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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 10

The arrivals of wool to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, are greatly above last season's. To date 9423…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 10

There was a good turnover in farm produce lines during the week. Owing to the dry weather the demand for fodder for the country is very heavy…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 10

A satisfactory volume of business was passing in dairy produce lines during the week. The market is ruling high for most lines, in consequence of the continued dry…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 4

Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. have received cable advice that the London September wool sales opened with a rise of from 5 per cent. to 10 per cent. for merino over last…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 10

The dry weather in the country is hastening shearing, and as a consequence big consignments are coming forward to Newcastle. There have come to the agencies…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 10

Business in farm produce lines was good during the week. Flour was in good demand at last week's levels…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 10

There was a satisfactory volume of business passing in dairy produce lines during the week. There was a fall of 4s per cwt in the…

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Dry Farming in the United States

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 11

Sir,—The extraordinary success of Mr. Campbell's "dry farming" system in those parts of America where the rainfall is of so scanty a nature as to warrant…

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Fires on Wool Ships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 4

The New Zealand Wool Fires Commission, in a further report to Parliament, submitted a copy of the correspondence that has taken place regarding the examination in London…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 10

The arrivals of wool to date, to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company, and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 14,512 bales, compared with…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 10

There was a fair demand for dairy produce lines during the week. Prices, in consequence of the continued dry weather, remain firm for all lines…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 10

Business in all lines of farm produce was good during the week. The flour market is exceedingly firm. Wheat shows a further advance, and…

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Experimental Farms. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 5

Mr. Moore, the late Minister for Mines and Agriculture, has been displaying considerable energy recently in improving experimental farms in different…

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Close of the Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The London colonial wool sales closed yesterday. The market was firm, and the prices realised were the highest of the…

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Importation of Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. G. P. Doolette, formerly of South Australia, shipped by the steamer Cufie for Captain Philip Charley, of New South…

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Indian Crop Failure. Widespread Distress. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 5

The month of September proved dry and hot in India, and there will be a great shortage in the crops. In Western Bengal the crops are…

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Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,260,000 quarters, and for the Continent 2,055,000 quarters. The…

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London Dairy Show. Prizes for Salted Butter. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1907 · page 5

There were 125 entries of colonial butter at the London Dairy Show. For salted butter the first prize was won by the Darling Downs…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 10

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Company and Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., totalled 16,580 bales, compared…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 10

There was a good demand for dairy produce lines during the week, the continued dry weather being responsible for high prices throughout…

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