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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1890

337 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 17

South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. Farmers Weather

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1890 · page 5

Fine rains have been falling all day throughout the colony. They will be the salvation of the crops. COMMERCIAL BANK LOTTERY…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Wednesday. Prize Butter and Cheese

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1890 · page 5

A successful butter and cheese exhibition was opened to-day under the auspices of the Agricultural Department, Mrs. Blacksley, of Caboolture, for butter, and Miss Hunter…

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Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Wheat, per iron vessels, off coast cargoes is selling at 34s 10½d per quarter…

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Mutilation of Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 11

THE Cambridgeshire police have recently received information of the malicious mutilation of a flock of sheep in a field midway between Huntingdon and O[?]kington roads, a…

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Horses and Cattle Straying. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1890 · page 7

Sir,—I wish to draw the attention of the Wickham Council to the nuisances which exist at Islington. Of evenings, while walking through the Islington Reserve, I…

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Berlin Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Berlin wool sales opened yesterday. The market was very flat, and prices ruled 10 per cent. lower than at the closing rates of the last London sales…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool sales opened to day. There was a good attendance, and a fair demand. Merinos were 10 percent., and crossbreds 5 to 7½ per cent. lower than at…

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Best Sheep to Breed From

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1890 · page 6

WHAT is the most profitable style of sheep to breed from is a subject of perennial interest to Australian woolgrowers. The April number of the Chicago Sheepbreeder…

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Commercial. London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1890 · page 4

MESSRS. DALGETY AND Co., under date June 25th, report:—Our London office cable under date yesterday The wool sales opened today. There was a moderate selection of wools and a large…

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Legislative Council. Pasteur's Remedy for Anthrax. The Federation Proposals. Anthrax in Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1890 · page 5

In the Legislative Council to-night, in reply to a question, The Hen. W. H. SUTTOR said that the 80 sheep which were vaccinated in June,…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the colonial wool sales to-day, merino greasy is Id, scoured 2d, and crossbred greasy from Ad to Id lower than last year's June-July series…

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Latest Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Fire on a Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 June 1890 · page 5

LATE on Friday night two stacks, one of ensilage and one of hay, 40 tons in all, were destroyed by fire on Mr. Alfred Bennett's estate, Mayfield near Camden. Some out…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1890 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, yesterday received the following cable from their London house direct re London wool sales:—"Sales opened flat and are dull. Continental buyers are doing…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—At the wool sales 29,900 bales have been offered since the opening. There has been no material change in prices, but the market is, if anything,…

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Wool Ships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1890 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., in conjunction with Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., have chartered the Dundee clipper skip, Camperdown, 1486 tons register, to load cargo of wool here for the…

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Hunter River Model Farm. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1890 · page 5

MR. THOMPSON has given notice of intention to ask the secretary for Mines and Agriculture to-morrow whether he has sent any officer to inspect any lands in the Hunter…

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Tamworth News. Tamworth, Thursday. a Farmers' Paper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 5

THE prospectus has been issued of a new paper, to be run entirely in the farmers' interests. The capital is £2000 in 2000 shares, of which 600 shares have been applied for. It…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales the total offered since the opening series was 101,700 bales; market firm…

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The Coming Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 4

The export of wool from Newcastle during the coming season it is anticipated will by for exceed that of last season, owing chiefly to the dull prices at the Sydney markets. A representative from…

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Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 July 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The tone of the wheat market in England is steady. Rather a better feeling is prevailing in New York, and prices are rising owing to an…

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