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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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The Wool Season

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

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, & Company and Messrs. Dalgety and Company. Ltd., totalled 31,497 bales, compared with…

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Wool Packs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—In their final report, the Committee on Vegetable Flore in Wool recommend the use of specially prepared packs of…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The wool sales closed last evening at the top prices of the series…

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Wheat Area and Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 7

The wheat areas of Europe amount in the aggregate to about 120,000,000 acres. The European countries not included for lack of definite returns, comprising…

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Wheat Afloat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 4,045,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 2,660,000 quarters. The…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 6

The suppliers at the weekly union sales have again reached High-water mark, the features of the consignments being pumpkins, melons, green vegetables, bay, and…

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For the Cattle Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 4

The A.U.S.N. Co.'s steamer Moira, now at Sydney, is being fitted out for the cattle trade on the beat Australian coast, She is timed to leave Sydney to-morrow, and will…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., totalled 31,565 bales, compared with 30,245 bales…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 9

There was a satisfactory volume of business passing in farm produce lines during the week. The wheat market retains its firmness,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 9

Business in dairy produce lines has shown a slight improvement during the week. Most of the orders, however, were booked on April accounts…

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Dry Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 16

The appointment of Senator M'Coll to the chairmanship of the Dry Farming Congress now sitting at Cheyenne, whilst complimentary to the public spirit of that…

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Electricity and the Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 7

There is great scarcity of labour in the agricultural districts of France on account of emigration to the cities, but at the Marseilles Electrical Exposition it…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 10

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, totalled 31,814 bales as compared with 30,215…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 10

Business in farm produce lines was satisfactory [?]tring the week. Flour advanced 10s a ton, and the wheat market is very firm at a 5s level…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 10

Business in [?] produce lines was brick during the wreck, as is usually the case at Easter [?]. Butter supplies show a slight falling…

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New York Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The wheat market in New York continues strong and excited…

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Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 4

The annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, now drawing to a close, has conveyed many lessons of practical…

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The Wheat Corner. Price of Bread Rising. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 5

Mr. Patten, who has been speculating largely in the American wheat market made a profit on Monday of £100,000…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 6

There was a good demand for the large supply of produce forward at the weekly union sales yesterday, the market on the whole being without alteration…

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Farmers' Conference. Interstate Gathering. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 5

The Farmers' Conference commenced its sitting in Brisbane yesterday. Delegates were present from all the States except Tasmania…

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