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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Breach of Promise Case. Young Widow and Farmer. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 5

An action for breach of promise of marriage was heard in the County Court, to-day, before Judge Johnston arid a jury of six. Plaintiff was Charlotte Flavelle…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 November 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 18,373 bales, compared with 20,865…

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Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Wheat Depressed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 9

The wheat market continues to give evidence of depression under the influence of cable messages from London, whore the great weight of the Argentina…

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Farm and Produce. Summer Pruning Apples

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 11

Professor W. H. Hicks, horticulturist of the Idaho Experiment Station, gives the following notes on summer pruning of the apple tree: "Much has been said…

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A Lesson From Fruit Farming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 13

What a glorious vista it opens up—a united effort of the whole forty millions of people to make these islands clean, and the wretched microbes…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 9

There was a satisfactory volume of business passing in farm produce, The wheat market has been steady, and quotations are unaitered…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 9

Business in dairy produce was good, there being an active demand for all lines. Butter supplies show a falling, off, and…

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Canada's Wheat Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 6

There does not new appear to be cay doubt, for the statement has official confirmation, that the yield of the Canadian wheal lands this season reached a total…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1911 · page 5

The wool sales opened with active competition, prices being practically unchanged. Messrs, Gibbs, Bright, and Co., Newcastle,…

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Cattle Tick

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 7

The dreaded cattle tick has made its appearance in a herd in the north of Auckland, and there has been some little alarm in consequence. The matter,…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 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 18,647 bales, compared with…

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Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Wheat Weakens

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

A small bulk of business was recorded in wheat to-day. The market was a halfpenny weaker, due to the tone of cables messages from London and the…

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Farm and Produce. Bitter Pit in Apples

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

A very interesting contribution to the controversy regarding bitter pit in apples was recently made by Mr. H. Robinson in the Tasmanian "Agricultural Gazette."…

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Farm Produce

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

There was a satisfactory volume of business passing in farm produce. Wheat is in short supply, farmers holding back with this stocks. Millers have…

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Dairy Produce

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

Business in dairy produce lines has been very good. Butter continues firm, and an advance of 40 per cwt is advised. The demand…

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First Experimental Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 December 1911 · page 9

Continuing his description of the country to the north of Port Stephens, Mr. H. Dangar, who wrote in 1827, said:—"On the north bank of the Manning River…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 December 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 18,830 bales, compared with…

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Sydney Produce Market. Sydney, Friday. Wheat Inactive

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

To-day saw no change in the inactivity of the wheat market, which has prevailed throughout the week. Cable messages from London report continued…

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The Wool Trade. Vegetable Fibre in Packs. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 5

The international committee appointed to investigate the question of the occurrence of vegetable fibre in wool has supported the resolution passed…

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Dairy Produce

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

Good business has been passing in dairy produce lines. Butter supplies are just about equal to requirements, and selling well at last…

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