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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 12

London Wool Sales

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

LONDON, Wednesday.—The wool sales opened dull last evening, with prices at from par to 7½ per cent. decline…

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The Wool Season

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

The arrivals of wool during the week to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, numbered 241 bales. Since the…

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Dairy Produce

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

Business in dairy produce lines has been brisk during the week, with a good inquiry for all lines. Butter supplies show a slight falling off…

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Fullerton Cove. Farming Prospects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 6

Owing to the recent rains the local farmers are now very busy putting in crops. The past nine months of dry weather is said by many of the oldest settlers to be…

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Butter Export. Restriction of Services. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 5

A deputation of butter manufacturers waited on Mr. S. Thompson, one of the members of the Aberdeen Steamship Coy., this afternoon, and asked for a…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At the wool sales last evening business was brisk for all sorts except earthy, faulty merino, which were neglected…

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The Butter Trade

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

In pursuance of a resolution passed at the recent conference of butter manufacturers, held in Brisbane, a deputation of manufacturers on Monday last waited…

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The Wool Season

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

Although the wool season has ended, consignments in small lots continue to arrive at Newcastle. To the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company and…

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Dairy Produce

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

Business in dairy produce lines was brisk during the week, there being good inquiry all round. Butler supplies show a slight increase…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales last evening competition was brisk, and everything was firm at improved rates…

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The Wool Trade

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

The arrivals of wool to the local agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company and Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, during the week amounted to 88…

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Dairy Produce

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

Business in dairy produce lines was fairly brisk during the week. The butter market is firm, there being a good demand for both export and local…

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Farm Produce

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

In farm produce, business was very good during the week. There were several shipments of bran and hay for the East. There was a good demand from…

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Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 5

LONODN, Saturday.—The United States has refused to allow Australasian butter to enter the country, on the ground that it contains boracle…

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Sheep That Eat Rabbits. Albury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 5

It connection with the case of the sheep which were poisoned through eating the carcases of rabbits destroyed by phosphorus as reported to the District Stock…

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The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 10

Although the wool season, has closed, small consignments continue to come forward from the sheds. During the week 63 bales were received to the agencies of…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 10

In dairy produce lines business during the week was brisk. The butter market continues firm, with a good demand for both local and export…

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State Wheat Harvest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 4

The return regarding the wheat yield for the past season which has just been made available by the Acting Statistician, Mr. Hall, contains…

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Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 6

Edward Eagleton pleaded guilty to having, on 7th September, 1904, at Lime-burner's Creek, stolen two heifers and a steer, the property of Harry Ford. He…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 6

Frederick George Brooker pleaded not guilty to an indictment that he had, on 3th September, 1904, at Grosford, stolen a calf, the properly of Albert Brower…

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