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Farming & the land, 1905

890 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 45

Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory. Meeting of Shareholders

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1905 · page 2

The first meeting of shareholders of the newly-formed Dungog Co-operative Batter Factory Company woe held in the Oddfellows Hall on…

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Singleton Co-Operative Dairy Co

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 June 1905 · page 2

Attention is directed to an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company, to be held at the Elite Hall at 2 p.m. to-day…

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Singleton Butter Factory. Meeting of Shareholders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1905 · page 4

All extraordinary general meeting of the Singleton Central Co-operative Butter Company was held in the Elite Hall on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of amending…

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Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd. Retirement of Directors

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 June 1905 · page 2

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held in the E[?]te Hall, Johnstreet, on Tuesday afternoon. The…

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The Butter Commission's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 2

The final report of the Victorian Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the butter industry has now been issued. The investigations have…

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Wool & Produce Sales. John Bridge & Co's Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 2

SHEEP SKINS.—Exceedingly strong competition. Further hardening tendency manifested. HIDES.—Intense demand for…

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Wool and Produce

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report under date June 3rd:—Wool.—There has been a good private enquiry for wool during the past week,…

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Big Cattle Sale at Forbes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 6

The sale of cattle held at Forbes by Mr. W. H. Wheatley, of Guulburn, in conjunction with Messrs. Edward Weaver and Co., of Forbes, probably brought together the largest number of buyers that have been…

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Chicago Wheat Corner Burst

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 4

The Chicago Wheat Corner has collapsed. The correspondent of the “Liverpool Courier” reports:— On the opening of the market the…

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The Agricultural, Dairying, & Pastoral Industries of N.S W. Population Returns. Northumberland Fourth on the List

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 4

The Acting-Government Statistician (Mr. Hall) has compiled figures relating to the “Man on the Land” The figures are made up to March 31,…

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The Farm and Garden. Keeping Goats

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 13

The position held by the goat in live-stock husbandry has always been a somewhat peculiar one. In the earliest times of which we have any record it was held in equal…

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Guineas on the Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 13

Guinea fowls, both us useful and ornamental birds, should have a place on every faring rain only objection usually made against them is on account of their noisy outcries…

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Ducks for the Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 13

One the large duck farms in the United States says an American writer, the young ducks are commonly marketed at about 10 weeks old. There is a certain condition and…

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Late News by Cable. London, June 10. the Butter Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 3

The Agents-General of the States of Australia have written jointly to Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Prime Minister, and Mr. A. Lytbelton, the Secretary of State for the Colonies,…

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Cattle Sale at Forbes

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 3

W. H. Wheatley, of Gonlburn, in conjunction with Forbes auctioneers, recently conducted a big cattle sale at Forbes Over 2300 head were sold…

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The Overrun in Butter Necessary for a Uniform System. ("On the Land " in the Herald.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 4

ALTHOUGH the Government contrived to reduce the session of the Butter Commission in Sydney to a broad farce by closing it just as some…

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A Simple Farmer. How He Was Victimised

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 2

An extraordinary instance of gullibility was disclosed in a case tried at the Stawell (Vic) Supreme Court on Saturday. An accused man, David…

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Guineas on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 6

Guinea fowls, both us useful and ornamental birds, should have a place on every farm. The only objection usually made against them is on account of their noisy outcries…

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The Farm and Garden. Keeping Goats

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 6

The position held by the goat in live-stock husbandry has always been a somewhat peculia[?] one. In the earliest times of which we have any record it was held in equal…

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Ducks for the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 6

One the large duck farms in the United States, Says an American writer, the young ducks are commonly marketed at about 10 weeks old. There is a certain condition and…

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