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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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

Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 3

Distributing houses report that a brisk week's business was done in all lines. Country orders for Christmas needs have been fairly large…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 3

There is a good demand for all lines, and prices have been well maintained. Lucern bay is offering at £6 per ton, and chaff at from £8 to £8 5s…

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American Cattle. Outbreak of Disease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 December 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. R. W. Hanbury, the president of the British Board of Agriculture, has prohibited the importation of cattle into Great…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1902 · page 5

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, offered at their wool sale to-day 5300 bales to the customary attendance of buyers. Competition was keen, but weakness was…

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Storm at Raymond Terrace. Crops and Buildings Damaged. Raymond Terrace

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

A very heavy storm, one of the most severe experienced locally for many years, passed over the town this after-noon. The storm, which was of a…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 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. 20,168 bales of…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The wool sales closed yesterday, when the competition was strong, the prices being the highest of the series…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1902 · page 3

Distributing houses report a satisfactory week's turnover, buyers continuing to operate for Christmas needs. Inquiry for butter continues good, and…

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Dogs That Make Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 December 1902 · page 3

In many parts of North Wales sheepdogs are employed, mostly by small farmers, in milk churning, and such work is carried out in a very novel way. The apparatus…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1902 · page 6

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., offered at their wool sales to-day 3700 bales for the bulk of merino wool, and average to good crossbreds and comebacks. The…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 7

So far this season there have been received at Newcastle by Messrs. Dalgety and Co. and Gibbs, Bright, and Co.'s agencies 21,325 bales, as against 38,404…

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A Californian Ostrich Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 12

The ostrich farm at South Pasadena is one of the popular sights of Southern California. It is not merely run as a show, but also as a profitable business…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 7

Particularly in regard to local orders a fairly brisk business has been transacted in dairy produce lines during the week. Butter is plentiful, but the outside…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1902 · page 5

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, offered at their sales to-day a good representative catalogue of 3500 bales. The customary competition prevailed, and the…

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Greta. Cattle Slaughtered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 6

The cattle slaughtered within this municipality for the present year up to September 30th, when the last of three butchers previously doing business here…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 7

Messrs Gibbs, Bright and Co's, and Dalgety and Co's agencies have received at Newcastle during the present season to date £2,172 bales, as against the 39,925…

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Motor Vehicle for Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 11

The on engine is already a favourite power-producing agent with farmers, but it has [?]herto been almost exclusively used [?] stationary and semi-stationary…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 7

Distributing houses report that business was fairly satisfactory during the week. There has been an absence of the usual Christmas rush…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 December 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. 22,347, bales, as…

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