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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

276 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 14

Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1903 · page 5

LONDON Saturday.—At the wool sales last evening crossbreds were firm, but merinos barely maintained previous prices…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 5

Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cable massage from their London office:—"The May sales closed firm. Prices for greasy and…

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The Season's Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 3

Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co and Dalgety and Co. have received at their agencies at Newcastle during the present season to date, 28,897 bales, as against…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 3

A fairly satisfactory week's business was transacted in this department, the bulk of the orders being on next month's account…

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Infected Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A number of sheep from Buenos Ayres have been landed at Deptford, in England. Some were infected, and were slaughtered…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 3

To the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company, and Dalgety, and Company, during the present season, 29,079 bales of wool have come forward as…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 3

In this department there was a good deal of activity during the week, all lines sharing attention. Butter remains unchanged, the market getting firmer, and…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 3

In the early par of the week the stormy weather prevented the arrival of coastal steamer and business was not so brisk as it otherwise would have been. During…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 3

As the wool season is drawing to a close, the arrivals are growing diminished in numbers. During the season the number of bales to the agencies of Messrs…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 6

John and Alfred M'Taggart, father and son, were charged with having, at Dural, Jerry's Plains, on the 10th May, 1903, stolen two bullocks, the property of…

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Alleged Cattle-stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 6

In the case of the two accused, John and Alfred M'Taggart, who were charged with stealing at Dural near Jerrys Plains tow bullocks, the property of Richard…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 6

Ellen M'Laren, Walter John Phillips, and Frederick Phillips, mother, and sons, were charged with having at Merriwa, on the 17th May, 1903 stolen a sheep, the…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1903 · page 6

Ellen M'Laren, Walter John Phillips, and Frederick Fhillips, mother and sons, were charged with having, at Merriwa, on the 17th May, 1903, stolen a sheep, the property of…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 2

There is only another week of the wool season to run, and very little wool will remain on band at the close. During the season 29,478 bales have come to the…

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Moat Farm Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the Essex Assizes at Chelmsford yesterday, Samuel Herbert Dougal was found guilty of the murder of Miss…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 3

During the season 29,490 bales of wool have come to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., compared with 45,377 bales…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 3

A diminishing trade was experienced in the produce market, showing that the ill-effects of the drought are drawing to a close. The splendid pasturage all over…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 3

Business in dairy produce was brisk, but the majority of orders were for the coming month. The butter market showed a firmer tendency, but there were no…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 3

The new season commenced on the first of the month, and consequently the arrivals up to the present are small. To the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and…

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The Sheep Show. Official Opening. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 5

The annual sheep show was opened by the State Governor, Sir Harry Rawson, to-day, in the presence of a large gathering. His Excellency was received by the…

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