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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1895

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The Case of the Tenant Farmers. Meeting on

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 June 1895 · page 2

A MEETING of tenant farmers and others was held on Saturday afternoon in the Union Shed, for the purpose of taking action to induce the…

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New Zealand Sheep and Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1895 · page 3

The New Zealand beet by the steamer Gothic was cleared at an average of from 3s 7d to 3s 8d per stone. The sheep by the steamer Hawkes Bay are Belling at 3s 8d to 4s per stone…

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Raworth Farmers and the Pitnacree Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1895 · page 4

A deputation of farmers residing at Raworth waited upon the East Maitland aldermen last evening, in the Council Chambers, for the purpose of urging the desirableness of raising the Pitnacree…

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The Live Cattle Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 3

Twenty-four bullocks by the steamer Gulf of Genoa fetched at the rate of 5d per lb. Some of the bullocks weighed 180 stone…

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The Sheep and Cattle Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 3

Eighty of the sheep brought from New Zealand by the steamer Hawke's Bay have been sold (alive) at 37s per head. The remainder of the cattle by tho steamer Gulf of Genoa, was sold at the rate of 5d…

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Wheat Growing in America and New Zealand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 2

News has come that wheat dealings in New York reached 200,000,000 bushels in a single day. One of the southern papers in noticing the significance of the message says:— "The United States are the…

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The Bolwarra Farms

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 13

The adjourned meeting of residents of Bolwarra and locality was held at Bolwarra House, the residence of Mr. John Rourke, on Friday. There were about 20 persons present. Mr. John Rourke…

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The Farm & Garden. Possibilities in Fruit Growing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 7

Fruit growing offers many rewards in the way of great possibilities to those who get the most out of it. The careful planter and the liberal feeder and culturist, as a rule, gets…

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The European Wheat Markets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1895 · page 3

Beerbohm's Circular states that it is not improbable that the English wheat crop this season will-be one of the smallest on record. France, Hungary, and Kussia will have moderate yields. The…

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The Canadian Dairy Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1895 · page 5

The Canadian Dairy Commission has perfected a plan whereby weekly shipments of butter and cream are to be made from Canada to England…

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The Sheep Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 3

The first annual show under the auspices of the New South Wales Sheep Breeders' Association was opened this morning at the stores of Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, & Co., Pyrmont. For quality…

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The Live Cattle Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 3

The London underwriters have discussed tho difficulty in connection with the insuring of cattle against the outbreak of fire on hoard steamers conveying live cattle from Australia to England…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 3

There is a brisk demand for wool, and American brokers expect an all round rise of at least 5 per cent, when the sales open on Tuesday…

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Bee Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 3

One of the most peculiar qualifications of an apiarist is to become so absorbed in the study of his bees that the labour becomes entirely one of love, and therefore what immediate prospects there…

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The Farm & Garden. Gardening Notes for July. Flower Garden

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 6

It is to be hoped that before many days pass away we will be favoured with a good soaking rain, which is much needed in the surrounding districts, and which would do…

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Resumption of Land for Tenant Farmers. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 1

SIR.—As the question of resuming land for the purpose of providing the farmers with suitable agricultural at a reasonable price is at the present, time occupying the…

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Official Opening of the Sheep Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1895 · page 3

The Lieutenant-Governor formally opened the sheep show to-day in the presence of a large number of sheep breeders and others interested in the pastoral industry. An address of welcome was…

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Singleton Farmers Association Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1895 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the above association was held in the sale sheds on Saturday last. Mr. John Hayes, president, occupied the chair. About 25 members put in an…

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Danish Butter Making

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 4

The Fortnightly Review for May contains a highly instructive paper on "Danish Butter-making," by Mrs. Alex. Tweedie. Denmark is a small country and it subject to the rigours…

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The Sheep Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 5

The Sydney Sheep Show closed this afternoon. Many of the sheep have been shorn, and will be offered at the sales to-morrow…

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