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Farming & the land, 1902

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 4

The Associated Wool-brokers report under date 15th instant-Owing to the general observance of King's Birthday on Monday as a public holiday; the sales during the past…

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The Farm and Garden. Orchard Management

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 6

"An Old Colonist" writes as follows to the Australasian:—In an article on this subject the principal of the School of Horticulture has the following remarks:—"The average…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 10

Potatoes and onions, which were largely represented, constituted the bulk of a fairly large supply of produce at the Farmers Union Sales on Wednesday morning. Hay was in unusually…

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The Farm & Garden. Orchard Management

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 7

"An Old Colonist" writes as follows to the Australasian:—In an article on this subject the principal of the School of Horticulture has the following remarks :—" The average…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1902 · page 4

At the East Maitland police court yesterday afternoon before Mr. W. B. Smith, P.M., James Bennett, a man apparently of the age of about 70 years, was charged with stealing at Thornton, on or…

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Yorkshire Wool-combeks' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1902 · page 3

Its bankers have stopped the overdraft of the Yorkshire Wool-Comber's Association. A meeting of the debenture-holders has been called…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 November 1902 · page 4

REPORT for week ending November 1:—Wool.—The offerings during the past week amounted to 16,210 bales,…

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The Very Latest London, Tuesday afternoon. London Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1902 · page 3

The wool Bales opend to-day. Business was vary brisk at an advance of the to twenty per cent…

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London Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1902 · page 3

The wool sale are spirited prices of all kinds very firm…

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Colonial Wool Sales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 November 1902 · page 3

The sixth series of colonial wool sales opened this evening. The competition was very brisk at from 5 to 20 par cent, of an advance…

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The Wool Sales. Opening of London Sales. a Good Advance

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 3

ON Wednesday last, we received word from our city agents, stating that the London sales had opened with an advance of from 5 to 20 per cent. The…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety & Co. telegraphed us on Thursday from Newcastle as follows:—Our London office cable that wool sales opened with a fair selection, there' being a very large attendance of buyers…

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London Wool Bales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co.,Ltd. telegraph as follows:— Our London office cables that the wool bales opened with a fair selection, there being a large attendance of buyers…

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London Wool Sales. Good Compitition. [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 5

AT the wool sales yesterday competition was animated. Merinos hardened, but crossbress remained unchanged…

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Puzzle, Find the Crops!

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 5

An auctioneer was selling a lot of land for agricultural purposes. "Gentlemen" said he this is the most delightful land, it is the…

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(Copyright.) the Second Crop

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 5

"If a man wasn't a widower in my day, why. no girl wanted him," said Sarah Anna Spriggs, advising her daughter, Sally, as to the choice…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 6

Supplies of produce at the West Maitland Farmers Unions sales on Wednesday morning were on the large side, potatoes and onions being the chief lines, while tomatoes were also well represented…

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Prohibition of Cattle Imports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 December 1902 · page 3

Mr. R. W. Hanbury, the President of the Board of Agriculture, has prohibited imports of cattle from the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island,…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 December 1902 · page 4

REPORT for week ending November 29: —Woolr—The offerings at auction during the past week amounted to…

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Seed Wheat for Farmers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 December 1902 · page 2

Mr T. Fitzpatriek asked the Premier, on Tuesday whether in view of the fact that many farmers in the drought stricken districts were unable to…

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