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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Swedish Cattle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 10

The method of procedure adopted in producing the Swedish breed of dairy cattle was to first select a number of cows having much the same characteristics as regards…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Winchcombe Carson and Co. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 8

A rather better tone prevails in the wool market, and values continue to rule very firm for all grades of wool. At our sale on the 19th inst. we…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Returns. Increase of 300,000 Acres in the Area Cultivated

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

Mr. Coghlan, the Government Statistician, has completed his preliminary returns showing the area under cultivation and the number of stock in the country…

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The Farm and Garden. the Garden in Japan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 6

The Japanese, who seems somewhat [?] lous to publicity in the more prosaic the ters of life, is jealous of the privacy of [?] garden. It is who place for rest of mind…

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The Farm & Garden. the Garden in Japan

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 10

The Japanese, who seems somewhat callous to publicity in the more prosaic matters of life, is jealous of the privacy of his garden. It is the place for rest of mind as…

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Wool Arrivals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 5

The oversea arrivals of wool to date are 297,553 bales, of which 128,500 bales have been forwarded direct to manufacturers, leaving available for the forthcoming sales…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 3

At the opening of the wool sales at Antwerp the demand was animated, but withdrawals were frequent, and sales were small. There was an average rise of five centimes…

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Floods at Windsor and Camden. Rivers Still Rising. Crops Destroyed. Windsor, Friday morning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 3

The worst fears are being realised, and there is every indication of a big flood. One hundred and forty-three points of rain fell during the 24 hours ended at 9 o'clock this…

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Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 3

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON, AND CO. REPORT :-The wool market continues very firm with a good inquiry for all grades of wool. Values are quite on a par with those ruling…

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The Wheat Traffic

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

Indisputable evidence of the fact immense quantities of grain are stored at a large number of country railway stations has been received by the Railway…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 23rd instant:—The winter series of wool auctions were resumed during the past week, the sales extending over three…

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Sale of Store Cattle. SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 3

One of the biggest sales of store cattle held at Singleton for very many years was conducted to-day at Foster's yards by Messrs. Henry York and Sons. Over 1600 head were yarded to a large…

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Muswellbrook Letter the Dairying Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 5

Prior to the late disastrous drought period the dairying industry gave great promise of making considerable headway in this district, creameries having been established in various…

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Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 3

Following are results of the meeting hold on Saturday :— HURDLE RACE, about 2 miles.—Mr W. Kelso's b[?] Fusilphone, by…

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Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 3

ON-Tuesday Messrs H. York and Sons conducted one of the most successful cattle sales ever held in Singleton, Some 1600 head were disposed of, and…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 3

Messrs. Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Charles Balme and Co., and Helmuth, Schwartze, and Co. submitted 9506 bales, four-fifths being from New Zealand. There was a very…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 3

The wool market is animated, prices being very firm, with an upward tendency…

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Wool & Produce Sales. John Bridge and Co. Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 2

WOOL.—Since our last report a very good demand has existed in the local market qualities, fine merino being especially in favor, and a fair number…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 5

At the wool sales business was animated. and the market very firm, prices having an upward tendency. The following prices were realised for the fleeces mentioned:—Uralla…

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Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 6

WINCHCOMHE, CARSON, AND CO. REPORT : A good deal of interest and expectation has been centred in the opening of the London May sales of colonial wool which…

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