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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Wool Report. Thursday's Sales E. W. Sparke's Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 3

Goldsbrough Mort and Co—Another very quiet week has been experienced in the local wool market. Few transaction have taken place and…

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Importation of Argentine Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 3

Mr. W. H. Long, President of the Board of Agriculture, has prohibited the importation of cattle from the Argentine into England, owing to the prevalence of disease in the Argentine…

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Sheep Sale at Scone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 2

MESSRS. CORBETT & SIMPSON advertise a sale of 4500 sheep, to take place at Scone yards, on Thursday next, 12th inst., at 2 p.m…

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COMMERCIAL. Wool Report. Goldbrough, Mort & Co., Ltd. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 4

Another very quiet week has been experienced in the local wool market. Few transactions have taken place and buyers are only making purchases for actual requirements, in…

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Farmers' Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 4

THE first quarterly meeting for the current year of the Committee of the above was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon…

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Poetry. Love on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 6

A potato went on a mash And sought an onion bed; "That's pie for me," observed the squash, And all the beets turned red…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Farmers' Association.-committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the committee of the Farmers' Association was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon, when there were present-Messrs. B. Cowan (in the chair), R. T. Keys, T…

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Teh Farmer's Childre

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 1

EVERY Australian farmer who has at heart the interests not only of his farm, but of his sons, will try to interest the boys in the work of the…

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Transvaal War the Koorn Spruit Ambush. Dragoons Re-capture British Prisoners. Major-general Hutton's Command. Australians Capture Boer Cattle. Ineffective Engagements. an Attack on Wepener. a Gallant But Fruitless Incident. Property at Johannesburg Not to Be Destroyed. London, April 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 3

At the Koorn Spruit ambush 17 of Major Robson's New Zealand Mounted Infantry were captured. The remainder of the New Zealanders fought clear of the ambush. The extrication of…

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Price of Butter. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 April 1900 · page 3

Best creamery butter is [?]irmer and quoted at 10d…

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Store Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 2

MR. EDWARD HIGGENS (for Hill, Clark, and Co.) announces that he will hold a large sale of store cattle at the local sale yards on Friday, 20th inst.,…

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Sheep Sale at Scone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 2

MESSRS. CORBETT & SIMPSON advertise a sale of 4500 sheep, to take place at Scone yards, on Thursday next, 12th inst., at 2 p.m…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd, report: —Tallow.—The discouraging news cabled from London had the effect of…

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Farmer and Company

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 2

FARMER and Company, Limited, of Sydney, have pleasure in announcing that their Mr. E. G. Fletcher will be in Muswellbrook to day (Wednesday) and…

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Price of Butter. [By Telegraph] SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 April 1900 · page 2

DAIRY produce is firm to-day, but there is no material alteration in price…

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Catch Crops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 5

A good succession of catch crops to sow between the regular crops is as essential to good farming as the selection of the main crops. It is often the neglect…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 1

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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Tocal Cattle at the Sydney Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 5

Once more has Mr. Prank Riynolds afforded proof if proof were needed, that in tho matter of Herefords and Devons the Tocal herds are irreproachable a reputation which they have long held, but which…

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The Warm If garden. New Wool-pulling Process

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 13

A new wool-pulling process has been patented, and taken up by a Yorkshire syndicate. The invention has the approval of many of tho largest fellmongers find tanners…

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Late News by Cable. London, April 12. American Wheat Supply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 3

The American visible supply of wheat and flour east of the Rockies in 77,118,000 bushels…

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