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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1893

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Butter Exports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 7

The total import of butter into London from Australia and New Zealand for the season 1892-93 wore no less than 14,053,4801b, as compared with 8,218,616lb during the…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 7

The s.s. Sikh will sail for London via Sydney to-day with about 1500 bales of wool. This is only half the anticipated quantity for her, owing to the bad roads in the interior…

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American Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 7

A cable announces a slight increase in the visible supply of American wheat, which is now set down at 64,800,000 bushels. This is half a million bushels more than the supply…

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The Dairying Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Valentine, the dairy expert appointed by the Government of New South Wales to visit, Europe, has secured the latest…

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The Melbourne Baby Farming Case. Antecedents of the Woman Thwaites

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The police have made inquiries regarding the antecedents of the woman Thwaites, or Knorr, who has been arrested in…

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South Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 September 1893 · page 4

Resolutions were carried at a meeting of the different butter and cheese companies held at Adelaide on Friday, supporting the proposed butter bonus, and requesting other assistance from the Government…

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Land, Crops, and Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 4

A MATTER which seriously concerns the colony's present welfare, and will have a very material bearing on its future, is the fact that the pastoral…

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The Australasian for Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 4

The handsome steamship Australasian of the wellknown Aberdeen White Star line, reached the harbour yesterday from Sydney, and is in her usual man-of-wear order throughout. Captain Spalding, her…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 September 1893 · page 4

The following reports have been cabled to the firms named:—Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co.: "Wool sales opened with fair attendance of both home and foreign buyers. Competition is fairly…

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The London Wool Sales. Bidding Animated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 September 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The September-October series of colonial wool auctions opened yesterday. There was a good attendance of buyers,…

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For Wool Loading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 September 1893 · page 4

The steamship Port Chalmers is expected to arrive here on Sunday to load wool for London. Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co. are the local agents…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, September 21. (Before Messrs. W. E. Henry, P.M., and H. Rushton, J.p.) Stray Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 September 1893 · page 3

THE inspector of nuisances of the Borough of Wallsend sued A. W. Markham, charging him with allowing a horse to stray in Brooks-street,…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 6

The week's arrivals at Newcastle amount to 3499 bales, bringing the total arrivals to date to 9785 bales, being an increase on the correspondents period of last year of 2299…

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The Dairying Industry. Report of a Victorian Expert. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 September 1893 · page 5

THE report of Mr. David Wilson, the Government dairy expert, on the results of his visit to Europe in the dairying interest, was issued late on Saturday. It is a lengthy…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, are in receipt of the following wire, dated London, Friday: "Wool sales continue firm, excepting for Western Victoria extra super merinos in grease, American buyers being…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, September 27. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Cattle Straying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 2

WALTER R. CURRAN was charged with suffering a cow to stray in Turton-road on the 22nd inst. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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Commercial. Adelaide Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 4

ON Wednesday the wool sales were opened at Adelaide, when 8200 bales were sold. There was a good attendance, amongst them being a number of new buyers. Prices were equal to last year's. The…

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The London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—A spirited tone pervaded the wool auctions yesterday. Medium greasy wool realised 5 per cent. above the opening rates,…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 6

The arrivals of wool at the local sheds during the week aggregated 4011 bales, which brings the total arrivals of this season to date to 13,796 bales. The figures for the…

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London Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 6

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the wool sales to-day spirited prices ruled, and medium greasies showed an advance of 5 per cent. on the opening rates. Good Victorian was slow…

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