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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Humane Killing of Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 12

The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are supporting the introduction in Edinburgh slaughter-houses of the Greener humane cattle…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 10

There was a good demand for all lines of dairy produce during the week. There has been a satisfactory increase in butter supplies, and there is a surplus…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 10

Business in farm produce lines has been good during the week, the demand for all lines being satisfactory. Flour has experienced a brisk demand,…

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Victorian Butter Exports. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 5

The export of butter is at the present time, contrary to expectations, increasing rather than declining. A fortnight ago it was thought that 15 or 20 tons per week…

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Farming on the Rivers. Prospects for the Winter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 5

Those "men on the land," who are farming in the Lower Hunter and Paterson River districts, have for many months been experiencing a somewhat hard time,…

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American Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to, "Bradstreet's," is 54,848,000 bushels…

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The Colonial Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 11

In the present somewhat excited state of the colonial wool trade some statistics published by Messrs. Helmuth, Schwartze, and Co. are worthy of close attention. At…

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Hull and Australian Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 11

The quantity of wool dealt with in Hull this season is stated to be much larger than was the case last year, and hopes are entertained that next season will show…

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Australasian and Other Sources of Wool Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 11

But when the total deliveries to the trade up to the present date are examined, it is found that the Continental section of the trade is an easy first with…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 10

A satisfactory turnover in dairy produce lines can be reported for the week. The butter market has advanced, in consequence of supplies shrinking, and the…

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London News. Sir John Forrest's Address to City Men.—anglo-colonial Wool Statistics.—senator Pulsford on the New South Wales Federal Elections.—the Australian Apple Market in London.—a New South Wales Legislator on Immigration.—hull and Australian Wool.—wages in Australian Goldmines.—australian Contributions to the Imperial Forces. London, March 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 11

Sir John Forrest, Treasurer of the Australian Commonwealth Government, delivered an address on "The Trade and Production of Australia" in the Merchants'…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The third series of colonial wool sales opened last evening strong, with prices from par to 7½ per cent, advance on the…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At the wool sales last evening competition was brisk for everything at full prices. Prices have an upward tendency…

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A Lady Farm Labourer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 14

Miss Isabel May, the daughter of an English naval officer, is attracting attention by her exploits as a farm labourer. After an experience as a nurse in the South…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 10

Business in farm produce was very good during the week. A feature of the market was the briskness due to the continued dry weather…

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Butter Grading. Protest From Lismore. Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 5

A meeting, at which delegates from Alstonville, Ballina, Kyogle, Brooklet, Coraki, Lismore, The Tweed, North Coast Co-operative Butter Manufacturing…

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Canadian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Replying to a deputation from the Ontario Dairymen’s Association, Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada, predicted a…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 10

The turnover in farm produce lines was satisfactory. The dry weather in the country is compelling the purchase of fodder In the city ant high prices. Cattle…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 10

There was a satisfactory turnover in dairy produce lines during the week. As was generally anticipated, the market for butter advanced by a half-penny,…

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Queensland Butter Shipments. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 4

A conference of Queensland producers was held at Parliament House yesterday, for the purpose of arriving at some conclusion in regard to the cold storage…

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