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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 9

There was a good volume of business passing in dairy produce lines during the week. The recent rains have tended towards…

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Wheat Afloat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,020,000 quarters, and for the Continents at 1,845,000 quarters. The…

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The Butter Industry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

Mr. Perry, the Minister for Agriculture, stated this afternoon that he is preparing a scheme for a School of Veterinary Science and an Agricultural College at…

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Stories of the Bush. the Wool Shed. (All Rights Reserved.) No. V.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 6

We were awake long before the station bell rang, and were glad to get out of bed Not that we disapproved altogether of the practice of lying in bed, but the burr…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, totalled 30,796 bales, compared with…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 9

There was a fair turnover in farm produce lines during the week. The wheat market has been very firm, and a cable advice his been received that…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 9

Business was fairly satisfactory for dairy produce lines during the week, and all lines generally are practically without alteration…

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Wheat Chartering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 4

The south Australian "Register" of Wednesday has the following reference to recent wheat charters:—"The market is a little quiet just now, as far as wheat tonnage is…

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Stories of the Bush. From Selection to City. the Wool Shed. a Rainy Day. (All Rights Reserved.) No. Vi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 6

We had been a fortnight at the searching, and nothing was left for me to learn—nothing was there that I didn't know about it; all the poetry had gone…

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Export of Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 4

A discussion arose at the last meeting of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council concerning the export of wheat. The representative of the…

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State Butter Factory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 4

The proposal of the Government to establish a State butter factory has been met with the opposition of dairymen in those centres in which the…

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Stories of the Bush. From Selection to City. the Wool Shed. the First Money. (All Rights Reserved.) No. Vii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 5

It was the end of the shearing. And how we—that is, Dave and I—rejoiced when the shed was cut out, and the click, click, of the shears, and the cries of…

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Boric Acid in Butter. Results of Test

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 3

Mr. Perry, the Minister for Agriculture, has issued a memorandum, which states that at the Berry Central Butter Factory on the 20th October last, an experiment in…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 9

The arrivals of wool during the week to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Company and Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., during the week totalled 214…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 9

There was a fairly satisfactory volume of business passing in farm produce lines during the week. The wheat market eased slightly owing…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 9

Business in dairy produce lines was quiet during the week, due no doubt, to the general depression caused by the slackness in the coal trade…

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Wheat Afloat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at [?],775,000 quarters, and for the Continent of 2,640,000 quarters. The…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 6

The favourable season that the farmers in the Maitland district are enjoying is to be seen in the increased supplies that are reaching the weekly union sales,…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 31,210 bales, compared with 30,012…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 9

Business in dairy produce lines was quiet during the week, and prices generally did not undergo any change. Butter supplies are increasing, and…

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