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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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

Wool and Frozen Meat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 2

The wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounted to 43,013 bales, as compared with 48,255 bales for the corresponding period of last year. The arrivals for the…

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The Fruit Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 11

GATHERING the crops is the most attractive part of orchard work this month, and as it appeals directly to the pocket is likely to receive attention to the exclusion of other…

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Argentine Wheat Harvest. a Short Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Heavy rains have injured the Argentine wheat export, and the yield is not likely to exceed seven hundred thousand tons…

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The Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1897 · page 8

Before opening the sales at the Union yesterday, Mr. J. H. Brunker complimented the buyers present upon the successful and satisfactory manner in which the business, so…

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A Wheat "Corner." Speculation in Chicago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A large speculator in Chicago is trying to establish a "corner" in wheat, and has bought from 8,000,000 to…

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Wool and Frozen Meat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 7

Wool continues to come to hand freely. The total arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounted to 44,691 bales, as against 48,800 bales for the corresponding period of…

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The Wheat Stocks. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 5

THE stimulation in wheat growing operations throughout New South Wales gives a bright prospect to a large section of the farming community, and is an important factor in the…

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The Butter Trade. a Prosperous Season. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 5

A VERY pleasing factor in connection with the close of the present year is the knowledge that the butter export trade of the colony is remarkably active. From the beginning of…

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The Cattle Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 December 1897 · page 4

An important movement in the live cattle trade between the United States and Great Britain is reported from Now York. "Nearly all the cattle space in transtlantio steamship lines has been taken up…

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Cattle for the West

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1897 · page 4

The steamers Tangier and La Serena, due to-day, will load cattle for West Australia, the former through Mr. R. R. Wallace, and the latter through the Adelaide S.S. Co…

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