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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1880

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1880 · page 2

LONDON, September 14.—Competition in the wool market is increasing. Prices are a 1½d to 2d better than the opening sales…

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New Wool Warehouse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1880 · page 5

WE observe from advertisement in another columa that the enterprising and widelyknown firm, Messrs Brunker and Wolfe, have just erected a now wool warehouse…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 September 1880 · page 2

LONDON, September 15.—At the wool sales to-day, 8800 bales were catalogued The market is firm. September 16.—Competition at the wool…

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Great Cry, Little Wool!

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1880 · page 2

NOTWITHSTANDING the indignation of the Government concerning the proposed lecture by Mr. Proctor at the Theatre Royal, no attempt has been made to stop…

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Farmers' Meeting at Orange

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1880 · page 3

A MEETING was held at the Court House Orange, on Thursday night, to consider the existing depression in the agricultural interest, and to devise measures…

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 September 1880 · page 2

LONDON, September 22.—The wool sales progress favourably…

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Baby Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 September 1880 · page 3

ON Monday July 26. Mr. G. H. Hull concluded nu inquiry at the Swan Tavern, Bridge-road, B3attersea, as to the death of William Henry Bates, aged…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1880 · page 2

LONDON, September 25.—The wool sales closed with an advance of a half-penny to a penny per pound…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1880 · page 2

LONDON, September 27.—At the close of the wool sales New South Wales fleece and New Zealand greasy were ½d to 1d above the closing rates of the previous…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Export of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1880 · page 4

THE wool season being fairly in, exports continue to increase. During the past week the steamers leaving Newcastle for Sydney have taken forward large cargoes…

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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 October 1880 · page 4

THOSE interested in the Free Selectors' Conference (says the Sydney Eche) may like to peruse the following extract from a letter just received by a…

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Shipments of Wheat from America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1880 · page 2

LONDON, October 10.—Shipments of wheat from America to the United Kingdom are now going forward on a considerable scale. Last week the total shipments…

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The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1880 · page 2

THE attention (says the Telegraph) of the Minister of Railways has been called to the extraordinary inducements which the Government of New South Wales is…

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Cattle-stealing through Love

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1880 · page 2

THE Riverine Herald states that a young man named William Stem, the son of a selector at Torrumbarry, was arrested on Thursday on the charge of stealing cattle,…

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[From the Sydney Papers.] Melbourne Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company's first wool sale this season was held yesterday and exhibited great animation. The…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the wool sales yesterday the prices realised were a penny per 1b. dearer than last year's…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co.'s wool sales yesterday attracted a full attendance of buyers. Competition was active, and…

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Australian Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1880 · page 2

LONDON, October 23.—A large demand for Australian wheat is expected in Europe…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1880 · page 2

LONDON, October 23.—The next series of London wool sales will commence on November 28…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Horse and Cattle Brands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1880 · page 2

THE second quarterly list of horse and cattle brands for 1880 (3rd notification) is published in a supplement to the Gazetle of the 23rd inst…

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