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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

266 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 14

London Wool Sales. Spirited Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A the wool sales this evening, there was spirited competition. Prices for merinos are lending upwards, and medium and low…

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Northern Wool Rates. Deputation to the Minister for Railways. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1901 · page 5

A deputation, comprising Messrs. Dick, Gillies, Fegan, Edden, Gilbert, Dight, and Griffith, Ms.P., Mr. G. F. Earl, M.L.C., Mr. W. B. Sharp president, and Mr…

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Dutch Farmers Irritated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Dutch farmers in the district of Grant Reinet, Cape Colony, are irritated at the unfriendly reception given by Commandant…

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The State Parliament. Wednesday, September 25. Legislative Assembly. Women's Franchise. Wool Rates. Newcastle Graving Dock. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1901 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS. The MINISTER FOR LANDS, in reply…

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Bulk Shipment of Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The bulk shipment of wheat from Sydney by the steamer Persic carried excellently. There were no signs of it shifting…

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 6

The season's wool is coming freely to hand, but as yet the arrivals at Newcastle are 1176 bales-less than they were during the corresponding period of last…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales this evening there was keen competition. Prices were hardening. Australian Mortgage, Land, and…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 6

In all dairy produce lines business has during the week been brisk. At the reduced rates butter has been selling freely and notwithstanding the heavy supplies…

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Government Supply Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Government forms near all the principal Transvaal garrisons are directed by two managers, one an Australian, and…

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The Wool Freights Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 5

Since the Premier stated in the House that he did not see how he could interfere with the new freights on wool imposed by the Railway Commisioners, nothing…

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Maitland District High Prices for Fat Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 8

High prices continue to rule the market at Campbell's Hill saleyards, and in the opinion of the agents there, is little probability of a change in favour of the trade…

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

During the past season to date the arrivals of wool at Newcastle to the agencies of Messrs. Dalgety and Co. and Gibbs, Bright and Co, have reached the total of…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

Of the week's operations in the dairy produce market the principal feature has been a decline in the price of butter. Buyers are operating with more freedom,…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

Brisk business is being done in produce lines, and the market is still very firm. Maize is exceedingly firm at 3s per bushel. The barque Quathlamba, which…

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The New Wool Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 4

When the report of the deputation to the State Treasurer respecting the new wool rates came on for discussion at the City Council meeting last night, Alderman…

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Newcastle Wool Rates. Misrepresentation Exposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 7

The Sydney "Daily Telegraph" yesterday published an article in which it supported the new railway rates for the carriage of wool introduced by the Commissioners, in…

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The Railway Wool Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 6

No intimation of what action was being taken in regard to the new railway rates on wool having been given, Mr. W. B. Sharp, president of the Chamber of…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the wool sales to-day business was brisk. Merinos were firm; shabby, coarse crossbreds were weak…

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Vegetable Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 11

The British Consul-General at Marseilles hears that "a new fatty substance, for consumption in the United Kingdom, to take the place of butter, is being put on…

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Wool Sates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Compared with the prices realised at the July series fine merino wools are 10 per cent, higher in price at the present sales…

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