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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

309 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 16

Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 9

There was a good Inquiry for all dairy produce lines during the week, and prices generally have been without change. Butter supplies show a slight increase,…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 9

There was a good volume of business passing in farm produce lines during the week. The wheat market is still Irregular,…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Antwerp wool sales have closed. The market was animated, and prices for all quaillies of wool have closed firm…

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Construction of Silos. Assistance for Farmers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 5

Mr. Perry, the State Minister for Agriculture, has been considering the important question of assisting dairy farmers, graziers, and others to conserve fodder in…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 5

The wool sales opened last evening. There was good competition for all best wools. Compared with the July closing…

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Wool-buyer Shot Dead. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 5

Karl Attget, aged 22, a German wool buyer, was found dead in the bedroom at his residence, "Rogester," Kurraba-road, this morning…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 6

The supplies of farm and dairy produce were well up to the ordinary level at the weekly union sales yesterday, hay and fruit making the most conspicuous…

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Experiment with Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 7

An experiment in wheat growing, of great originally and much promise, is being made in Russia. The experiment consists solely in the manner of…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 9851 bales, compared with 14,070 bales in…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 9

There was a good volume of business passing to form produce lines during the week. The flour market has been dull, and last…

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The Best Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 14

In a recent and memorable address, President Roosevelt stated the world's best crop was a crop of children. In this homely way the great President of the…

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London News. London, August 28th. Great Britain's Dependence.—the Value of Travel.—mr. Lloyd-george and Old Age Pensions.—naval Policy of the Government.—the Men From Wigan.—experiment with Wheat.—a Valuable Picture. Great Britain's Dependence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 7

The agriculture statistics for 1907, just published by the Board of Agriculture, once again gives an amazing record of the dependence of the British Isles on…

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Danish Farmers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Danish Farmers' Association has decided to go Into liquidation…

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A Grain of Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 5

Mr. Garrett Servis, a very popular writer on scientific subjects, foretells a time when man shall have such acute vision that thousands of things that now…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 6

The supplies of produce at the weekly union sales were reduced yesterday, the features of the consignments being hay, been vegetables, and fruit. To a good…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, ad Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 11,777 bales, compared with 15,998…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 9

There was a satisfactory volume business passing in farm produce lines during the week. The wheat market at present is lifeless…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 9

There was a brisk demand for all dairy produce lines during the week. Supplies of butter continue heavy but the demand is brisk at last week's levels…

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Wool Steamers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 4

Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. despatched the steamer Port Caroline last night for London, via Sydney and ports, with 3125 bales wool for the January sales. Their next…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1908 · page 6

Ample supplies of produce were forward at the weekly union sales yesterday, the bulk of the consignments being bay and fruit. A good attendance of…

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