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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 10

Business in farm produce was brisk during the week. Orders from the country were good, and large supplies were sent forward…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 10

Business in dairy produce lines was slightly improved during the week, Many of the orders were for July accounts. Heavy stocks of butter are held, and the…

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Commonwealth Sheep Show. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1904 · page 5

The attendance at the Commonwealth Sheep Show, on the Agricultural Ground was limited to-day. The final of the dog trials constituted the principal item of…

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Maitland District Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1904 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., John M'Cormack, Percy Garland, and Thomas George Youngney were charged with having, in…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The wool sales opened last evening. There were strong competition at from par to 7½ per cent. advance on the closing…

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The Pastoral Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 4

The speech delivered by Mr. W. E. Abbott at the meeting of the Pastoralist Union, viewed part from its political character, contains much…

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State Butter Industry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 6

At a time when the maize and other grain-producing industry had become stagnant, when the farmers were virtually in the hands of the banks and other financial…

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Butter Legislation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 3

The further the Butter Commission proceedes with its work the more the Premier becomes convinced that drastic legislation dealing with the several matters that have…

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Wheat Cultivation. Our Foreign Markets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 3

In a recently published article, including figures in the form of a statistical return, Mr. Coghian, the Government Statistician, deals comprehensively with the…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 10

A satisfactory volume of business was done in farm produce during the week. Although the district was quiet, business on the whole was good. The opinion is…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 10

In dairy produce, business was fairly satisfactory during the week, all lines receiving equal attention. Butter supplies show a shrinkage, and…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At the wool lodes last evening there was good competition, and prices were equal to the highest of the series…

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Sale of Stud Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 6

Mr. E. W. Sparke, acting in conjunction with Messrs. M'Kenzie and Hooke, of Stroud, conducted go important sale of stud cattle from the Gloucester Estate, at…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the wool sales last evening competition was very animated at the highest points of the series…

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Agricultural Returns. Great Advance in Dairying. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 6

Mr. Coghlan, the Government Statistician, has issued a summary of the returns collected last mouth respecting the yields of maize, grape, and other summer…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales that evening there was strong competition, and prices were fully maintained…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At the wool sales last evening competition was brisk at the best rates of the series…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 10

Business in dairy produce lines was fairly satisfactory during the week, there being a good inquiry for all lines. In butter supplies continue to shrink,…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 10

In farm produce during the week business was brisk. Orders from the country have been very good, except from Maitland, where business was interfered with…

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London Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The cargo of wheat by the barque Glenfarg, from Geelong, has been sold at 30s 3d per quarter…

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