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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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

Wheat Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,055,000 quarters, or 30,000 less than last…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 2

The wool season is now well advanced and bids fair to be an exceptionally busy one, so far as Newcastle is concerned. Already the total wool arrivals at the two…

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Butter Export and Government Inspection. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 4

Mr. Fegan, Minister for Agriculture, is in receipt of information as to the quality of certain consignments of butter intended for export and submitted for the inspection of…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. offered at their wool sales to-day 3200 bales. The competition shows a marked extension. Continental buyers are now operating with more freedom, while…

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Victorian Butter-fat Tests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 5

Milk is paid for by the butter factories and creameries according to the percentage of butter-fat which it contains, says the Melbourne "Argus."…

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War in South Africa. Boer Guerilla Work. Britishers' Farms Burnt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The farms of several Britishers in Natal and Orange River Colony have been burnt and looted by Boer raiders,…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

The total arrivals at the two local sheds to date amount to 43,134 bales, as compared with 31,060 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The transhipments to…

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The Newcastle and Morpeth Wool Traffic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

Traffic is increasing in every direction on the railways, and as a consequence the local staff, under Mr. W. G. Kitching, is being worked at a high pressure. The Newcastle…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

Business in connection with dairy produce has been excellent during the week. The demand for bacon has been in excess of supplies, and seasonable lines, such as hams,…

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Horse-breeding Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Sir A. Bonythorn, of Adelaide, in a letter to the "Times," advocates that tablelands in the Northern Territory should be…

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To Load Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1900 · page 4

The steamer Jeanara arrived here on Saturday night from Tchio (New Caledonia) to load wool through Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co.'s agency. The Jeanara will complete her loadingin southern…

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Cattle for the Boers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 6

London, October 23.—The "Daily Mail" Amsterdam correspondent states that Messrs. Wessels and Wolmarans, Boer delegates, are largely…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. offered at their sale to-day 2750 bales of wool. The market showed more steadiness than during the latter half of last week and competition was keener,…

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Farmers' Produce Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 8

Messrs. J. N. Brunker and Son report:—Large supply forward to a representative attendance of the trade, competition brisk, and satisfactory…

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Dairying in Sweden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 7

According to a statement made by Professor Li[?]hagen, at a meeting of the Swedish Agricultural Academy, there are now 1550 dairies "established…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

The total wool arrivals at the two sheds to date amount to 45,319 bales, as compared with 32,457 bales for the corresponding period of last season…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

In this department am excellent turnover has transpired, hams, bacon, and butter being particularly in request. Butter remained unaltered,…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1900 · page 5

Dalgety and Company offered at sale to-day 2600 bales. The competition was good, and fairly distributed, values remaining steady at current rates. Some irregularity still…

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Maitland District Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 7

At tale Gresford Police Court on Monday, before Messrs. J. W. Boydell and A. Lindeman, Js.P., two drovers, Daniel Lynch and Michael Hawthorne,…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1900 · page 2

The wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amount to 46,578 bales, as compared with 33,844 bales for the corresponding period of last season…

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