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Farming & the land, 1906

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 3

The Antewerp wool sales opened yesterday. [?] were numerous, and there was lively [?] for merinos at from 5 centimes and for crossbreeds at fully…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 8

Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wool, Grain, and Produce Brokers, Sydney, report under date of May 2nd:—Owing to a temporary scarcity…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 3

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co. report under date the 3rd inst:-An active, enquiry exists in the local market for all descriptions of the staple. Since their return from the…

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Farm and Field. the Orchard

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 5

Although the fruit crop has not been very heavy, still there has been considerable tax during the season upon orchard soils. Attention will now have to be paid…

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Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 8

"The State ought to constitute itself the only judge of butter" is the cry of the butter inspectors. In this matter they constitute " the State," and dairy…

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Cattle Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 13

The annual meeting of the Milking Shorthorn Cattle Association of New South Wales was hold during show week in Sydney at the Royal Chumbers, Hunter-street…

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Farm and Field. the Orchard

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 5

Although the fruit crop has not been very heavy, still there has veen considerable tax during the season upon orchard soils. Attention will now have to be paid…

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Mr. Reid at the Farmers' League

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 9

"In the older days of politics in Australia, men of all classes and of all industrial interests were able to meet together on a common political platform on the broad basis of…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 4

During the week ended Saturday 14,078 bags of wheat were received at Darling Island, being a decrease of 4591 bags bags on tho receipts for the name week of last year. During the season…

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Butter Adulterations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 6

Mr. Otto Helmer, the well-known chemical analyst, states in a report just issued that at the present time butter is so skilfully and scientifically adulterated in factories…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 5

The Antwerp wool sales closed with in-[?] competition, especially for fine [?] which were 20 centimes (nearly [?]) in advance of March rates…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 5

Richard Thomas McTaggart, a well-known and respectable resident of Muswellbrook, was on Friday afternoon last charged with stealing a red and white bullock, the…

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Mudgee Labour Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 2

The idea od establishing a labour farm at Mudgee has not been abandoned : it is merely awaiting the necessary legislation to authorise its creation. The Minister of…

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Labor Farms. Provision for Employment

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 4

A measure of considerable importance is to be brought forward by tho Minister for Works in the coming session: of Parliament. -Mr Lee has in…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 5

The London wool sales opened strong at par to 75 per cent, advance…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 7

Messrs. Schute, Bell. and Co. report under date May 8:—A very keen demand is in evidence for all descriptions of the staple in the local market buyers being most eager to secure any suitable…

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Queensland Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 4

Mr. Michael Hickey, of Narrowgut, leaves for Queensland to-night by the Brisbane mail on a visit to his son-in-law, who some time ago took up land for dairying and…

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A Fine Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 2

Mr. John Walsh, butcher,. Hunter-atreet, has had on view in his establishment the caresse of a fine ewe, bred as a pet by Mrs. Christan, of Walli House, and which was sold by Mr. E. W. Sparke at…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 3

The prices obtained at the opening of the Wool Sales have been fully maintained…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 3

[?] Buxton Ronald, and Co., Balme Co., and Jacornb, Son, and Co. [?]9446 bales including 7028 from new [?]…

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