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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

309 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 16

The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 10

The arrivals of wool to data to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, totalled 31,004 bales, compared with…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 10

There was a good demand for all lines of dairy produce during the week. The outstanding feature of the market was the advance in the price of butter,…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 10

There was Satisfactory turnover in farm produce lines during the week. Milling wheat firmed considerably, and best quotations are 4s 3d; f.o.b.,…

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Wheat Afloat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,230,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 2,305,000 quarters…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. Decline in Prices. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 5

At the Antwerp wool sales 3228 bales of La Plata wool were offered. The market was inanimate, and 948 bales were sold…

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The Wool Season

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

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd., totalled, 31,332 bales, compared with…

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Dairy Produce

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

There was good business passing in dairy produce lines during the week. Butter supplies continue to show a falling off, in consequence of the cooler…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 6

The supplies of farm and dairy produce that each the weekly farmers' union sales are approaching their former large proportions, and the untold benefit that the…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street. West Maitland. a Dairy Hint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 6

Mr. Alfred Cobb, of Bona Vista, who has had a large experience with cattle, considers the following an excellent method for adoption to prevent cows from…

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Irish Cattle Drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A hundred and twenty men have been arrested for cattle driving at Ballinasloe…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 10

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 31,794 bales, compared with 31,354…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Gresford Butter Factory. Official Opening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 6

For some years prior to January of 1907 spasmodic efforts had been made to establish the dairying industry on a sound basis in the Gresford and Upper…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 10

The demand for all dairy produce lines was brisk during the week. Butter supplies are still in excess of requirements for the local demand, and…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 10

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 32,908 bales, compared with 31,594…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 10

Business in dairy produce lines was inclined to be dull during the week. Buyers were operating sparingly in anticipation of lower prices…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 10

There was a satisfactory turnover farm produce lines during the week. Contrary to anticipations, wheat eased owing to a dulness on London and…

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Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 10

The half-yearly report, to be presented to the forthcoming meeting of the shareholders of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Limited, shows that the net…

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Wheat Market. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 4

The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,000,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 1,825,000 quarters…

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Singleton Farmer's Claim. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 5

In the Sydney District Court, yesterday, His Honor Mr. Justice Rogers, concluded the hearing of a case in which Ernest Simpson, a farmer of the Singleton…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 10

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Brighty, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, totalled 32,328 bales compared with 31,813…

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