reduced £1 a ton. Even at the reduced…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On the grounds of declining production and the increasing demand from other States, the Butter Stabilisation Committee decided during the week-end, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Chamber of Commerce delegates met Mr. Cleary after lunch. General Paton outlined a general complaint regarding the carrying of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The unsatisfactory condition of certain roads in the Port Stephens Shire was emphasised by many of the speakers at a gathering of residents from different parts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation from Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, consisting of the President (Mr. W. A. Winn), General Paton, Mr. W. E. Bramble Mr, J. J. Price, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The offering of 10,005 bales presented at the Sydney wool sales to-day was of average quality. Sales at auction totalled 9401 boles, while 1101 bales were sold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The scenes marking Signor Mussolini's reception at Florence were repeated at Milan during the celebration of Italy's intervention in the World War…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of dairy farmers, shareholders in the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Ltd. (Bullahdelah district), was convened, by request to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reports from wheat-growing districts indicate that everywhere farmers are taking full advantage of the flue weather. The spectacle of farmers working…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Following the suggestion put forward at a meeting recently held under the auspices of the Empire Day movement to protest against the use of misleading…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A shortage of tops is being felt in the market for Bradford tops, which is quiet. Quotations, however, are fully maintained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lang) asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. H. V. Thorby) if he had taken any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An average selection of 9526 bales, attracted keen competition at the Sydney wool sales to-day. Sales at auction totalled 8998 bales, while privately 427 bales were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At Alexandria station--one of the largest cattle stations in the Commonwealth--Miss Amy Johnson had a night of rest and quiet after an epic 75[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Sydney wool sales to-day 9507 bales were offered and 8810 sold. Private sales totalled 1471. The selection was all average one…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Cunningham (Lab., Gwydir), speaking to the second reading of the Wheat Marketing Bill, said the Leader of the Opposition had argued for a reduction in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Very considerable evidence of the effect of labour shortage on the design of farm machinery was to be seen at the recent Paris Agricultural Machinery Exhibition,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three farmers are standing their trial at Windhoek, South-west Africa, on a charge of man-stealing. It is alleged that the accused carried…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After a hearing extending over four days, during which 41 witnesses were called by the Crown, John George O'Brien, aged 27, was committed for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The President of the Cape Wool-growers' Association expressed the opinion at the congress that, no matter how high were the closing prices in July, the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →