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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

861 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 44

The Cattle-Flaying Trouble

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 7

In connection with the Conference held under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture recently, to consider the question of the loss sustained…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Careon and Co., Ltd., and Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report under date 12th inst. as follows:—The opening sales of the 1901-2 season…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 3

The Antwerp wool sales will open on the 22nd instant and close, on the 25th. There have been catalogued 9855 bales, of which 550 are Australian…

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London Wool Sales. London, Oct. 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 10

At the wool sales yesterday there was brisk [?] ding. Prices for merinos were firm. Shabby coarse crossbreds were weak. The following prices were realised for the undermentioned clips:—Whana, 4 3/4d;…

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Live Cattle Shipment. 800 from Queensland to South Africa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 2

ON Saturday last 100 head of young heifers, bought by the Queensland Government for the Government of Natal, started from Gracemere for…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 7
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

WHEN farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind, When, on striking a light…

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The farm & garden

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 3

The system of grading-up a herd, which is in practice in North and South America, is the most important advance, from a dairyfarmers's standpoint, which has yet been made…

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To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 4

Butter and Eggs bought in any quantity. E. J. HEAD, Grocer, Singleton.*…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1901 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Sydney advice under date of 19th instant in the following terms:— There have been no wool sales in Sydney during Mr. B. Dicey in the Nineteenth Century pleads strongly for a redistribution of seats in the House of Commons on the ground that it will "abate" the Irish nuisances, so prominent during…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Prices Well Maintained. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 2

MESSRS. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report: Wool sales resumed today. Large attendance of buyers: there were moderate catalogues, but good…

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Sydney Markets. the Farmers' Co-operative Company's (Limited) Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 4

Butter.-The supply continues to show a worked increase, and the demand for choicest quality is good. The present condition is entirely ewing to the large quantities withdrawn from the market for…

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To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 2

Butter and Eggs bought in any quantity. E. J. HEAD, Grocer, Singleton.*…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Winchcombe Carson and Co's. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 October 1901 · page 1

Wool.—No auction sales are being held this week, but private inquiry continues very active, and we have made some considerable sales, both of…

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Redfern Auction Sales. the Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Association, Limited, Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1901 · page 5

Chaff.-214 trucks chaff arrived for the weeek at Redfern. This complement is considerably lighter than the normal deliveries for past number of weeks. Values generally closed firmer, more especially for…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1901 · page 3

At the opening of the Antwerp wool sales yesterday, 2353 bales of La Plata wool were offered and 1221 bales were sold. A few merinos were offered, and were strongly competed for…

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Local News. To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 October 1901 · page 2

Butter and Eggs bought in any quantity. E. J. HEAD, Grocer, Singleton.*…

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Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 5

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON, AND CO., LTD., RETORT Wool.—The demand for good fine merino wool continues very firm, and some high prices for this class of wool…

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Duckenfield Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 3

In response to an invitation from the Manager of the Farmers' Co-operative Company, Limited, of Sydney, a number of the leading dairymen of this district met representatives of the above Company…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 2

After an interval of a week auctions were resumed in Sydney on Monday, and have been continued during the week. Among the lots sold we noticed the…

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