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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1893

377 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 19

The Antwerp Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1893 · page 4

The Continental wool sales opened on the 5th inst at Antwerp. There was a small attendance, and poor competition ensued. The catalogue comprised about 2300 bales, of which about one-sixth only were sold…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 7

In their monthly circular of to-day's date Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. report:—"Consignments of wool received have brought the total receipts at Newcastle to…

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The Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 7

LONDON, June 7.—The consignment of Australian wheat received in the ship Ariadne, which loft Port Pirie, S.A., on 6th March, has been sold at 29s per quarter…

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The Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.—Business in the wheat market is slow, with a downward tendency in prices…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—The Antwerp wool sales have closed with a slightly better feeling. Ten thousand bales of River Plate wools were offered, of which 3600 bales were sold. Prices show a decline of from…

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Rooty Hill Labour Farm. The Premier Interviewed. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 5

A DEPUTATION from the Labour Home and Farm, headed by the Rev. J. D. Langley, waited upon the Premier to-day, and asked for pecuniary assistance for the labour farm…

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The Victorian Butter Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Mr. B Wilson, the Victorian dairy expert, has returned to London from his tour through the dairying districts of…

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British Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 4

THE cry of the British farmer has for a long time past been a very bitter one, as the strength of the competition he has to face becomes more…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 4

LONDON, June 20.—Messrs. Charles Balme and Co. and Jacomb, Sons, and Co., wool salesmen, opened the June series of wool auctions to-day with catalogues embracing about 13,100 bales. The attendance…

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The Pastoral Industry of South Australia. a Difficulty with the Labourers' Union. ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 5

A difficulty has arisen between the General Labourers' Union and the Pastoralists' Union re the hours and wages of woolshed hands. The pastoralists want the first…

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Export of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1893 · page 7

By the steamer Now Guinea, which leaves for Java, via ports, to-day, a consignment of 40 cases of butter has been shipped. During the past few months but little butter has been…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1893 · page 7

The Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company, Limited, has received the following cable from London:—"Sales continue animated; opening rates are fully…

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The Importation of Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1893 · page 12

THE Lever Wholesale Grocery Company, Limited, have (says the Bolton News, Lancashire, England) taken a step which is likely to greatly develop…

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Farmers' Conference at Cootamundra. An Influential Gathering. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1893 · page 5

THE delegates from the various farmers' unions of the country mot in conference at Cootamundra this morning. Mr. J. J. Miller, of Cootamundra, was elected…

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The Farmers' Conference at Cootamundra. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1893 · page 5

THE Farmers' Conference at Cootamundra assembled this morning. Considerable business of a preliminary character having been disposed of, the conference proceeded to…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1893 · page 2

The steamship Nairnshire, now in port, is loading a consignment of wool from the shed of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company. This shipment consists of small consignments…

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Farm and Garden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1893 · page 12

JULY corresponds to January in Great Britain; it is usually a very wet month. Kitchen Garden.—Keep the hoe at…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, July 5. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Cattle and Horse Straying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1893 · page 3

AT the instigation of the inspector of nuisances (Mr. S. Macdonald) the following persons were fined for allowing, cattle and horses to stray in the public…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 7

The steamer Nairnshire, which sailed this week, took away amongst other cargo 485 bales of wool. The arrivals for the past month have increased the receipts at…

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Australian Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 7

LONDON, July 5.—The consignment of South Australian wheat brought in the ship Helois, from Adelaide 13th March, has been sold at 28s 9d per quarter…

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