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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 9

The turnover in dairy produce lines has been fairly satisfactory. The principal alteration was an advance in the price of butter, which took…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 9

The market for farm produce lines has been very excited, and large transactions can be reported in interstate and inland trade…

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Ostrich Farming. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 5

Mr. Otto Becker, of Hamburg, intends to establish an ostrich farm in the Kootenay district, of British Columbia…

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British Dairymen Abroad. the Hague

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 5

The hundred of fifty members of the British Dairy Farmers' Association are touring the Netherlands and are visited a number of dairy farms…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 5

The third series of Australasian wool sales opened last evening. There was keen competition at prices from par of the closing rates of last…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 5

At the wool sales last evening, there was animated competition. Crossbreds were firm at opening prices, while merinos were about ½d above the…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 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 25,525 bales, compared with 24,150…

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Farm and Produce. the Milk Standard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 11

A conference of dairymen of the northern district was held at Cameron's hotel, Newcastle, on Wednesday last, he principal business being the consideration of…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 9

The market for farm produce was fairly brisk, but during the last couple of days orders cased off, on account of buyers anticipating general rains. The rain…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 9

The turnover in dairy produce lines was fairly satisfactory, and prices generally are without alteration. Butter supplies have been good, and…

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Farm and Produce. Potato Growing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 11

In "Farmers' Bulletin," No. 27," issued by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, Mr. E. D. Butler gives some very useful advice to potato growers. He…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 9

There has been a quiet demand experienced for all dairy produce lines, several of which have shown a reduction in prices, due to increased supplies. That…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 9

The market for farm produce has been fairly brisk in all lines. The wheat market is slightly easier, as there is not much export trade being put…

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Tenant Farmers' Rights

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 7

Sir,—I wish, through your columns, to draw the attention of your readers, more especially tenant farmers, to the following items in the State Government…

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General Cable News. Canada's Wheat Crop. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 5

The Canadian wheat crop is estimated at 200,000,000 bushels…

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Farm and Produce. Broom Millet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 11

In his excellent bulletin on broom milled, published by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, Mr. G. Marks says that at the present time there is a…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 9

The market for farm produce lines has been fairly brisk, fair quantities going to country and coastal districts. The market for wheat is easier,…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 9

Business in dairy produce lines was somewhat quiet, the principal movement being a decline in the price of bacon. Butter supplies are shrinking, but…

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London Wool Sales. Close of the Series. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 5

The following prices were realised at yesterday's sales:—Kereru, 11d, 9 7-8d; Wo, 13d½, 10½d; Mayura, 13d, 10¾d: Cobbadah, 13d. 12 5-8d; Kaputone (scoured),…

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Wool-combing Trade. a Crisis Imminent. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 5

[?] Bradford woolcombers demand [?]al advance of 5 per cent. in [?] and a minimum of 25/- per [?] for night workers…

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