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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 12

The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 10

Movements in the wool trade were locally very quiet, the arrivals during the week numbering only four bales. Since the commencement of the season 26,577 bales…

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Melbourne Gossip. January 31. the Butter Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 7

At last the Butter Commission has delivered Itself on the question of secret rebates, but the best friends of the Commission can hardly congratulate it on the…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 10

There has been a slight revival in business in dairy produce during the week, although generally speaking trade has not been brisk…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 10

In farm produce lines business is decidedly better, district trade showing a very good improvement. The market for Circular Head potatoes…

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Wheat Afloat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,885,000 quarters, and for the Continent at…

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Wheat and Wool Returns. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners state that wheat continues to arrive at Darling Harbour hour in large quantities and that yesterday the aggregate totalled over 1,000,000 bags…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 10

The arrivals of wool since the commencement of the season numbered 26,683 bales, compared with 27,292 bales, during the correspondents period of last year. The…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 10

In dairy produce, business locally was quiet during the week. There has been good demand for butter for export purposes, and as a result the…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 10

The arrivals of wool during the week to the local agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., numbered 124 bales. Since the opening of…

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Farmers and Producers' Political Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 3

Until recently there was no political association in South Australia between the two extremes—the Australasian National League and the Labour party. Last…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 10

Business in dairy produce lines has been fairly brisk during the week. Butter supplies show a marked falling off due to the continued dry weather ever…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 10

To the local agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. the arrivals of wool only numbered 28 bales. Since the commencement…

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Cattle Stealers Convicted. Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge Gibson, John M'Taggart, Thomas George Wells, Alfred M'Taggart, and George Baldwin were charged with…

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Farming with Electricity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 16

The "Chicago Chronicle" has an interesting article on the uses and possibilities of electricity in farming. It states that Germany and France are ahead of all other…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 10

Business in dairy produce lines was good during the week, but on the whole the market was without special features. Butter supplies continue to shrink, and…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 10

Although the wool season has ended, there are some arrivals still coming in from the shads. There were 89 bales received during the week. The arrivals to…

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A New Microbe Killing Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 15

Our delicious table butter, made from the cream obtained from the cow, besides having a dangerous competition in margarine, is (says "Science Sittings") menaced anew by…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 10

Business in farm produce was, on the whole good during the week. There has been good inquiry for the new season's flour at last week's levels…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 10

A satisfactory volume of business was passing in dairy produce lines during the week. Butter supplies continue to fall off in…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Antwerp wool sales have closed, confirming the features that were predominant on Thursday…

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