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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 3

The following prices were realised for the undermentioned clips:—Home Hills, Matti, Oldingham, 7[?]; Invarell 8½d; Mendip Hill, 9½; Peporangi, 9½d…

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Sydney Wool Sates

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 2

The 1900-1901 wool season was opened at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie Place, Sydney, on Monday last by Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. and Pitt, Son, and Badgery…

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LOCAL & General News. Store Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 2

MR. EDWARD HIGGENS (for Hill, Clark, and Co.) announces that he will sell by auction, at the local sale yards, on Friday, 9th November, 200 head of…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 5

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report: We offered 800 bales of wool at oar sale to-day; good competition prevailed, but values were slightly lower than opening rates. We hold the bulk of…

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London Wool Sales. London, Oct. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 2

The home trade is becoming nervous, finding itself unable to absorb the whole of the offerings. Foreigners are giving poor support to the market. Hence Vanity wools are neglected, and often selling…

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The Farm & Garden. Evil of Destroying Birds

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 11

Millions of money are lost every year by the fruit-growers of the world from the devastation of their crops by insect pests. In the United Kingdom the item is a serious one,…

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Californian Farming

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 6

In the Scientific American of July 7. is given a description of the present system of wheat cul[?]vation as practiced iu California, from which it…

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Farmer and Company

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 4

We are requested to announce that [?] E. G. Fletcher, representing the above firm, will be in Singleton on Thursday and Friday next, at the Percy Hotel…

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Farmer and Company

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 4

We are requested to announce that Mr E. G. Fletcher, representing the above firm, will be in Singleton on Thursday and Friday next, at the Percy Hotel…

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Local News. Butter and Eggs

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 2

Wanted known that E. J. HEAD is a buyer of Butter and Eggs in any quantity…

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Winchcombe, Carson and Co's Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 3

We held our opening sole for the new season to-day. The selection avaitable included a large number of burry and seedy wools, which feel the…

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The Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 2

The course of prices at the wool sales has verified the worst, apprehensions. Good wools are 50 per cent. below last season's prices, and inferior…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 4

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.; John Bridge and Co., Ltd.; Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd.; Hill, Clark, and Co.;…

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Butter and Eggs

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 November 1900 · page 2

Wanted known that E. J. Head is a buyer of Butter and Eggs in any quantity…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Hydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 3

Messrs. Harrisan, Johnes and Devi[?] reports. We held our second years to-day. Tae wools were rather above the average, and splendid competition prevailed throughout the had, the result being a…

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The Farm & Garden. Butter and Beef

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 10

In order to test the relative cost of producing a pound of beef and a pound of butter, an American investigator recently conducted an interesting experiment. He selected a…

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Butter and Eggs

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 4

Wanted known that E. J. HEAD is a buyer of Butter and Eggs in any quantity…

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Sheep-Worrying Dogs

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 4

Local pastoralists will be interested in the following cure for dogs with sheopworrying proclivities. It is said to have been triod on a dog with such complete…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 4

The wool auctions were resumed in Sydney this week. the market showing a slightly improved tone; although values cannot be quoted any higher, the demand…

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Wool Press for Sale

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 2

Messrs. E. W. and C. E White, of Harben Vale, Blandford, advertise in this issue that they have a rack and pinion wool-press, in thorough working order, for sale cheap…

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