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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

309 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 16

Export of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 4

The proceedings of the conference of butter factory delegates held in Newcastle yesterday marked the initation of an important movement,…

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Export of Butter. Shipments From Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 4

A meeting of representatives of butter factories in the Hunter River and Northwestern districts wits held at the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce yeterday…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 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 14,413 bales, compared with 17,418…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 9

The dairy produce market during the week was, for the most part, featureless, All lines generally continue on basis of last week's quotations…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 9

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

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1908 · page 6

There were ample supplies of produce forward at the weekly union sales yesterday. Buyers were in good attendance, and competed freely for all lines. Hay…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., this season have totalled 16,737 bales, compared…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 9

Business in farm produce lines was good this week. The wheat market has been very quiet, and what little speculation there was…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 9

Last week's dairy produce market was without any particular features. Prices were generally on last week's levels. Supplies of butter continue to increase,…

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Fortune From a Head of Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1908 · page 3

Five years ago Abraham Adams, an Idaho rauchman, while prospecting in Alaska, ran across a small patch of wheat. There was no way of telling…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1908 · page 6

Ample supplies of produce were forward at the weekly union sales yesterday bay forming the most conspicuous showing. Buyers bld freely for all lines, with the…

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American Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is 69,733,000 bushels…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 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 18,763 bales, compared with 21,206…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 9

The local demand for dairy produce lines has been fairly brisk, buyers operating freely on next month's accounts. A sharp advance in the price of butter…

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Wool Steamers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1908 · page 4

The steamer Port Hunter of the Australian Union line arrived in port on Saturday to load wool for the London January wool sales through the agency of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright,…

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Adelaide Wool Sales. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 5

The third of the present season's series or Adelaide wool sales opened this morning, There were 31,357 bales, catalogued…

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Transaction in Wheat. Verdict Against a Bank. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 6

Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, the Chief Judge in Equity, delivered his reserved Judgment this morning in the suits is which the City Bank sought to have it…

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Wool Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and co., Ltd., advise that the steamer Tokomaru, now in port at Newcastle, will go on the wool berth to-morrow to load for London. This will be the last of…

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November Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1908 · page 4

Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Coy, have received advice that the s.s. Marere, which loaded wool at Newcastle for the November sales, and sailed hence on 22nd September,…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1908 · page 6

The dryness of the weather for some time past had no effect on the supplies of farm and dairy produce at the weekly union sales yesterday. Hay and fruit…

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