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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

179 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 9

French Wheat Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The official estimate puts the French wheat crop at 124,000,000 hectolitres (about 341,000,000 bushels)…

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Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—There are fifty lots of New South Wales and Victoria butter at the Dairy Show which tins opened at the Agricultural…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 5

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company report, that the wool sales of the season, 1902-03 were inaugurated to-day under very satisfactory market…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 3

During the present season to date there have been received at Newcastle by the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., and Dalgety and Co., 4811 bales of wool, as…

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Milk-blended Butter. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 5

Sir John See, the Premier has received from Mr. C. C. Lance Commercial Agent in London, the following letter:—The position in regard to the milk-blended…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 3

Distributing houses report that the week's turnover was satisfactory. There has been a great increase in the supply of butter, and the market…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 7

The arrivals of wool at Newcastle during the present season to date are reported by the agencies of Messrs. Dalgety and Co., and Gibbs, Bright and Co., to…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 7

Wholesale houses report a satisfactory week's turnover. In several lines, particularly in butter, supplies have improved. Butter is coming on to the market very…

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Re-stocking Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Sir Arthur Lawley, Lieutenant-Governor of the Transvaal, announces that the Government is devoting £500,000 towards…

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Late Sporting. Warwick Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1902 · page 6

Following weights have been issued for next Saturday's Warwick Farm races:— Hurdle Race, about two miles.—Benedick, 10st 12lb; Zeno II., 10st 101b;…

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German Wheat Duty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the instance of the Agrarian party the German Reichstag yesterday, despite the appeal of Count Von Bulow, the…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 3

This season's wool is coming to hand at Newcastle much more slowly than did that of the season of 1901, being to date 11,664 bales short. By the local agencies…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, Oct. 18. the Dairying Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 7

The manufacture of butter is now one of the principal industries in the colony, and the export to London, especially from the North Island, is very large. The…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Advance in Price. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 5

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, offered at their wool sale to-day 1300 bales, the selection comprising no superior wools. The attendance of buyers was…

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How Sheep Gained Their Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1902 · page 5

Our domestic animals were not always domestic. Practically all of them exhibit abundant traces of the life of independance they lived before man enslaved them…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 3

So far this season there have, been received at Newcastle by the ageneies of Messrs. Dalgety and Co, and Gibbs, Bright, and Co 10,829 bales, as against…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 3

Distributing houses report that business was satisfactory during the week, November orders were booked for fairly large parcels…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The following dates have been fixed for the wool sales in 1903:—The first series will commence on the 20th January, the…

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The Wool Rates. Effect on Newcastle Traffic Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1902 · page 5

When the Estimates were under discussion in the State Legislative Assembly last week. Mr. W. T. Dick. M.P., again brought under the notice of the…

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India's Crop Prospects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, states that the crop prospects generally are excellent. The reciplents of famine relief now…

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