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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 10

A slight improvement has been noticed in the wool trade, the arrivals during the present week being a little better than last. The arrivals to the agencies…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 10

The farm produce business during the week has not been very brisk, the turnover being only fair. Flour has been in good supply and equal…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 10

In dairy produce, business during the wee has been dull, and the market without any particular features except the higher rates for eggs…

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Large Wheat Cargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 4

The steamer Matin left South Australia with 42,062 bags, equal to 175,465 bushels. The vessel loaded at Port Pirie and Wallaroo in about a fortnight, and would have been able to have…

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The Dairying Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 3

Sir,—I am with your correspondent "Well-wisher" in the statement that the keen competition of the butter factories to obtain cream, regardless of quality, is…

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Cattle Yard Quarantined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 4

The cattle yard at the dyke has been placed in quarantine, owing to some horses which were recently there being infested with ticks. The animals were brought here some time ago…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 5

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., offered at their wool sale to-day about 1200 bales, comprising a few small clips, but consisting largely of oddments. There was a good…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 10

The wool season is now drawing to a close, and not much more wool can be expected. Since the commencement of the season the arrivals to the agencies of…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 10

In dairy produce business has been very dull during the week. Butter supplies are keeping up fairly well, and inquiries still continue. The…

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Cattle Droving Novelty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 6

A resident of the Rockhampton district has discovered a novel method of handling wild cattle. Writing to a Queensland paper on this question, he says:—"A few…

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Wheat Ships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 4

The largest sailing ship in San Francisco, the Alsterdamm, flying the German flag, was taking a ballast on January 13, prior to leaving for Australia. The Alsterdamm is of…

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Pastoral Workers' Unions. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 5

The Labour Conference, which has been sitting for several days considering the question of the amalgamation of the pastoral organisations of the various States,…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 3

The wool season is drawing to a close and the amount of wool to hand up to date is in excess of last season's corresponding period. Since the opening of the season…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 3

In form produce business during the week has been very dull. In flour, there was a fair volume of business, and prices are without…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 3

The dullness noticeable was fol[?] very much in diary produce lines this week. Butter supplies are falling off slightly, and it is expected that exporting will be…

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The Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The wheat market at Chicago is strong, owing to the fear that the war will not be confined to Russia and Japan, and that…

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Record Wheat Cargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 4

The steamer Bucrania, which left Sydney on Saturday for Newcastle-on-Tyne, took the largest cargo of wheat exported from Sydney in one vessel. The shipment was 47,152 bags,…

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Sale of Shorthorn Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 6

Mr. H. S. Badgery, on behalf of the Gloucester Estate Company, conducted an important sale of well-bred stud and store stock at Campbell's Hill saleyards…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

The wool season is now practically ended, and arrivals from the country are falling off, the number of bales coming to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright,…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

In farm produce during the week there has not been any great amount of speculation business being mostly confined to country orders…

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