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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1893

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Cooper's Sheep Dip Trials in the Scone District

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 September 1893 · page 2

THERE there has been for the past few days, and is at present, on view at Messrs. Campbell and Co's store, two samples of wool grown on the Belltrees Estate—one…

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The Devon As a Dairy Cow

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 8

Mr. E. F. Maunder, who claims to have Australian experience amongst cattle, with other qualifications, in an article in the Iive Stock Journal, writes strongly in favour of…

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The Farm and Garden. Teething in Animals

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 8

Teething in young animals is often attended with considerable irritation and fever. Three-year-old colts probably suffer most. At this period they cut four front teeth, eight back,…

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Baby Farming in Melbourne Another Ma[?]in Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 6

FURTHER discoveries in connection with the Brunswick (Vie.) baby farming horrors were made on Tuesday. Two decomposed bodies, one of a male,…

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Farmers' Central Markets

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 6

Grainger and Falkiner'a report.— Business during the past week has been fairly active, and prices ruling compare favorably with last week's. Maize is steady, buyers…

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The Baby Farming Murder Case. Knorr Re-arrested. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 5

As the result of further inquiries into the Melbourne baby-farming alleged murders, the this afternoon again arrested Rudolph Knorr,…

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Australian Wool in Canada

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 7

The possibility of Canada coming into the field as an important competitor of the leading wool-consuming nations for Australia's surplus of that staple has of late occupied considerable attention from…

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Melbourne Baby Farmingcase. The Latest Details

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 2

THE woman Minnie Thwaites is reported as progressing favorably at the Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, and it is thought that she will be able to…

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The Baby Farming Case. (Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1893 · page 6

The police to-day completed the task of digging up the yards of houses occupied by Mrs. Thwaites, under arrest in connection, with the Brunswick baby-farming case, but…

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Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 3

The fortnightly wool sales were resumed on Wednesday and all the sales, in accordance with previous arrangement, were held on the one…

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Crossbred Sheep

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 8

We (Australian Agriculturist) are pleased to see the pastoralists going in for crossbred sheep in certain districts, with the view to produce long wools combined with the heavy carcase to suit the…

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Sheltering Cattle and Horses

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 8

The housing or stabling of stock in the colonies has been wondrously neglected by the dairyman, teamster, farmer, and worker of horses. It is right and proper to give cows a good paddock in warm…

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The Farm and Garden. Cape Gooseberry

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 8

This fruit is much neglected in this colony. It is one of the most profitable to grow on suitable soil and the fruit is delicious. For jelly or jam making it can be classed among the best. It gives a…

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H. R- Farmers Sales

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 6

On Wednesday the usual weekly sales were held in the sheds and yards adjoining the Church-street Railway Station. Mr J. H. Brunker was the auctioneer, and…

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Farmers' Central Markets

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 6

Grainger and Falkiner report.—The past week's busines in the produce market was without fresh feature. Maize is firm at quetations, and some fair sized lines have…

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Melbourne Baby Farming Case. Enquiries in London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 6

ACCORDING to telegrams from London the police authorities there have made inquiries concerning the antecedents of Minnie Thwaites, or Knorr, who…

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Australian Butter Export Competition with Margarine

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 4

THE Victorian butter expert, Mr David Wilson, who has been visiting England and Europe returned on Thursday. In an interview with a…

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Farm and Garden. Winter Feed for the Dairy

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 3

Pollard and bran are at low prices this season (saya Rural Australian) and never before in all the history of batter making in N. S. Wales has so much of these feeds been…

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Hunte[?] River Farmers Produce Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 5

Yesterday the usual weekly sales were held in the sheds and yards adjoining the Church-street Railway Station. Mr. Jas. H. Brunker was the salesman, and disposed of the following catalogue…

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Ploughing for Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 5

In nearly all oases the sooner the ploughing is done for wheat, the casier and better will be the work. Get the stubble and green growth turned under as soon as…

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