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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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District News. Dairy Arm

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 3

To keep abreast of the times, and to keep this important place before the eyes of the public—even if it is not for emigration purposes, as our…

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Mutton Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 3

IN the "Daily Telegraph" the "On the Soil" article dealt with mutton sheep, and referred particularly to lamb raising at the Wagga…

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The Wheat Crops in Southern Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 4

The continuous dry weather is causing considerable anxiety to wheat farmers in Southern Queensland. Generally speaking the returns must be considerably below what might naturally have been…

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Wool Arrivals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 5

Eighty-nine thousand bales of wool have arrived. Of those 25,000 have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, and with the number held over from the last series there are available for…

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Cattle for South Africa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 4

Numerous enquiries by persons desirous of opening up a trade in live stock with South Africa have been received by Mr. Moore, Minister of Mines and Agriculture, with respect to the duties imposed, or…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Winchcombe Carson and Co. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 4

Large arrivals of the new clip enabled important catalogues to be placed before the buyers and the increased quantity available brought competition on to a level which may…

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The Farm and Garden

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 6

Profit in farming depends on three factors: the value of the product, the cost of production, and the cost of marketing. According to the claims of cold storage men…

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Sheep. Fine Combing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 September 1905 · page 2

Ram, six-tooth or over, P. Mullius, Wingen, 1. Ram not exceeding fourtooth, Joseph Tripp, [?] Ewe, sixtooth or over, P. Mullins, 1. Ewe,…

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Shipments of Wool London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 September 1905 · page 3

In all 80,000 bales of wool have been received, and of these 25.000 have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers. With the number that…

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Farmers' Produce Sales. Swan and Murray's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1905 · page 4

Notwithstanding the dry weather, heavy supplies of produce were again forward at our sales yesterday. Lucerne bay was in exceptional supply, over 240 bales being forward, and with a representative…

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Blackleg in Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 1

It is pointed out by the Department that the sole object of the regulations is to prevent the spread of blackleg by restricting the…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 3

[?] Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday, [?] was a good attendance, and biddings [?] animated. Out of 1350 bales of La Plata [?] offered 639 sold. Prices showed an…

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The Dungog Co-op. Dairy Coy. to the Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

Sir,—In reporting my comments on the management of the above Coy. at the meeting of shareholders on Wednesday last, you would seem to give…

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Dairy Shorthorns

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 1

A circular has recently been issued to breeders of pedigreed Shorthorns signed by some influential names in the cattle world. In…

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Butter Factory at Denman. the Dairying Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 8

A large and representative meeting of dairymen and other interested in the establishment of a butter factory at Denman was held in the hall of the School of Arts on Thursday afternoon…

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Sheep. Fine Combing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 6

Ram, six-tooth or over, P. Mullins, Wingen, 1. Ram, not exceeding fourtooth, Joseph Tripp, E. Ewe, sixtooth or over, P. Mullins, I. Ewe,…

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Wool Traffic

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 2

The wool traffic has recommenced on the railways, and last week, that is up to the 9th instant, [?]o.ooo bales of wool were received at the three depots, Darling…

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CATTLE. Durhams or Shorthorns

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 6

Bull call, under 12 months, J.J. Granam, T.T.A. Fawcett, 2. Cow, in [?] or with calf at roar, three years and over, T. A. Fawcett, 1 and 2…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 2

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 9th September:— The first of the September series of local wool auctions, which form a prelude to…

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Church and Socialism. a Roman Catholic Pastoral

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 7

A pastoral letter has been issued by the archhistops and bishops of the Australian Commonwealth in plenary council assembled, to the clergy and laity of their charge, and amongst other matters…

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