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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

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Queensland. Shipment of Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1892 · page 2

Arrangements are being made by B. D. Morehead and Co. to send two shipments of fat cattle from Brisbane to Melbourne. The first shipment of 480 head will be made by…

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Deputation to the Colonial Secretary. Export Duty on Wool and Sheepskins. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1892 · page 5

A DEPUTATION consisting of Messrs. Dowel, Hoyle, M'Gowen, and Sharp, Ms.P., J. H. Hughes and H. White (president and secretary of the Woolscourers' and Fellmongers'…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Wheat Crops. Heavily Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 September 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Times to-day publishes a special report regarding the English wheat crops, which shows that they have suffered greatly owing to the heavy rains…

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Canadian Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1892 · page 4

OTTAWA, Monday.—Reports from the wheat growing districts in Canada are most encouraging, the crop being described assplendid…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1892 · page 4

Messrs, Dalgety and Co. have received the following cable from their London correspondent:—"September sales opened; poor selection; large number of buyers; competition animated. The…

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CABLEGRAMS. London Wool Sales. Prices in Favour of Buyers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The September and October series of colonial wool auctions opened to-day. There was a large attendance of buyers. Prices compared with the closing…

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Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The cargo of wheatex British Army said at 33s per quarter…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1892 · page 4

MESSRS DALGETT AND COMPANY, LIMITED, have received the following cable from their London office:—"Sales continue arm, lately reported rates fully maintained."…

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Victoria. Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1892 · page 3

In view of the low price prevailing for butter in England, the Agricultural Department has decided to delay the first shipment from this colony…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1892 · page 2

At the local stores the arrivals of wool to date amount to 5227 bales, as against 3676 bales for the corresponding period of lost year. The increase thin season may be…

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Wool Auctions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The colonial wool auctions wore continued to-day, and 37,600 bales have been catalogued since the opening. There has been good competition, and…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 September 1892 · page 4

MESSRS. DALGETY & CO. have received the following cable from their London office :—" September sales continue firm and active, brisk competition."…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Hop Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—The hop crap acoounts are more favourable, as the re ant fine weather has effected a great improvement…

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Victoria. Small Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1892 · page 6

Messrs. Chirnside, of Werribee Park, are subdividing another 4000 acres of the richest agricultural land on their estate into small farms…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—At the colonial wool auctions there is a good demand for most descriptions…

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Victoria. Rust in Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1892 · page 6

The vegetable pathologist. Mr. D. M'Alpine, of the Department of Agriculture, has received a letter from Professor Blount, of New…

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Victoria. the Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1892 · page 6

Favourable reports on the condition of the growing crops continue to be received from the country. THE INCREASED POSTAGE…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—At the colonial wool auction to-day good quality realised rates equal to these ruling as the close of the July sales, whilst interior wools were 5 per cent…

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Queensland. the Carriage of Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1892 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners of Queensland and New South Wales have arranged for a reduction of the cost for trucking cattle from Brisbane…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1892 · page 2

Heavy consignments of wool have arrived during the past week. The total arrivals locally to date amount to 8293 bales, or an increase on the corresponding period of last…

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