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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 15

London Wool Market

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

LONDON, Saturday.—Excited bidding prevailed at the wool sales yesterday, and extreme rates were realised for coarse crossbreds and best merinos…

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Making Superhosphates. Important to Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 3

The development of one industry generally means the growth of others. In the case of the Broken Hill mines, outside the Proprietary and the Sulphide Corporation,…

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Tenant Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 6

Sir,—Tenant farmers are not infrequently subjected to criticism, and placed in contrast with their more fortunate freehold brethren, for what their critics…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 10

Business in dairy produce has been of a satisfactory character during the week, the majority of lines having received good attention…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 10

In farm produce there was a satisfactory volume of business passing during the week. The demand for flour has been increased…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1904 · page 10

Business in dairy produce during the week was fairly brisk, satisfactory orders from the country coming forward on August accounts…

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Warwick Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1904 · page 7

Monday being a bank holiday, the above club will hold a race meeting, for which a good entry has been received. The attendance is sure to be a large one, and a…

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Cattle for New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The New Zealand Government has purchased from the Duke of Leinster and the Duchess of Devonshire a number of prize Kerry…

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Dairy Produce

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

Business in dairy produce has been on the whole of a satisfactory character during the week, and buyers have been operating freely with all lines. The market has…

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American Wheat Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 August 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Reiterted reports of damage to the American wheat crops caused a rise in price of 4 cents in Chicago yesterday…

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Chicago Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—There is further the excitement in the wheat market at Chicago, and an advance in prices, owing to more sensational reports of…

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Dairy Produce

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

Business in dairy produce lines was fairly satisfactory during the week, the most prominent feature being the decline in the price of eggs…

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Farm Wonders of Oregon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 11

Some of the products of the States in the Pacific North-west section of the United States show such remarkable development that it may be called the…

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Victorian Butter Commission Charge Against Mr. Taverner. Melbourne

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

Mr. J. M. Sinclair, formerly Government Agent in England, was further examined to-day, before the Butter Commission. He said he felt very indignant at Mr…

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A Sydney Letter. Should We Have Ragged Schools in Sydney?—an Interesting Sidelight on Chinese Military Possibilities.—old-age Pensions and the Value of the Birth Certificate.—wanted, an Up-to-date Information Bureau to Assist People to Go on the Land.—the Penalty of Furious Driving and the Trams.—russia's Poison Our "Meat"—in Wheat. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 3

Some correspondence has been appearing relative to Sydney's Ragged Schools. Various things have been said, both against and in defence of them, but what…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 10

Shearing has now made fair progress at the sheds, and wool is beginning to come into Newcastle. The arrivals to the local agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 10

In farm produce, business during the week was of a fairly satisfactory character. Trade with the country showed a great improvement, but local trade was…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 10

Business in dairy produce lines has been of a satisfactory nature. The most important feature during the week was a sharp advance in the price of…

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Australian Butter

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

LONDON, Saturday.—In their annual review of the butter trade, Weddels and Company declare that there has been it serious deterioration in the…

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The Butter Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 3

We are all beginning to wonder how long the Butter Commission means to continue its sittings. The expenses must be very heavy, for it is stated that Mr. Crocker,…

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