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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Sydney Wool Sales. Winchcombe, Carson, & Co. Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2

"We held no wool sale this week our nest emotion being fixed for Tuesday next, 3rd February. After next week the fortnightly sales will be…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 4

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report under date 28th instant-We held no wool sale this week, our next action being fixed for Tuesday next, when we…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 5

At the wool sales the following prices were realised for the undermentioned clips:—Narrung 7[?]d, Gascoyne 8d, Tekaoru 8¼d, Abbotsford 8½d, Poukawa 8[?]d, Deepwater 9¾d, Jimbour 10¼d,…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 10

Exceptionally heavy supplies of produce reached the West Maitland markets on Wednesday last, pumpkins nod melons being very plentiful. Of fruit, there was also a good supply, particularly of…

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File Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co.,ltd. Annual Meeting. Some Lively Scenes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the above Company' was held in the Elite Hall yesterday' afternoon. There was a large attendance of shareholders. The chair…

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The Singleton Argus Saturday, January 31St, 1963. the Dairying Industry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 4

THERE is no combating the idea that the dairying industry in this and the other States is one of such rapidly grewing importance that it requires…

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Salt For Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 4

The French Government some years ago appointed a commission of scientific men to investigate the subject of…

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Seed Wheat. Government Purchase £200,000 BUSHELS

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

THE Premier, Sir John See, says he had practically competed the purchase of 50,000 sacks of wheat, representing about 200,000 bushels. It had been…

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Seed Wheat. Government Purchase £200,000 Ruchels

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 4

THE Premier, Sir John see, says he had practically completed the purchase of 50,000 sucks of wheat, represenmting about 200,000 bushels. It had been…

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Aid to the Distressed Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 3

The Frontier refuses to satisfy the curiosity of the public as to the terms on which seed wheat for distressed farmers has been obtained, but he says he will be happy to table the information as soon as…

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[?]Ntral Co-operative Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Singleton [?] Co-operative Dairy Company (Ltd.), [?] held in the Elite Hall on Friday after[?] Mr. J. G. Dight, Chairman of Directors,…

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Visit of the Boer Farmers' Delegates. an Interesting Inspection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 4

As briefly stated in last evening's issue the Boer farmers' delegates—Messrs. W. L. Jooste, J. M. Lane, and H. T. Rood— appointed by Lord Milner to inquire into and…

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Preservatives in Dairy Products

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 3

Mr O'Callaghan submits to the consideration of the Minister the following recommendations:— "1. Butter.—That all butter,…

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Our Singleton Letter. Arrowfield Fat Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 6

On Tuesday morning, a lot of 150 fat bullocks from Mr. Thomas Ellis' famous Arrowfield Estate were tracked at Singleton for the Riverstone Meat Works, being part of a mob of 500 purchased from concern. Good judges who saw the lot trucked yesterday ever that the collection is ono of the best ever despatched to the metropolis from the Hunter Valley. The beasts were all of enormous size, yet…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Agency Company report:—The wool market was very irregular, and on a p[?]r to a five per cent. decline. There was a good demand for scoureds. We sold—MacCallum,…

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Local News. Fat Cattle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 2

Despite the effects of the prolonged drought, fat stock are still extant, and Mr Thomas Ellis, of Arrowfield, Jerry's plains, recently desnatahed 150 fat…

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Am Advahge in the Butter Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 2

BUTTER has to-day advanced at the Creamery to 1s per 1b…

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Distribution of Seed Wheat Statement by the Premier

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 2

IT was learned on Thursday from Mr. Kidd (Minister for Mines and Agriculture) and Mr. Hayes (honorary member of the Government), who…

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N.S.W. Stock Return. the Estimate of Loss. 17,000,000 SHEEP

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 2

AFTER Laving made several inquiries at the Stock Branch with a view to obtaining the Dumber of cattle, horses, and sheep in the State—the last day…

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Seed Wheat

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

Some months ago, when the drought which, in certain optimistic but badly informed quarters, is re­ferred to with the prefix "recent"-…

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