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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

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Queensland. Brisbane, Friday. Cattle Slaughtered for Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 5

Last year the total number of cattle and sheep slaughtered at the various meat works for export was 1,173,117 sheep and 335,659 cattle…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 7

Operations in dairy produce during the past week have been on a most liberal scale, buyers ordering with confidence in quantities larger than has been the rule for many…

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The Wheat Crops. Market Hardening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The adverse reports as to the crops in the United States and Russia are hardening the wheat market…

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Diseased Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 4

The subject of diseased meat and cattle is not a pleasant one to discuss, nevertheless it is one of great importance to the community. The fact is worthy of attention…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 7

The wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amount to 2974 bales, as against 5912 bales for the corresponding period of last season. During the past week the wool came…

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The Wool Berth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 4

The P. and O. Company have decided to place their steamer Malacca, 4050 tons, on the berth at Sydney to load wool, &c, for London. She will be dispatched about the middle of November to enable her to reach…

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Bradford Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 September 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Business in the Bradford "top" market is improving, though prices are not higher. Common 60's at 18d, super 60's 19d per lb…

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Wheat-growing in the Colony

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 September 1896 · page 4

The Pall Mall Gazette, which has always taken an intelligent interest in our affairs, thus notes the new system of wheat cultivation in extending value in the south-west of…

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The Wool Berth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1896 · page 4

The fine steel barque Miefield, now in Sydney, has been chartered to load wool, £c., at Sydney and Newcastle for London. At this port she will be loaded conjointly by Dalgety and Co., Limited, and Gibbs,…

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Wool Transport by Team

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1896 · page 4

It is stated that wool from up-country stations is now being forwarded by team to Morpeth; This competition is a serious matter for the State, which certainly did not…

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The Wool Fleet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 4

The Glenlochy, a new steamer, has been chartered to load wool and general cargo at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, for London. She is a steel single screw vessel, of 4651 tons owned by Messrs…

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The American Wheat Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to Bradstreet's, is 58,700,000 bushels, against 57,600,000 bushels last week…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 7

Freedom in buying has been the characteristic of last week's operations in dairy produce lines. The feeling of uneasiness and doubt that so lately surrounded every…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1896 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon four large horse teams laden with wool passed through West Maitland for the shipment of the product at Morpeth. Two of the teams came from…

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The Wool Berth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1896 · page 4

The s s. Maori, of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion line of steamers will arrive this morning at daylight, and will berth at the eastern whorl for about 3000 bales wool. The Maori goes via Capetown, and…

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Sale of New Season's Wool. Bidding Languid. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1896 · page 5

As the first official sale of the new season's wool there was a very largo attendance, including many English and Continental buyers. The bidding was languid. Not…

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Maitland District. the Butter Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 6

ALTHOUGH the farmers and graziers of the Maitland district are turning their attention to the dairying industry, and becoming to the dairying industry, and…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 7

The wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amount to 9080 hales, as against 14,481 bales for the corresponding period during last season. The Port Chalmers, now loading,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 7

The dairy produce market has retained its buoyancy of last week, all lines receiving marked attention, buyers operating freely and in heavy quantities. Butter and all…

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Wheat Markets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 September 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The English wheat markets show a general advance of 6d per quarter. The Continental markets are firm. The American…

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