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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

224 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 12

A Loyal Farmers' League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The cape Government is organising the loyal farmers of the colony for their own protection…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool sales today were opened with a brisk demand, at an advance of 10 to 15 Per cent. The New Zealand Loan and ?Mercantile…

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The London Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 8

Mr. A. Clare, manager of the Northern Wool-scouring Company, West Maitland, received the following cable from London yesterday afternoon :—"London sales…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the sixth series of colonial wool sales which opened yesterday catalogues were offered aggregating 10,270 bales. There was a large…

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Australian Sheep Vocabulary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 9

Here is an Australian sheep vocabulary as given to a "new cham" lady questoner by the "Pastoralists' Review." It is explained that the list is by no means…

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Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 2

The arrivals at Newcastle for the season up to date are 31,299 bales, against 44,385 bales during the corresponding period of the 1898 season. The Sydney 1552 bales have been…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 2

Excellent business has marked the operations in dairy produce lines during the week just closing, and distributing houses forecast equally cheering prospects for the ensuing…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 2

There is nothing sensational happening in the farm produce markets; in fact, matters are faltering between fairly satisfactory and slow…

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A Donkey Dairy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 10

There is only one donkey dairy in London, says the "Illustrated Mail." It belongs to a well-known milk-purveying firm, and is situated in the Edgeware-road,…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1899 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. received the following cable from London regarding the November wool sales:—"Sales continue with increasing spirit, and prices have gained further ground. Since last…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1899 · page 5

Dalgety and Co. offered to-day 4100 bales of wool, comprising a good and varied selection. The demand was, however, hardly so animated as usual, and the market showed…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 6

As was generally foreseen the terrible drought of last year seriously decreased the output of wool. Returns for the five months ending November 30 show a…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1899 · page 8

Ambrose Isaac Caban was charged that he did, on the 13th November, at Congewai Creek, in the Ellalong district, steal two cows and four heifers, the property of David…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1899 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, offered to-day 3450 bales of wool, and had a very good sale, competition being brisk and prices firm, without the irregularity that…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool sales closed this evening, prices being filly 5 per cent. above those of the opening day…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 6

The total arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounts to 33,996, as compared with 47,945 bales for the corresponding period of last season. Durling the week 3095 bales…

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Late Sporting. Warwick Farm Races. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 5

For the principal event to be run at Warwick Farm to-morrow, Guardsman is favourite at 4 to 1, while a point longer is obtainable about Spiteful and Waiter…

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Warwick-farm Races. Blue Metal Has a Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 December 1899 · page 6

There was a large attendance to witness the racing at Warwick Farm on Saturday, and betting on the different events was unusually brisk. Results:—…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

The wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amount to 34,607, as compared with 50,103 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The transhipments to…

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Disloyal Farmers Raided

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Colonial scouts have seized £15,000 worth of stock from the disloyal Natal farmers…

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