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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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The Baby Farming Case. the Verdict of the Jury. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 5

The Coroner summed up against Alice Mitchell in the inquest on the infant Ethel Booth. He declared that he had heard many cases in his time on the bench, but…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 10

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs. Bright, and Company and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, numbered 28,957 bales, compared…

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Small Wheat Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 4

The small Danish barque Hans, 370 tons register, was despatched from Melbourne on Thursday for Queenstown, with a cargo of 5123 bags of wheat. The Hans is probably the…

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Is English Wheat-growing Doomed?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 5

Many thoughtful articles may be read on the decline of British farming, but unless all departments are studied bearing on this question, the result will not be a…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 10

Business in farm produce lines was good during the week, the turnover being satisfactory. Flour has had a little attention at…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 10

There has been good inquiry for all lines of dairy produce during the week, and prices, on the whole, have been very firm. Butter has been selling freely at the…

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Practical Farming. Lessons From the Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 5

The three collections of produce in the agricultural section at the Newcastle Show were proof to all who saw them of the wonderful fertility of the soil of New…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 10

Small consignments of wool continue to arrive, 94 bales coming forward during the week. The arrivals to date number 29,051 bales, compared with 21,609 bales…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At the wool auctions last evening competition was strong, and there was a good sale. Crossbreds were slightly…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 10

There has been very good inquiry for all lines of dairy produce during the week, and prices generally have been buoyant. Butter continues to sell well at the…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Owing to heavy fog, the wool sales announced for yesterday were postponed…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 10

Business in farm produce lines was satisfactory during the week, there being a good turnover generally. The maize market was excited owing…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 10

There was a good deal of activity in dairy produce lines during the week, and good sales can be reported for all lines. Butter supplies show a slight falling off,…

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Dairymen's Conference. Grading and Inspection. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 6

The Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers and Seretaries' Association of New South Wales opened its second annual conference to-day at the rooms of…

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Dairymen's Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 5

The conference of the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association of New South Wales was continued at the rooms of the Coastal…

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American Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.— The shipments of American wheat to Europe last week from Atlantic ports were 137,000 quarters, and from Pacific…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, March 29. New South Wales Sheep Dogs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 11

At a very interesting sheep-dog trail that has been taking place in Christchurch some New South Wales dogs have been performing very satisfactorily. On…

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Dairying in Australasia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 7

Sir,—During the last six months we have been busily engaged making exhaustive inquiries into the position of the dairying industry in Australia and New…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 10

There was a good turnover in all lines of dairy produce during the week. Butter supplies continue to come in freely, and the market has been steady…

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Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 6

James Donnelly was charged with stealing, at Clarencetown, on the 4th February, a bull, ten helfers, and two cows, the property of Jonas Michael…

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