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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

308 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 16

To Load Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1897 · page 4

The steamer Afridi left Port Pirie yesterday for Sydney, and extends to Newcastle to load wool for London…

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Wool and Frozen Meat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales on Thursday 6404 bales were offered, and the amount of business reported is 5489 bales. The market was barely so active as on the previous day…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 2

A continuance of the activity reported last week has characterised the closing week's operations, though buyers in face of increasing temperatures have been ordering smaller…

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To Load Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 4

The Mogul steamer Afridi is due here from Sydney to-day to load about 6000 bales of wool for London. The consignment will be conjointly loaded by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. and Dalgety, and Co…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 5

THE Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association report that Dalgety and Co., at the wool sales to-day, offered a good representative catelogue of 3700 bales, and experienced a…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 2

Wool is coming to hand freely, the week's arrival totalling 3612 bales, of which 166 bales arrived by team during the week. The total arrivals at the two local sheds to date…

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Colonial Butter Exports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 4

For the past-two years South Australia's exports of butter to London have been on the down grade. During the last 12 months. Victoria sent forward 151,038cwt, New…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 2

A continuance of the good business reported for last week is again in evidence, distributing houses having executed fairly heavy orders, country clients especially…

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Wool for London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1897 · page 4

Among the departure from Sydney on Saturday were the steamers Kafll[?] and Yarrawongo. The former vessel goes to London and Hall and the latter to London. The Kafflr's cargo from Sydney…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. the Wheat Harvest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1897 · page 5

A large parliamentary party visited Darling Downs yesterday and witnessed the wheat harvesting. The wheat is looking splendid…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 5

[?] AND Co's wool sale to-day [?] 4500 bales, mostly medium qualities, no very [?]uperi[?] clips being offered The market was more active, and competition all…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Farmers' Arrears

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 5

In view of the great damage done by the storms in the interior, and notably at Nhill, the Government have notified that the sittings of the land boards, calling upon the…

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Co-operation in France. Insurance Offices for Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—M. Meline, the French Minister for Agriculture, states that the increase of co-operation in France will remedy the agricultural…

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Wool for London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1897 · page 4

The ship Thessalus left Sydney yesterday for London. Her cargo comprises: 7189 bales wool, 816 casks tallow, 8 bales F skins, 1 bale skin pieces, 500 cases meats, 124 tons 17 cwt boghead mineral and…

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The Wool Traffic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1897 · page 8

During the past few months circumstances have frequently arisen to refute the oft repeated tale that the railway system is absolutely an essential to the well-being of…

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The Butter Industry in the North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1897 · page 4

From all accounts the butter industry on the northern rivers is in a very active condition. It is well that it is so, otherwise the lookout for the farmers in that locality…

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Rough on Danish Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 12

ALL the butter experts, and other people who are supposed to be authorities upon every thing pertaining to the butter industry, have delighted to point to Denmark as the home…

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Wool and Frozen Meat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 2

Wool continues to come to hand freely, the total arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounting to 37,209 bales, as compared with 41,083 bales for the corresponding…

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London Wool Sales. Fall in Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The last series of London-Colonial wool sales for 1897 opened to-day. There was a fair amount of competition. The…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 2

Another busy week is recorded by distributing houses, the inquiry for all lines being good, while prices remain firm. Butter is in demand, and though supplies have been…

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