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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

276 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 14

The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 3

During the present season to date there have been received at Newcastle by the agencies of Messrs. Dalgety and Co. and Gibbs, Bright and Co. 29,129 bales, as…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 3

Distributing houses report a brisk week's business, in consequence of the Easter demand. As was generally anticipated, butter…

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Farmers' Science

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 3

A recently-published report of much practical Interest to farmers on the importance of super-phosphates as a topdressing for grass-lands shows…

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American Wheat Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The United States Government reports indicate that there will be 173,000,000 bushels more of winter wheat than there was…

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A Sydney Letter. the Judges, Their Salaries, and Government Interference.—a Chance the Show Authorities Missed—of Helping the Drought-stricken Farmers.—amateur Fishermen Rejoice at the Closing of Woy Woy.—a Plea for a Naval Display at Easter.—our Perishing Fruit Industry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1903 · page 7

The Judges are not like newspapers, which, when a case is subjudice have to maintain a decreet silence. The Treasurer has threatened their salaries, and some…

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A Boer Farm Visited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1903 · page 6

We stopped for luncheon at a Boer farm. The owners had only just returned for re-occupation. What a picture of desolation! Nothing left save the shell…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 2

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., 29,322 bales, as…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 2

Distributing houses report that as usual after a holiday season business was some-what dull during the week closing to-day. The recent rains have had the effect of…

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New Transvaal Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 11

Cable message tell of hundreds of thousands of intending settlers migrating from all parts of the word to Canada. Similarly, South Africa is fast becoming…

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Dairymen's Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 5

The conference of dairymen's delegates; convened to consider the proposed Dairy Industry Bill, was resumed to-day at the Queen's Hall, Pitt-street, City, Mr. W. S…

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Storms in Europe. Destruction of Vine Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The "Daily Express" states that incalculable loss has been occasioned in the Bordeaux district in France by bitterly cold…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 3

There have been received at Newcastle during the present season to date by the agencies of Messrs. Dalgety and Co. and Gibbs, Bright, and Co., 28,692 bales, as…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 3

Distributing houses report that during the week there was a satisfactory turnover. Now that orders on May account are being booked freely, a busy time is…

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The King As a Farmer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 7

Kind Edward is a practical farmer, and though of necessity his extensive farming operations at Sandringham, Windsor, and Balmoral must be largely conducted…

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Moat Farm Mystery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A body has been unearthed from the moat at Moat Farm, Clavering in Essex, where Miss Camille Holland, a lady…

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Moat Farm Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The clothing on the corpse found on the Moat Farm, in Essex, has been identified as that of Miss Camille Holland…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 3

To date this season there have been received at Newcastle by the agencies of Messrs. Dalgety and Co. and Gibbs, Bright, and Co., 28,744 bales, as against the 45,877…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 3

Distributing houses report an excellent week's business, all lines meeting with good inquiry. There has been a marked improvement…

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Moat Farm Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A medical examination has been held of the body of Miss Camille Holland, which was unearthed in a ditch on the Moat…

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Wheat

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

During the past week or two several large over-sea vessels, chiefly sailors, have arrived at Brisbane from various parts of America with cargoes of…

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