Farms Inundated Paterson Overflows
The Paterson River rose 30 feet and overflowed its banks on Saturday night, flooding all the low-lying, farms…
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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
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The Paterson River rose 30 feet and overflowed its banks on Saturday night, flooding all the low-lying, farms…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The stormy conditions which prevailed on Saturday and Sunday were responsible for a great deal of damage to the pea crops, particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The market for fine merinos was not quite as firm to-day as it was on the closing day of last week's sales. Other classes of wool was, however, sold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The offerings at to-day's wool sales totalled 6030 bales. The sellers were Schute, Bell and Company's Pitt, Son and Badgery, and Hill, Clark and Company…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Few trees are more useful than the coconut palm, on which so many millions of the coast and inland populations of the tropics depend for most of the things they…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Except for a keener demand for pieces and broken fleeces, the wool market was unchanged. Carboning crossbreds also had keener competition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →By a vote-taken in the Legislative Assembly at 1 a.m. to-day the Lawson Ministry was defeated by 33 votes to 28. The House…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the State Cabinet, presided over by Mr. Dooley, the Chief Secretary, was held this afternoon. The Premier did not attend…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The wool market showed an improvement to-day for marinoes, but crossbreds were not so eagerly sought. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Following are the selections for Warwick farm races to-morrow:—Hurdle Race: Abbotsford 1. Lord Prize 2, Light Gloaming 3…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It was resolved by the Farmers' Union Conference (N.Z.) that the establishment of a producers' shipping company should proceed energetically as soon as the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Binding rain and hail storms were experienced early this morning throughout the country and occasional falls of snow are reported. At…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some of the heaviest bullocks ever yarded at Waratah were submitted for auction at Waratah saleyards this afternoon, in a consignment of choice prime…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The High Court, consisting of the Chief Justice (Sir Adrian Knox), Mr. Justice Duffy, and Mr. Justice Starke, sitting at Darlinghurst to-day, heard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The cold weather has had the effect of increasing withdrawals of butter from the Newcastle winter pool stocks. Notwithstanding these withdrawals, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fairly good volume of business has been passing in farm produce during the past week. Chaff is being forwarded to the Northern Rivers for the flooded areas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy produce has been in good demand. Butter supplies continue to decrease, but merchants are still able to execute all orders by drawing on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Although it is desirable that the back of a dairy cow should be straight and level, it is not necessary to attach much importance to this point in practice. The…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →White ants sometimes attack fruit trees. To overcome the trouble Mr. W. J. Allen, New South Wales Government fruit expert, advises that all the wood…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The United States Senate has passed the Farmers' Export Bill) authorising the Federal Finance Corporation to issue bonds for two million dollars to supply…
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