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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 3

For wool there is good competition in merinos and fine crossbreds, but low grades are weak…

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Commercial News. Wool and Produce Reports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report [?]or week ending September 23, as follows : — Wool.—At this week's sales 11,594…

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Correspondence. the Wool Dispute. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 4

SIR,—I have just received word from an esteemed station-owner, a friend of mine, concerning this dispute among the wool-buyers, which I would…

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Points for Pig Farming

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 4

The squealless pig is the most thrifty and profitable one, for it never has to squeal for food nor from abuse…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 1

THE Sydney Woolselling Brokers' Association reports for week ending September 23, 1898, as follows:—Wool.—At this week's sales 11,594 bales…

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The Dispute in the Wool Trade

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 4

The compromise arranged between a majority of the Sydney associated woolselling brokers and the Co-operative Wool and Produce Company has…

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Farmer and Company

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 2

FARMER and Co., Limited, of Victoria House, Sydney, expect to be represented in Muswellbrook next Wednesday and Thursday, by their Mr. E. G. Fletcher, who is…

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The Farmers' Demonstration

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 2

PEDESTRIANS are reminded that entires for the Association Handicap of £10 must be in the hands of the Secretary, Mr. H. Cox. not later than Saturday, 1st October next…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 September 1898 · page 2

At the Singleton Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr F. B. Treatt, J.P., the alleged cattle stealing case, remanded from last Tuesday, again came on for hearing…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1898 · page 3

The following rates have been realised:—Mutooroo, 6 [?]d; Racicliff, 71; Barcaldine, 8 1/2d; Gerald, 9d; Coroena, 91; Maxwellton, 16 1/2d; Burenbilla, 18d…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 3

For wool there is keen competition and prices are unaltered…

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Aberdeen. Dairymen's Association

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 2

At the first meeting of the committee of the Upper Hunter River Dairymen's Association, held at the Segenhoe Hotel, Aberdeen, at 2 p.m.,…

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Market News. Wheat

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 3

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports under date 29th September, as under:— From all the wheat growing districts I…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association reports under date 23rd September:—At this week's sales 11.594 tales were catalogued, of which 10,123 were sold at…

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The Wool Dispute

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

The following letter appeared in the Daily Telegraph of September 24th :—SIR,—I have just received word from an esteemed station-owner, a friend of mine…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 3

In the wool market competition is slower, and there is considerable weakness in all sorts…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 3

The following prices were realised:—Woolloomooloo, 7 7/8; Nithsdale, 7 1/2 d; Cambridge, 8 5/8; scoured, 15 1/8 d; Patoka, 9 1/4 d; Yarralumla, 10 3/8; Clyde, 10 1/2…

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Careful Branding of Cattle. Gratifying Commercial Results

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 12

A recent transaction in hides is worthy of attention, says the Argus of Wednesday, because of its bearing on the subject of the branding of cattle. The parcel of hides was from bullocks bred by Messrs…

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Farmers' Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

THE usual quarterly meeting of the Committee of the above Association was held at the School of Arts on Thursday afternoon. There were…

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Farmers' Association Demonstration

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

READERS are again reminded that entries for the principal event, the Association Handicap footrace in connection with the Farmers' Association…

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