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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The London wool sales opened to-day. There was splendid competition from all quarters, and everything was very firm…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales last evening competition was animated. Best crossbreds advanced ½d. Merinoes were extremely firm…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 10

The wool season has been active, and the arrivals locally well up to the average of good seasons. The arrivals to the agencies of Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At the wool sales last evening competition was brisk, and there was a strong demand for all sorts…

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Our Adelaide Letter. Adelaide, Sept. 21. the Pastoral Outlook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 7

Of all the industries represented at the Adelaide Show, there was none in which the interests of the State are so bound up he the pastoral industry. The failure of…

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Political Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 7

The political [?]attle which is to be fought at the general elections next April is brewing with a fine ferment. The splendid oganisation of the Labor Party is…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 10

Business in dairy produce lines was not brisk during the week. The majority of buyers have been cutting down their orders as low as possible…

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Lambton. Straying Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 September 1904 · page 6

The inspector for the borough council is just now engaged in a determined effort to cope with the stray cattle nuisance, which has been a source of…

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Large Wool Cargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 September 1904 · page 4

The steamer Rostock, the first of the German Australian S.S. Company's fleet to load wool at Sydney this season, left on Saturday for London and Continental ports with 9185…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At the wool sales last evening, competition was animated, and the sales were at the highest prices of the series…

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Chicago Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Owing to heavy realisations, the Chicago wheat market has declined 2d per bushel…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the wool sales last evening, the lots offered were chiefly crossbreds. Prices were fully maintained…

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Victorian Butter Commission. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 4

At the sitting to-day of the Butted Commission, Mr. Eleazor Pyke, accountant and auditor, stated that he had investigated the affairs of the Fresh Food…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales last evening prices were unchanged, but there was keen competition for all sorts…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 10

The wool season is now well advanced, and the arrivals at Newcastle have been good. Since the season opened, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company and Messrs…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The wool sales closed firm last evening at the highest prices of the series…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 10

Trade in farm produce lines during the week was very dull. The country is good, and reports show that the recent rains will be productive of much good…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 10

In dairy produce business on the whole has been fairly satisfactory during the week. Good orders for October accounts have been received from the country,…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 October 1904 · page 4

A private cable from London states:—"The sales have closed firm, with only 3000 bales held over. Compared with closing rates of last series, good to extra good merino has…

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London Butter Competitions. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Bent, to-day received a cable message from the Acting Agent-General in London, stating that the first prize for colonial salt butter at the…

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