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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1889

381 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 20

Sydney Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 3

There was a crowded attendance at the Exchange yesterday, and the wool sales passed off with spirit, keen competition characterising the biddinegs for the various catalogues submitted by…

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Great Loss of Sheep in the Argentine Republic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—There is great mortality amongst sheep in the Argentine Republic. It is estimated that no less than twenty millions have died…

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The Waverley Baby Farming Cases. Mrs. Batts Again Remanded. SYDNEY, Friday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 4

ELLEN BATTS, charged with the murder of three infants at Waverley, was placed in the dock at the Central Criminal Court to-day, but her trial was postponed until Wednesday,…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 4

There are now two large steamers—Argus and Port Pirie—on the berth for London, and are rapidly taking in their consignments. Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. are loading the Port Pirie,…

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South Australia. the Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 6

The Civil Service Commission, who are travelling through the North, report that the crops are the best seen for several years, and equal in places 3[?] bushels an acre. In…

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Export of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1889 · page 4

Two steamers completed their loading of wool for London yesterday. The s.s. Port Pirie sailed at 2 o'clock in the afternoon with 1471 bales. The s.s. Argus completed her loading last night, and…

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Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,840,000 quarters, and for the Continent 400,000 quarters…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, November 6. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Cattle Straying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1889 · page 3

JOHN PHILLIPS was summoned for allowing two cows to stray in Hanbury-street, on the 2nd instant. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 1s and costs…

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The Waverley Baby-farming Case. Trial of Mrs. Batts. Not Guilty. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 5

ELLEN BATTS was placed on her trial at the Central Criminal Court this morning, on a charge of the wilful murder of Ethel May Archibald on October 5th, 1889. Mr. A. B…

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Music and Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1889 · page 2

THE Burrawang Herald learns that Mr. Hamilton Wilson, a Scottish vocalist who has been touring the South Coast lately, and who visited this district some years ago, has…

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Wolseley Sheep-Shearer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Wolseley Sheep-shearing Machine Company have been allotted space in the Australian section of the Paris Exhibition for the display of their…

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Shipment of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1889 · page 4

With the departure of the s.s. Damaseus for London, via Melbourne and Adelaide, to-day, the number of bales of wool shipping from Newcastle to date wills 24,770 bales. The ship Skemorlie…

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CABLEGRAMS. Australian Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A deputation from the London Chamber of Commerce, accompanied by the principal importers of wool from the Australian colonies, waited upon…

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A Wool Team Burned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1889 · page 2

WAGGON loaded with wool has been destroyed by fire at Wee Wan. It appears that the waggon, the property of Alf. Ireland, was camped at Wee Waa, and had on…

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Australian Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 November 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The London Chamber of Commerce is endeavouring to secure the repeal of those provisions of the Merchandise Marks Act which interfere with the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 November 1889 · page 4

J. H. Geddes and Co. report that at the first sale of the season on Friday, under the revised conditions of sale, they submitted a catalogue of 2628 bales of fairly representative wools, both greasy…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1889 · page 4

Messrs, Dalgety and Company telegraph from Melbourne:—"Our wool sale to-day was largely attended, and competition was spirited, especially for good Riverina, greasy merino combacks,and…

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Fire on a Wool Train. Sydney, Monday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1889 · page 8

SOME commotion was caused at Albury on Sunday morning in the neighbourhood of the railway station owing to the firing of a wool train which had been left standing in the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1889 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report that at their sale of wool on Monday they offered a catalogue of 2317 bales to an unusually large attendance of buyers…

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The Waverley Baby Farming Cases. Mrs. Batts Again Arraigned. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1889 · page 5

ELLEN BATTS was again placed on her trial for wilful murder at the Criminal Court today. This is the case of the infant Elizabeth Cohen, who died on October 10…

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