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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

309 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 16

American Cattle Disease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The British authorities refuse to allow shipments of cattle from New York or Philadelphia to enter the United Kingdom,…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The sixth series of colonial wool sales opened this evening. Competition was brisk at an advance…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales last evening there was keen competition at full opening rates. Americans are talking both merinos…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 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 24,928 bales, compared with…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 9

There was a good demand for all farm produce lines during the week. The wheat market continues firm at last week's levels…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 9

A satisfactory volume of business was passing in dairy produce lines during the week. The butter market in consequence of…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 6

Large consignments of farm and dairy produce were submitted to a representative attendance of the trade at the weekly union sales yesterday, and prices, taken generally…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 26,337 bales, compared with 25,387…

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Unsuccessful Appeal. Case of Sheep-stealing. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 5

In the Banco Court to-day, before Sir Frederick Darley, the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Sly, Arthur Venables appealed against a…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 9

The demand for dairy produce lines during the week was good. Butter surplus are coming in freely, and the surplus production is being…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 9

There was a satisfactory volume of business passing in farm produce lines during the week. Wheat is slightly easier, and offering as…

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Queensland Butter Factories. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 December 1908 · page 5

A conference of delegates from co-operative butter and cheese factories, convened by the Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Company, was held in…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 6

Hay, potatoes, and fruit formed the [?]lk of a very heavy supply of produce [?] the union sales yesterday, and though [?]yers were in large numbers and…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 December 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 27,873 bales, compared with…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 9

There has been a good demand for all lines of dairy produce during the week. Butter, in sympathy, with the London market, was reduced by 4s per cwt. There…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 9

The farm produce market yielded a satisfactory turnover during the week. Some very good samples of wheat are coming forward from the north and…

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Harvesting the Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 5

Harvesting is in full swing just now upon the Darling Downs. Ideal weather prevailed and some excellent yields are looked for. The stripper-harvester is not…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 December 1908 · page 5

The wool sales closed yesterday. The market was very firm, and competition was more brisk than on Friday…

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Wheat Afloat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 1,995,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 1,055,000 quarters…

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Mexico Importing Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Mexico has suspended until April next two-thirds of the duty on grain, and is importing from eight to sixteen million bushels…

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