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Farming & the land, 1905

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Proposed Co-operative Dairy Co

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 3

About 40 farmers and others from Bandon Grove, Munni, Salisbury, Chichester, etc, attended the meeting held at Underbank, on Friday night…

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Purchase of a Farm. a Singleton Buyer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 3

A report from Tamworth states that Mr Marker's farm at Dungowan Creek, 296 acres C.P, has been sold for $811 cash, Mr T. L. B. Randall, of Singleton, being…

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Wool Shipments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 5

The arrivals of wool number 362,500 bales. Of these 191,500 have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, and 176,000 bales are now available for the next series of sales…

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American Wheat Slump

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 5

A heavy slump is reported in the American wheat market, with enormous sales, in the belief that the pool organised by Messrs. Schwab, Gates, and others to force…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 4

REPORT for week ending February 25:— Wool.—Business during the past week has been confined to dealing by…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 3

The wool sales in May and duly have been limited to 150,000 bales each. The September and November series will be unlimited…

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Wool and Produce

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 5

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 25th February:—Business during the past week has been confined to dealing by private treaty with lots…

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Butter or Glass? a Curious Claim

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 3

A firm of London butter importers recently received a curious claim in connection with a box of Victorian butter. The buyer, a provision dealer…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 5

At the Antwerp wool wales, which opened yesterday, buyers were numerous, and the biddings showed fair animation. In prices a fall of five centimes was apparent on the…

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Where Gold Is Found In the Mouths of Sheep

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 2

Once upon, a time, too are told, a certain Miss Kilmansegg had a golden leg (says the "Adelaide Advertiser"). There are no golden-legged ladies in South…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Winchcomue Carson and Co. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 7

After an interval extending over three weeks auction sales were resumed in Sydney on Monday. The offerings available for the various catalogues for…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 3

The Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday, confirming the features of Thursday's sales, Prices were irregular, showing a decline of from 5 centimes for line qualities to 15…

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Proposed Conference of Dairy Farmers. a Manning River Movement

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 4

The directors of the Manning River Co-operative Daily Company have initiated a movement with a view to holding a large…

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Educating the Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 6

Throughout the west and south in the United States the prosperity of the railroads is dependent on the harvest of the farmers, and the railroads consequently are always on the look-out to further the…

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London Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 5

The wool sales openeh dull at par to 7½ decline…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 4

REPOUT for week ending March 4:— Wool.—A three day's series of sales were held during the past week, when…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday Messrs. Buxton, Ronald, And Co., Messrs. Charles Balme and Co., and Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. offered 11,953 bales, comprising a fairly…

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The Wool Sales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 2

The wool sales opened dull on Tuesday evening, with prices at from par to 7½ per cent. decline…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 3

At the London wool sales last evening there was more spirited business at the first opening rates…

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Australian Butter in London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 2

THE Minister for Mines and Agriculture has received a communication from the Commercial Agent, dated London, January 27. Mr. Lance writes :—"The…

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