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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Farm and Produce. Selection of Seed Maize

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 11

The average farmer in New South Wales does not pay nearly sufficient attention to the selection of the seed he sows. It should be constantly born in…

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Aristocratic Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 5

King Edward has been putting in some time at Balmoral. This is one of his private residences, and was left him by Queen Victoria. When the King goes to…

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South African Wools. Preferential Rates. Premium on Good Wool. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1909 · page 5

With a view to improving the reputation of their exported wools, the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony are granting substantial…

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The Solitary Farm (Published by Special Arrangement with Messrs. Ward, Lock, and Company, Limited.) Chapter Xi. a Recognition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1909 · page 2

Bella found the interviews with Cyril eminently unsatisfactory. It was perfectly plain that he entertained strong suspicions regarding the…

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The Solitary Farm (Published by Special Arrangement with Messrs. Ward, Lock, and Company, Limited.) CHAPTER XI.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1909 · page 2

Lister threw himself contentedly on the fragrant heather and drew Bella down by his side. "I have heard, and I am very angry," he said hotly…

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Canadian Navy. Discussion in the Dominion. Opposition by Farmers. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1909 · page 5

The proposals for the establishment of a naval force are now receiving the attention of the Canadian Parliament…

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The Solitary Farm (Published by Special Arrangement with Messrs. Ward, Lock, and Company, Limited.) CHAPTER XII.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1909 · page 2

[?]and Edwin Lister taught me the rest." Cyril frowned. "I notice that you do not say 'Mister' when you speak of my father," he said pointedly…

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MINERS v. Farmers. a Shire Matter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1909 · page 6

The growth of the mining influence in the Cessnock Shire was the cause of a lively discussion at the shire council meeting yesterday. Some of the…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Dutch Farmer Immigrants.—wanted by the Government.—a Few Millions.—the Witness and the Lawyers.—a Case of "Borrowing."—the First Aeroplane in Australia.—alice Betteridge's Awful Affliction. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1909 · page 7

The arrival of a number of Dutch farmers has excited more than the ordinary attention that goes to the incoming of batches of new population. They are…

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The Solitary Farm (Published by Special Arrangement with Messrs. Ward. Lock, and Company, Limited.) CHAPTER XII.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1909 · page 2

Cyril nodded. "That sounds like my father," he said with a shrug; "how ever, on this occasion he told me that he intended to hunt for buried…

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The Solitary Farm (Published by Special Arrangement with Messrs. Ward, Lock, and Company, Limited.) CHAPTER XIII.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 2

"Quite so. I understand. But my offer is always open to you, if you choose to take is. Meanwhile, the first thing to do is to learn what…

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Farm and Produce. Tuberculosis in Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 11

A proposal by the New South Wales Board of Health that farmers be compelled in submit their cattle to be tested for tuberculosis, has already met with a…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs, Gibbs, Bright, and Co. and Messrs. Dalgety & Co., Ltd., totalled 10,927 bales, compared with 16,536 bales…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 9

There was a good volume of business passing in farm produce lines. The wheat market has been fairly firm for old grain, and good business has…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 9

Business was brisk in dairy produce lines. Supplies of butter continue to increase, and there has been a fair export trade…

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London News. Lord Rosebery and the Budget.—the South Pole.—farmers for Australia.—dr. Samuel Johnson.—a Workmen's Palace.—women's Colony for Albany.—egyptian Congress.—aldershot Maoeuvres. London, September 17th. Lord Rosebery and the Budget

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 7

Politics have been strongly in the ascendant ever since the introduction of the famous Budget of the "new Liberalism" into the House of Commons, but they have…

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Farmers for Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 7

Perhaps this country, with a falling birth-rate, cannot so well afford to export "healthy, suitable, and well-recommended youths" as it would in years gone…

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The Solitary Farm (Published by Special Arrangement with Messrs. Ward, Lock, and Company, Limited.) CHAPTER XIII.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 12

While Cyril was thinking in this manner and watching the black man's face through the smoke, he saw Durgo suddenly listen intently, with the…

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Argentine Wool Clip. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1909 · page 5

Messrs. Dalgey and Company Limited have received the following cable message from reliable authorities in Buenos Ayres:—"A decrease in the clip of 10 per…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1909 · page 4

The wool sales yesterday were well attended, buyers being present in exceptionally large numbers. About 33,000 sales were offered,…

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