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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1879

28 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2

Shipment of Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 4

A RATHER un unusual shipment wan made yesterday evening from this port, on board the s.s. Morpeth, of 86 bags wheat, which arrived by rail from Scone. It is a pity that we have…

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Stolen Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1879 · page 2

A RATHER singular case of this kind having occurred, three of the supposed stolen cattle wire sent down by rail on Friday evening, for the purpose of being sent to Sydney for…

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Wool Exhibition at Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1879 · page 2

WE have been favoured with a copy of the report and crtalogue of exhibits of a wool exhibition held at the Australasian Wool Stores, Melbourne, on 12th February instant,…

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Hamilton Cattle Sale Yards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 5

WE are requested to state that the cattle sale announced to be held on Monday next at the newly established cattle saleyards at Hamilton, the property of Mr. Thomas Tudor, hap…

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The Tobacco Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1879 · page 2

THE farmers in this district (says the Singleton Argus of yesterday) have been very fortunate in securing a capital tobacco crop this year. Some samples we have seen are of…

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[From the Sydney Papers.] The Roman Catholic Pastoral. GOULBURN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1879 · page 2

Considerable excitement was experienced by members of the Roman Catholic Church, in consequence of the pastoral address which was read in the Roman Catholic Cathedral…

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Pastoral Letter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 2

THE following is a copy of the Pastoral Letter addressed by his Grace Archbishop Vaughan and the Roman Catholic Bishops of this colony to the members of that…

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Archbishop Vaughan's Pastoral Letter and the Public Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 4

THE Pastoral Letter, signed by the Roman Catholic Bishops of New South Wales contains many excellent precepts, which might be profitably…

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The Pastoral Letter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1879 · page 2

THE Rev. R. Rogers will deliver a lecture on the above subject, at the Congregational Church, Brown-street, this evening, at half-past 7 o'clock. The interest attaching to the…

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The Pastoral Letter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1879 · page 2

LAST evening, in spite of the terrible downpour of rain, a very respectable and numerous audience assembled at the Congregational Church, Brown-street, to hear the Rev. R…

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Mr. Coombos and the Pastoral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1879 · page 2

ON Monday the nomination for East Macquarie took place at Kelso. Mr. Dalveen and Mr. Combes were the only candidates nominated. After both candidates had…

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Shipment of Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 August 1879 · page 2

WE notice that rather large consignments of sheep have been shipped hence to Sydney during the past day or two. On Wednesday the Phoebe (s) took a full load of 2500;…

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Sugar Crop on the Richmond

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1879 · page 2

WE have been requested by an esteemed correspondent to Republish the following:—The season for 1879 on this river had now fairly begun, Messrs. Woodford…

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The Pastoral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1879 · page 2

ON Sunday evening last, the late pastoral was the subject of a lecture delivered by Mr. Wallwork in the large room of the Black Diamond Hotel. There was a numerous…

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Baby Farming in Baltimore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1879 · page 3

A CURIOUS story of baby farming in Baltimore came to light a short time since, and was told to a representative of the Gazette yesterday, with the…

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Local and General. Sheep Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1879 · page 2

IN addition to the mob of twelve hundred sheep which were yesterday discharged from the damaged steamer Phœbe, a consignment of about six hundred and sixty more reached…

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Mr. Jefferis on the Pastoral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1879 · page 3

THE Rev. J. Jefferis, L.L.B., delivered on Tuesday night, in the Pitt—street Congregational Church, Sydney, before a very large audience, a lecture on "The…

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Shipments of Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1879 · page 2

A LARGE number of sheep left Newcastle, yesterday, for Sydney. The Newcastle S. S. Co. despatched the Duckenfield (s), at 5 30 p.m., with 800 aboard; and at a later hour…

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Ill-usage of Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1879 · page 2

A WORD of caution may not be unacceptable to the consignees of sheep placed in the local trucking yards for the night. Last night, a crowd of several onlookers had assembled…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1879 · page 2

EVIDENCES of a commencement of activities in the season's wool traffic have been making themselves apparent of late. Consignments of the staple are rapidly reaching Newcastle…

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