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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

734 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 37

The Farm & garden "Fishiness" in Butter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 11

Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, the dairy export, in bib annual report makes the following remarks anent " fishy'' butter :-" The cables from London tell us that a considerable…

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Local News. Butter and Eggs

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 4

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

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Dairy Farming Returns

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 7

GENERALLY speaking, the dairy farmer is a reticent individual regarding the amount of his monthly accounts, but nothing gives him greater pleasure…

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A Pearl Farm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 3

There is only one pearl farm in the world. It is in the Torros Strait, at the northern extremity of Australia, and belongs to James Clark, of Queensland. Mr. Clark, who is…

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Local News. Butter and Eggs

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 2

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

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Butter Export and Government Supervision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 2

Mr. Fegan, Minister for Agriculture, is in receipt of information as to the quality of certain consignments of butter intended for export, and…

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The Crops. Good Results

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 2

DESPITE adverse weather—those westerly blasts—at a critical time, which it was thought would barn up the crops, we are pleased to be in a…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 November 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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Redfern Auction Sales. the Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1900 · page 5

221 trucks [?] arrived at Redfern during the past week, and 4200 bags over sea from Victoria, making in all a complement of 37,400 bags. This is some 4000 bags less than arrivals for previous…

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Local News. Butter and Eggs

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 November 1900 · page 2

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

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The Hunter Dairying Industry

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 November 1900 · page 2

Mr Pederson, of the Department of Agriculture, is at present visiting this district for the purpose of inspecting the creameries and factories to impart…

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Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 3

THE Farmers' and Settlers' Co-operative Co. report, Nov. 24:—Wheat—Local market rules about the same, although there is rather better…

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The Table. Perfumed Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 5

At dainty tables in America, says the "Gentlewoman," they are serving perfumed butter. The butter is first made into pats, stamped, and wrapped in…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 2

AT the sales on Wednesday an active demand prevailed throughout the sales, and values remained firm for all the better classes of sound, bright, free…

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Shipment of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 3

The mail steamer India, which left to-day for London, took away 7609 boxes of butter…

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The Dairying Industry. Butter Export and. Government Inspection

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 7

MR FEGAN, Minister for Agriculture, is in receipt oF information as to the quality of certain consignments of butter intended for export, and…

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Market News. Wheat

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 4

H. R. Carter & Co., wheat brokers, Sydney, report as under— Wheat:A little business is leasing in prime old at 2s 7d be Darling Harbor, and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 4

Wool sales have been continued in Sydney during the past week. For all the better classes of wool there was a strong and active demand, prices being firmly…

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Local News. Butter and Eggs

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 4

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

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The Farm & Garden. Good Dairying Returns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 10

A correspondent writing to tho Daily Telegraph, gives the following instances of profits made in the dairying industry:— Mr. C. Lamond, of Worragee, milked thirty…

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