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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

346 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 18

Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 9

There was a satisfactory volume of business passing in all dairy produce lines. Supplies of butter show a slight…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1911 · page 9

The market for farm produce has been fairly brisk, all lines receiving attention. The wheat market has been very firm, and quotations are a little higher…

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Seen in Asia. Yellow Men Toiling Like Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 7

To see the Japanese and Chinese in their own country is to see the Astratic problem as it appeared to the pioneers of the exclusion agitation. In Australia,…

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Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 681 bales compared with 947…

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European Hop Crops. English Good, German Poor. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 5

The early English hops are excellent, and are realising from £10 to £11 per cwt. It is expected the crop will exceed…

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The Sugar Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 5

The world's output of sugar for the current year of estimation has been given by the "British Exporter." It divides the production up as shown if we take…

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Farm and Produce. White Scour in Calves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 11

A dairy farmer in the Richmond River district has had trouble in rearing his young calves through their being attacked With "white scour." During…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 9

The market for all lines of farm produce has been very quiet, the wet weather retarding business. The market for wheat has been dull,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 9

There was a satisfactory volume of business passing in dairy produce, and except in a few lines, prices have remained unaltered…

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Troubles of the Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 9

Mr. H. Dangar was evidently a man of observation, and he gave attention to many matters outside of his duties as a Government surveyor. He referred in…

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Canadian Grain Crop. Winnipeg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 5

Grain men report that the damage to the grain crop is not so serious as was at first reported, but it is certain the loss will amount to £500,000…

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Our Sydney Letter. a Permanency for the Farm Hand.—a "Life Sentence" for Opium Smuggling.—not a Rush for Coal Shares.—a Really Good Customer, As Well As Seller.—australia and the Argentine.—what Think You—"57 Ports!" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 4

The question is raised us to whether farmers would not study their interests more by guaranteeing a whole year's work to their hands. This problem is a…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. end Messrs. Dalgety and Co Ltd., totalled 1465 bales compared with 2086…

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Farm and Produce. the Scientific Farmer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 11

We know (says "Hoard's Dairyman") that a vast number of the average farmers have a strange distrust of the application of science to farming. In many…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 9

A fair volume of business was passing in dairy produce, there being an active demand for most lines. Butter remains unaltered, and supplies…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 9

The market for farm produce has been fairly brisk, good sales taking place in all lines. The wheat market was a little livelier,…

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Storms in Switzerland. Lightning Fires Farms. Berne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 5

There has been a deluge of rain at Lugano and Constance, and violent storms have caused great havoc in the Berne district, where lightning set…

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To Load Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 4

The Australian-Union liner Murital, which arrived at Newcastle on Monday, was yesterday afternoon berthed at the King's Wharf. The vessel, which is to the agency…

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Canada's Wheat Crop. Largest in Its History. Winnipeg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 5

Crop reports from Western Canada indicate that the wheat harvest will exceed 178,000000 bushels, being the largest in the history of Canada…

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Dry-farming Congress. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 4

The following letters has been received by the Premier from Senator J. H. M'Coll, vice-president and corresponding secretary for Australia of the Dry Farming…

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