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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1886

112 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 6

The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 5

The sales commenced to-day. Merino wool has advanced 25 per cent on last series, and sales of crossbreds five to fifteen. The sale room was crowded, and…

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The Wool Auctions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 5

The June-July series of Colonial wool auctions opened to-day with a large attendance of Home and Foreign buyers, among whom there was good competition,…

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Pastoral Leases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1886 · page 5

A deputation from the Pastoral Lessees and Homestead Lessees Association of Bourke and Brewarrina waited on the Minister of Lands to-day. Petitions…

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Stud Cattle and Sheep From Newcastle to Valparaiso

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1886 · page 4

By the Chilian ship Encella which sails for Valparaiso in a few day, Captain Serra takes with him two very fine bulls and a a cozen rams. One of the former, named…

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Northern Wool Scouring Mills

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1886 · page 3

IT will be of considerable interest to the pastoralists and those associated with the wool interests of the Northern District of New South…

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The Great Northern Wool-dumping and Shipping Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 4

Dalget and Co., limited, Alexander Brown and Co., joint agents. Newcastle, 30th June.—As the wool season of 1886.7 is now approaching, we take this opportunity of…

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Sheep from Tasmania

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 5

The steamer Corrina, brings 800 stud sheep from Launceston…

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Hunter River Farmers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 4

The following is extracted from the half-yearly report presented at the half-yearly meeting of the above association, held at Largs on Monday last:—Newcastle Sales.—…

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Hunter River Farmers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 10

THE tenth half-yearly general meeting of the Hunter River Farmers' Association took place on Monday evening at Large, and a considerable amount of enthusiasm…

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The Crop of Hops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1886 · page 5

Accounts to hand show that the hop crop is favourable…

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Wool has advanced a half-penny for washed crossbreds, and a peony for coarse greasy, since last sales. STUD SHEEP.—At Brunker and Wolfe's…

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 4

The following cable has been received in Newcastle by the Great Northern Wool Dumping and shipping Company, dated 30th inst., from their London…

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The Hop Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1886 · page 5

This crop is expected to be a heavy one…

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The Cattle Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1886 · page 5

Two hundred and three head of bullocks were landed to-day per Yan Yaugs from Rockhampton, and bought by a Melbourne butcher, to be sent on…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1886 · page 5

At yesterday's wool sales, the prices realised were one penny higher than the top rates in July. In Antwerp the prices have risen to the same high…

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Deputations. SYDNEY, Thursday. Pastoral Interests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1886 · page 5

A LARGE deputation this afternoon waited upon the Minister for Lands to represent to him certain desires of representatives of the pastoral…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Wool for America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1886 · page 5

The Melbourne Premier (Mr. Gillies) is again urging the New 8outh Wales Government to make another effort to have Australian wools admitted to…

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The French Wheat Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1886 · page 5

The French wheat crop is estimated at 291,500,000 bushels…

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Fatality Among Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1886 · page 5

160 cattle belonging to Mr. Lithbridge, Roma, Queensland, portion or a mob of 1000 en route to Melbourne, and camped near Dubbo, died last…

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