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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

372 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 19

Waratah. Cattle Straying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1891 · page 2

The following were fined in the Police Court yesterday, for allowing boattle to stray in the municipality:—Thomas Holland, Is and costs; John Meefle, 2s 6d and costs; and…

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The American Farmers Protected and Depressed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 12

J.R. WRITES:—Allow me a small space in the Herald for the insertion of an article taken from an English paper, for the good of your many readers…

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Deficiency in the Wheat Harvest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Daily News expects that the shortage of wheat in the coming harvest will be six million quarters, owing to the failure of the Russian crop…

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Commercial. Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1891 · page 4

MESSRS. DALGETY & Co. Report under date 1st instant:—"We shall shortly be entering upon another season's shipments, and, judging from the very favourable winter weather, the abundance of…

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Correspondence "The American Farmer Under Protection." to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1891 · page 8

SIR,—You were good enough in your issue of the 1st instant to insert a cutting relating to the above from an English newspaper (presumably a foreign-trade Conservative…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 7

The reports to hand concerning the prospects of the new season's wool are of a most encouraging nature, and so far everything augurs well towards a large increase of the local export during the…

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Wheat Trophy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Farmers and other experts of Stirling are much struck with the Victorian trophy, and the excellence of the cereals. The exhibit goes next to Dublin…

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First Wool of the Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1891 · page 5

MESSRS. DALGETY AND Co. received on Saturday the first consignment of this season's wool. It consists of thirty-six bales from Rothbury, the holding of Mr. E. V. C…

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Warwick Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1891 · page 3

The above races wen held on Saturday, when the results were a follow:— HURDLE RACE Two miles. Rushlight, 9st 5lb (Fielder)... ... 1…

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Commercial. Wool.—the New Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1891 · page 4

Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. report, in their monthly circular:—"All arrangements ore now completed for the export of wool for the ensuing season; our steam and sail engagements have been…

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First of the Season's Wool Fleet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1891 · page 4

The steamship Port Jackson, of the Anglo-Australasian line, arrived at Adelaide on Saturday, from London. She has on board part of original cargo for Newcastle. This fine vessel, now so…

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Russia and Wheat. Charity Begins at Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1891 · page 5

LONDON Monday.—The Russian Government has announced that the total prohibition of export of wheat is not intended, but home distress must be fully supplied before…

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Parliament. Tuesday, August 11. Legislative Assembly. Judge Docker's Eccentricities. Baby-farming Bill. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1891 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Mr. CRICK, for Mr. SCHEY, asked the Colonial Treasurer, referring to the question answered on 4th August in reference to leave…

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Victoria. Farmers and Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1891 · page 7

At the Royal Agricultural Society's meeting a circular was read from the Maffra Agricultural Society, containing the following resolution passed by…

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CABLEGRAMS. Russia's Wheat Ukase. How It Affects Germany

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The prohibition of exports of cereals from Russia increases the existing distress in Germany which depends on Russia for rye…

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Wool Prospects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 7

The prospects for the local export of wool during the season just opened are most encouraging, and the reports to hand of the season's clip so far are very satisfactory…

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Portugal and Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 August 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Portugal has forbidden the importation of foreign wheat until her home crop is consumed…

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Cattle Train Telescoped. Slaughter of the Kine. ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 August 1891 · page 5

A CATTLE train from the north ran off the line at Blackfellow's Creek some time during Friday night, through the axle of one of the trucks breaking. The train consisted of two…

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Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The wheat market is excited owing to the Continental and American demand…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Tuesday. Claim for Cattle Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1891 · page 5

Elder Smith and Co. claim £1300 from the Government, for the cattle destroyed in the recent railway accident at Blackfellows' Creek. The Railway Commissioners do not…

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