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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

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Farm and Produce. Butter and Margarine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 11

The regulations fixing the standard for butter and margarine under the Pure Food Act, were gazetted on Wednesday, and come into force to-day. They are…

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Wheat Ring Methods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 16

In an interesting report by an American journalist, of his interview with Paten, the Chicago wheat, speculator, who admits having cleared a million sterling on a…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 10

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 22,193 bales, compared with…

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An Engineer's Dream. Euphrates Valley a Wheat-field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 3

Sir William Willcocks, the famous irrigation engineer, has outlined to the Royal Geographical Society his amazing plan—already approved and passed by…

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Farm and Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 6

In this week's instalment of the articles of special interest to farmers, which appears on paged 11, there is an interesting note on the regulations under the Pure…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 10

In dairy produce lines there was a very good demand, and the turnover was satisfactory. Suplies of butter continue to come…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 10

Business in farm produce lines was fairly good. The wheat market was inclined to be active, and millers and shippers were both…

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Yukon Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 3

The latest report of the Commissioner of the Yukon shows that that remote territory is far from being the hopelessly barren region it was once popularly…

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Commercial News. Silver and Wheat. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at 2s 3-16d per ounce standard. The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,270,000 quarters,…

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Fraud on Australia. Empty Butter Boxes. Filled with Margarine. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 5

Mr. T. A. Goghlan, the Agent-General for New South Wales, has brought to light a system of fraud which has tended to the injury of…

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Australian Butter Brands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 4

For a number of years it has been suspected that Australian butter-boxes, after being emptied of their original contents, have been put to improper…

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Farm and Produce. the Wool Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 11

The notification that the Commonwealth Government has been asked to appoint a flock-master and wool expert for the South African Government has called…

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A Great Cattle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 2

The event of the opening day of the Birmingham Cattle Show, held at Bingley Hall, was the triumph of the Windsor and Sandringham farms. It is many…

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January Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company, who loaded the s.s. Kabinga for the above sales here on 3rd November last, advise that she arrived at London on the 5th…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 10

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company and Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, totalled 21,894 males,…

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London News. London, December 3rd. the Crisis.—british Engineers' Triumph—future of Woman.—australian Flowers and Mr. Chamberlain.—the Rinking Rage.—a Great Cattle Show. the Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 2

On Tuesday night the House of Lords, after a debate lasting more than a week, decided by an overwhelming majority to refer the Budget to the country. Even up…

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Farm and Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 6

This week's instalment of the series of articles on Farm and Produce will be found on page 11. Reference is made to some features in the Newcastle…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 10

In farm produce lines there was a satisfactory volume of business passing. The wheat market is very firm, millers and shippers both being anxious to secure…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 10

Business continues quiet in the district, but there is still a very good country demand for all lines. Supplies of most lines are heavy; prices, however, have not…

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Commercial News. Metals and Mining Stock. the Wheat Market. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 5

Bar sliver was yesterday quoted at 2s 0 1-16d per ounce standard. The quotations for metals yesterday were as follows:—Copper, spot, £61 1s 3d…

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