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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1894

434 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 22

Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 6

During the week the steamers Aberdeen and Port Victor left the harbour for London via ports. The, former received 2499 bales, and the latter 1446 bales both for the January…

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Export of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 6

For Capetown, 3 tons of local butter were shipped by the steamer Aberdeen this week. The steamer Port Victor took away 2 tons of butter for Mauritius. For the English…

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Poseidon, for Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 4

The ship Poseidon, which arrived here yesterday with general cargo from Liverpool via Sydney, has been taken up to lead wool for the March sales at London. She will be loaded majority by Messrs…

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The Wool Market. Bradford Tops Weaker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The market in Bradford tops is weaker in sympathy with the decline which has taken place on the Continent, and there is…

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London Butter Market Low Prices for the Irish Article

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The market for Irish butter is very weak, and prices have not been so low for a quarter of a century as they are at the…

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Diseased Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 October 1894 · page 8

Mr. Sealey, the Stock Inspector, has secured specimens from the carcases of the beasts condemned at the Campbell's Hill Saleyards an Monday last, and is forwarding them to…

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Diseased Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1894 · page 8

The old maxim, "It never rains but it pours," would be very applicable with regard to the number of cattle which have been condemned as unfit for human consumption…

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Commercial. Melbourne Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1894 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Messrs, Dalgety and Co. report as follows of their wool sale to-day:—"An excellent selection was submitted, comprising 3700 bales, chiefly well-known Riverina clips, with some…

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Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 7

The steamer Craiglee, which sailed this week, took away 20 boxes of butter for South Australia. The following are the local shipments per R.M.S. Austral:—Three…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 7

To data of the present season 29,317 bales of wool have arrived at the local sheds for shipment. The figures for the corresponding period of last season were 35,247 bales. The…

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Commercial. Butter Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 November 1894 · page 4

The New South Wales Dairy Farmers Export Association report, Sydney, October 30:—During the week ending October 27 very large quantities of butter came to hand, and packing for export was…

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For Meat and Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 November 1894 · page 4

The steamer Gulf of Slam will probably arrive here to-morrow to lead about 15,000 carcases of frozen mutton and a consignment of wool for London…

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Correspondence. Horses and Cattle Straying. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 November 1894 · page 7

SIR,—Will you grant space for this article to appear in your columns to ventilate a grievance now put into force by our borough councillors. A…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1894 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report: At our wool sales to-day 3300 bales, mostly large Riverina merino clips, were offered, there being a full attendance of buyers. Practically the whole catalogue was sold…

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Butter Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1894 · page 4

The New South Wales Dairy Farmers' Export Association reports:—"For the week ended Saturday, 3rd instant, very large consignments of butter came forward, and packing for export was very active…

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Our Wool Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1894 · page 5

THE shipment of wood form the port of Newcastle during the current season shows a considerable falling off as compared with previous years, and the fact doon not augur well…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 7

The arrivals of wool to date of this season at the two local sheds amount to 33,435 bales, against 39,571 bales for the corresponding period of last year. The ship Poseidon has…

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Export of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 7

During the week heavy consignments of butter have been sent forward for transhipment at Sydney. Something like eight tons has been packed for export locally, most of…

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The Cattle-Straying Nuisance. Public Meeting at New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 6

A PUBLIC meeting of the ratepayers of New Lambton was held on Thursday evening, in response to a petition, the petitioners stating that they desired the meeting to take into…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Butter Market in London. Glut and Fall in Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A meeting of the butter committee was held yesterday. Messrs. Bartram, Gray, and Paterson, of Victoria, were present. The…

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