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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

414 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 21

The Butter Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 4

THE creation of a local interest in the development of the dairying industry is one of the most cheering signs of the times in this part of New South…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. a Drop of Five Per Cent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday. Prices generally are five per cent. lower than those ruling at the close of…

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The Potato Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 5

MR. J. STEPHESON, of the Department of Agriculture, paid a visit to Newcastle yesterday while on route to headquarters for the purpose of reporting the results of his…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1892 · page 2

Up to date of this season the arrivals of wool at the local sheds for shipment amount to 30,290 bales, while that for the corresponding period of last season was 24,841 bales,…

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Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A portion of the Australian butter to arrive to the Orient line steamer. Austral, has been sold at 120s to 122s per cwt, subject to being of cqual quality…

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Disastrous Floods at Tamworth. Destruction of Wheat Crop Feared. TAMWORTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1892 · page 5

Light rain set in here on Thursday night. On Friday morning the wind changed to the south-east, and a steady downpour continued all Friday, lasting the night through. At 9…

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The Wool Market. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 5

MESSRS. DALGETY AND Co. report:—"We offered to-day a representative catalogue of 4600 bales of wool, which attracted a full muster of buyers. Competition was animated,…

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The Baby Farming Case More Discoveries. Fifteen Bodies Now Unearthed. Continuation of the Inquest. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 5

THE Macdonaldtown baby-farming ease is exciting intense interest throughout the metropolis, and each day the fresh discoveries tend to greatly intensify that feeling. On…

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The London Wool Sales. Quantity for Next Series

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 November 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The total quantity of wool received to date for the next series amounts to 130,000 bales…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1892 · page 3

The arrivals locally for the past week amounted to 3327 bales, bringing the total arrivals to date to 33,617 bales, an increase on the corresponding period of last year of…

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Export of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1892 · page 3

On Monday the steamer Rangatira took away, besides other cargo, 42 cases of butter from the local creamery. Besides this a large quantity of butter from Ireland's creamery…

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Farm and Garden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1892 · page 12

THE latest agricultural returns of Great Britain give the number of cattle at 6,944,783 and sheep 28,734,704. Of the cattle 2,658,811…

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Salvationist Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 November 1892 · page 4

IT is evident that "General" BOOTH'S visit to Australia, while it has upset many fond hopes cherished by him regarding this country as a present…

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The Wool Market. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1892 · page 5

MESSRS. DALGETY AND COMPANY report:—"Our wool sales to-day comprised 3400 bales of a varied assortment of qualities, including some good, but no very choice chips…

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Arrival of Wool Steamers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1892 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, Newcastle, have received a cable from their London office stating that the s.s. Australasian arrived at London yesterday, in time for the November sales. She took 1736 bales of…

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The quantity of wool available for the next colonial auctions amounts to 210,000 bales…

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Lord Jersey and the Butter Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1892 · page 5

ON Tuesday last Mr. D. J. M'Lean, manager for J. Ireland, received a letter from Lord Jersey in which His Excellency asked for an interview so that he could arrange about…

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Parliament. Wednesday, November 23. Legislative Assembly. Mr. Whittingdale Johnson's Expenses. Cost of Seed Wheat. The Railway Service. The Straightening of the Hunter. Coal Mines Bill. Medical Bill. Federation. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1892 · page 5

Mr. SLATTERY, in reply to Mr. HOUGHTON, said that Mr. Whittingdale Johnson had been paid £2 a day and hotel expenses, while on duty at Broken Hill. Mr…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 3

To date of this season 37, 198 bales of wool have arrived locally, while that for the corresponding period of last season was 32,400 bales, which shows an increase in…

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CABLEGRAMS. Potency of a London Fog. Wool Sales Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The wool sales have been postponed until to-morrow, owing to the prevalence of a dense fog…

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