Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

217 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 11

Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 5

Dalgety and Company offered at their wool sales to-day 3800 bales, including clips from all the colonies, and lied a most animated sale, prices showing an advance of about 5…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 2

The total wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amount to 36,161 bales, as against 29,473 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The Sydney and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 2

Buyers continue to operate freely in most lines, though the natural increase in some lines has caused a slight reduction in prices. Butter is in demand for export, many…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 5

Dalgety and Co. sold at their wool sales to-day 3600 bales, comprising a fair average selection of greasies, with some good scoured clips. The sale was very animated, and the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

A Large Wool Shipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 4

The steamer Glenshiel, which sailed hence late on Monday night for Sydney, carried 6003 bales of wool, shipped at this port by Dalgety and Co. This is the largest…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Cattle Shippers' Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1898 · page 5

Shipping agents who have to load cattle are complaining of the methods adopted for working the cattle berth. The trouble comes about in this way:—When the Sulphide…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

The wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounted to 39,502 bales, as compared with 33,936 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The arrivals for the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

A large turnover in all lines has marked the operation in the dairy produce market. Butter since last report has receded 1d per lb all round. The reduction in price has been…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Warwick Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 November 1898 · page 6

There was a large attendance to witness the racing at Warwick Farm on Saturday, the results being as follow:— Hurdle Race, 50 sovs. Two miles…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 5

Dalgety and Co., Limited, sold to-day about 2300 bales of wool, and report a further improvement for all merinos up to good average quality, which were ¼d to ½d better than…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1898 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon at the West Maitland Police Court, before Mr. R. F. Graham, J.P., Michael Lewis Tiernay, butcher, of High-street. West Maitland was…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The sixth series of London wool sales for the present year opens on Tuesday next…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 2

The wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounted to 42,037 bales as compared with 36,539 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The Sydney and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 8

At the East Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. J. Cunningham and J. Ewing, Js.P., Michael Lewis Tieruay, on ball, was charged with having stolen one…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Sheep As Beasts of Burden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 9

In the northern part of India sheep are put to a use unthought of in European countries. They are made to serve as beasts of burden. The…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Does Wool Increase in Weight?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 11

This question was recently asked of a well-known shipping city man by an inquirer, who had been informed that quite a respectable profit, was…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 2

All wholesale firms report a heavy turnover in dairy produce lines, country buyers operating on a very liberal scale in view of the rapidly approaching Christmas season…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1898 · page 5

Dalgety and Co., Limited, sold today 2200 bales of wool, mostly small clips, but comprising many of good average character, both in merino and…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wool for London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1898 · page 4

The barque Earl Dunraven will probably sail hence to-day for London, with a full cargo of wool. The vessel is in splendid trim for sailing, and as…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 2

Wool continues to come to hand freely, the arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounting to 44,805 bales, as against 38,845 bales for the corresponding period of last…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →