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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

308 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 16

London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the colonial wool sales this evening there was good competition, and prices were firm…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 7

The following cable has been received:—"The fourth series of wool sales opened on 6th inst, with an indifferent selection wool, but large attendance of buyers, and very…

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Argentina As Wheat Producer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 8

IN the report on the foreign trade of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil, issued as the results of investigations conducted by a commission organised by the National…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1897 · page 4

LONDON Tuesday,—At the colonial wool sales this evening there was strong competition among buyers from all quarters. Good merino…

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Dairy Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1897 · page 8

Mr. Melhuish, Veterinary Inspector to the Board of Health, has reached West Maitland again with the object of making his annual inspection of the dairies and…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1897 · page 7

The week just closing has been an exceptionally good one for distributing houses, country and district orders being on a liberal scale…

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Sheep From Germany

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1897 · page 4

The German-Australian Co.'s steamship Solingen, expected in Sydney to-day is bringing a valuable selection of stud merinoes from the widely-known studs of Steiger and Gadegast, Germany. The sheep…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 7

From most centres a fair volume of business is reported for week just closing. The continued mild weather has caused a postponement in the anticipated advance in…

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Warwick Farm Races Semiramis Again

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 July 1897 · page 3

There was only a moderate attendance to witness the racing at Warwick Farm on Saturday owing to the wet weather. The racing, considering the wet going, was very…

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The Carriage of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 4

The North Island (N.Z.) Woolgrowers' Association has arranged with a company outside the present shipping companies trading between New Zealand and London to carry wool at substantial reductions…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 6

The current week has proved rather quiet, buyers holding off until the opening of August, when the usual rush of orders will have to be dealt with. The advent of rains…

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Cattle Straying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1897 · page 6

"Permanent Resident" writes :—In your issue of the 27th inst. I was pleased to read that someone else beside myself notices the annoyance…

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Imported Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1897 · page 4

The steamer Port Chalmers, which has arrived at Melbourne from London, brought a valuable shipment of Vermont sheep consigned to Sydney. The steamer had exceedingly rough weather, but the…

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The Butter Trade. a Large Importation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1897 · page 5

From the steamer Warrimoo a very large consignment of butter was landed to the order of Messrs. Denham Bros., Sydney, this forenoon. The knowledge that the people…

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A New Cattle Transport

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

During the past three weeks the Adelaide Steam-ship Company have been fitting out their steamer Kirklands at Port Adelaide to succeed the steamer Colac as a cattle transport. Although a number of…

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The English Co-operative Company. Buying Up All Our Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1897 · page 5

MR. R. J. FAIRBAIRN, the representative of the English Co-operative Wholesale Company in Australia, arrived at Adelaide from London by the R M.S. Orotava on Monday…

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Alleged False Pretence. "The Farmers' Sydney Agency." Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 5

GEORGE STEWART PRENTICE was charged at the Watr Police Court to-day with having received the sum of £12 10s from William W. Ogden by false representation. From…

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The Contract for the Carriage of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 4

A portion of the New Zealand press condemn the dissatisfied flock-owners' arrangements with Messrs. Stanley and Co for carriage of Wool to London. The ships are mostly sailing vessels, and the signatories cannot…

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Dairy Produce

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

The month has opened well, the trade reporting that excellent business has passed to date. Buyers both in district and country have ordered freely in all lines, and there is…

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Disastrous Floods. Crops Ruined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—Most destructive floods have occurred in Austria, causing great injury to the crops. It is expected that little wheat will…

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