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Farming & the land, 1904

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 2

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 50th April:—Although the local market remains quiet, there has been a fair enquiry during the past week for…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report:—A good deal of interest and expectation has been centred in the opening of the London May Sales of Colonial wool,…

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Wool Sales. London, May 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 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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The Wool Sales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 4

AT the wool sales to-day business was very animated, and prices were firm, with an upward tendency…

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Farm to Let

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 2

We have been requested to direct attention to an advertisement which appears in another column, with reference to a farm of 63 acres, with dwelling, etc., to let at…

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The Farm and Garden. the Duck Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 3

A man in Lancashire, England, has a farm of only 20 acres on which he keeps 40 had of dairy cows and fattens 20,000 ducks per year. The field is divided into…

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The farm & garden. the Duck Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 11

A man in Lancashire, England, has a farm of only 20 acres on which he keeps 40 head of dairy cows and fattens 20,000 ducks per year. The field is divided into…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 3

Buyers attending the Farmers' Union had a large supply of produce of all descriptions to choose from this week, maize and hay being forward in large quantities. Best quality hay was slightly firmer…

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Dairy Heifers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 4

At Foster's Yards on Tuesday next Messrs H. Bailey and Son will conduct a big sale of dairy heifers, and, judging from the prices lately ruling for this class of…

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Important to Dairymen

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 4

We are requested to draw special attention to the advertisement of Messrs W. Russell and Co., the well-known dairy engineers of Newcastle. This firm are…

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Wool Sales. London, May 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1904 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday the market was firm at the late advance, Continental buyers paying top prices for merinos. The following prices were realised:—Plains…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 3

THE Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., John Bridge & Co., Ltd., Dalgety & Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and…

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The Dairying Industry

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 4

PRIOR to the late disastrous drought period the dairying industry gave great promise of making considerable headway in this district, creameries…

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Are Sheep and Pigs Cattle?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 4

A case involving the definition of the word "cattle" occupied the attention of the Full Court, on Thursday afternoon. It came before their Honours…

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Butter Factory. To the Editor of the Chronicle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 3

GOOD morning, Mr. Hubert Morris! You are somewhat late with your letter. Mr. James Peberdy was given a paper before the meeting, and that…

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Sydney Wool and P[?]d[?]ce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 4

Report for week ending May 7:— Wool.—The local market continues very quiet. Al[?] hough a fair demand…

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The Wool Sales. [By Cable]. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 3

AT the wool sales to-day crossbreds were firm, while merinos had an upward tendency…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 3

At the wool sales last evening business was animated for all classes, and prices had a hardening tendency…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 3

The wool market is very animated, and' prices are firm…

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The Dairying Industry. Two Successful Companies

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 4

THE Byron Bay Creamery Co. seem to be bent on making record after record, and some of these records do seem a little startling. Which remark…

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