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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1864

15 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

M. D's; or Great Cry and Little Wool To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 3

Sir—I was exceedingly amused at the report which has been circulated throughout Newcastle, Identifying me with certain scribblers at Wallsend, and further stating that two tremendous avalanches of letters are to be…

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The Cattle Trade by Sea

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 13 January 1864 · page 4

Few commodities ate more hazurdous than domestic live stock when carried by ships at sea. We find in one week's newspapers, that the 'Adelaide Bell' lost 120…

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Diseased Cattle

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 13 February 1864 · page 2

So far as we can gather, we are unable to reeog nise the necessity which urges the New Zealand Government to prohibit importations of stock from this port. We are fully aware[?] of the baneful…

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New Zealand Diseased Cattle Proclamation

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 20 February 1864 · page 2

A proclamation has been issued by the Provincial Government of Auckland, by which the importation of cattle from Twofold Bay and Jervis Bay is prohibited; but as yet the proclamation…

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Shipment of Cattle. (To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 20 February 1864 · page 2

SIR—In a recent issue of your paper, an article appeared "on the shipment of cattle," and as the subject is one of great importance to the port of Newcastle, I take the liberty of offering a few remarks upon it. The great…

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Affray with Cattle Stealers. James Lowrie Shot

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 9 March 1864 · page 4

FEBRUARY 22.—A notorious gang of cattle and horse stealers, headed by one James Launt, have for some time been con-gregating together on Yanimbah and Borah…

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The Cattle Trade

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 12 March 1864 · page 2

THE sudden closing of the Port of Otago, New Zealand, to the further reception of cattle from our shores, has, we think, to say the least, been promature, so far as our Port is…

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Exportation of Cattle

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 19 March 1864 · page 2

A Bill to Regulate the Exportation of Cattle from the Ports of Sydney, Newcastle, and Eden. Preamble—Whereas it is expedient to regulate the exportation of cattle, and to grant certificates of soundness…

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Poetry. a Farmer's Wife All, Be!

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 4 May 1864 · page 4

I am a wild and laughing girl, just turned sweet sixteen, As full of mischief and of fun as ever you have seen; And when I woman I am grown, no city bean for me—…

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Victorian Wheat Statictics

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 1 June 1864 · page 2

The excitement which for some time, past has prevailed in the flour market has rendered more than usually valuable all statistical information relative to the cereal…

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Cattle Management

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 3 August 1864 · page 3

We have before us an able aud interesting article upon the management of cattle and the care of heifers selected for milking. For the benefit of our readers, we think we are…

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Scab in Sheep

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 6 August 1864 · page 4

It is asserted that we shall never get rid of the scab amongst the Australian sheep. Judging from the experience of the adjoining colonies, others may justly arrive at an…

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London Wool Report

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 15 October 1864 · page 4

After the commencement of the sales, prices declined three half pence, owing to the rise of the bank rate to 8 per cent. During the later part of the sales, prices…

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Extort of Wool

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 29 October 1864 · page 2

IT has often surprised us that the mercantile community of this city do not avail themselves of the advantages which might be derived by the fact of having a direct line of sailing vessels…

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The New Zealand Cattle Trade

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 14 December 1864 · page 2

BY the kindness of Captain Brown, of the barque A. W. Stevens, which arrived in Newcastle yesterday, we have been favoured with Otago papers to the 30th November. Captain…

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