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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1863

6 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

London Wool Report

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 15 April 1863 · page 4

The sales commenced on the 26th February. The arrivals by date wore 33,346 bales; old wool on band, 12,000 bales; gross total, 445,336. The market has…

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Wool Report

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 17 June 1863 · page 4

Since last sales markets remain inactive. The next sales commence on the 30th April. The total arrivals up to the present date are 73,131 bales, which, with vessels daily…

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Scab in Sheep. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 10 October 1863 · page 3

SIR—I have repeatedly observed several communication in our local papers of less importance than the subject here brought forward, viz., the scab. The number of sheep infected has been…

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Shipment of Cattle to New Zealand

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 24 October 1863 · page 2

The following copy of letter, addressed to the Minister for Public Works,, has been handed to us for publication, with a view of bringing the matter therein referred to before…

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"Shipment Op Cattle for New Zealand

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 28 October 1863 · page 2

In corroboration of the necessity we adverted to in our last issue, of a convenient place for shipping cattle at this Port, we have since further learnt, in conversation with a…

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Ondence. G Cattle. Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 16 December 1863 · page 3

[?]ue, I learn shipments of and Richmond River Dis[?] port for New Zealand; and what has subsequently…

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