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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

276 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 14

The Dairying Industry. Raymond Terrace Factory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1903 · page 5

A large butter factory just outside the municipal boundary of Raymond Terrace, which has been established by the co-operation of the dairymen in the Lower…

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The Coulston Dairy Herd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1903 · page 6

Mr. O. K. Young completed the sale of Mr. H. H. Brown's dairy cattle at Gresford on Friday, when 550 head of milking cows and heifers and springing heifers…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1903 · page 5

Dalgety and Co., Limited, offered to-day about 2000 bales, comprising a fair selection of wools of all qualities. Competition was keen, but somewhat less…

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Cattle Maiming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 November 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A letter signed "The Captain of the Gang of Fifteen Great Wyrley Mutilators," sent to the Staffordshire police,…

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Cattle Maiming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Another horse has been maimed at Great Wyrley, Staffordshire. A petition asking for the release of…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1903 · page 7

The wool season continues brisk, and the prospects are regarded as bright. To Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company, and Messrs. Dalgety and Company,…

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Electric Power for Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1903 · page 12

German capitalists have devoted considerable attention toward developing the use of electricity among farmers, and al large plant is said to be already in…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1903 · page 7

Business in dairy produce during the week was very quiet, the district orders being very limited. Butter was in heavy supply, but the bulk…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1903 · page 7

In farm produce, business during the week was quiet; being mostly confined to the execution of country orders. In flour, the supply was more than equal…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1903 · page 5

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., offered at their wool sales to-day 3000 bales, consisting principally of good averaged Victorian and Riverina wools. The market was firm…

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Motto Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1903 · page 3

A benefit race meeting is to be held at Motto Farm to-day, the course having been placed at the disposal of the promoters by Mr. W. Brown. The five events…

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Prosperous Dairy Outlook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1903 · page 6

The present season is the most luxuriant experienced for many years by dairymen and pastoralists along the Lower Hunter. The growth of grasses and other herbage…

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Canadian Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 November 1903 · page 3

Some doubts having been raised as to the possibility of Canada being able to supply the necessary 36,000,000 bushels or wheat which will be wanted this year to…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 7

The wool season continues, to be brisk, but the recent rains interfered with the week-end arrivals from the stations. The arrivals so far during the season, exceed…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 7

The market for farm produce in common with other departments experienced a very dull week. Inquiries were infrequent, and operations very small…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 7

In dairy produce, business was dull, the slackness of last week having, If anything, increased. Butter has been in heavy supply, and…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1903 · page 5

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., offered at their wool sales to-day 3500 bales, comprising an excellent selection of merino wools of good overage to superior character…

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Fiscal Reform. Farmers Seek Protection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. H. C. Chaplin, M.P. for the Sleaford Division of Lincolnshire, formerly President of the hoard of Agriculture, speaking to…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 3

Owing to the rains in the country, shearing during the week was subjected to interruption, and as a result the arrivals of wool at this port were not equal to those…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 4

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., offered at their wool sale to-day 3000 bales, containing an excellent selection of Western district merino. The improved tone of the sales…

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