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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 3

WINCHCOMBE, Carson and Co., Ltd. report:—We offered a catalogue of 1100 bales, including a very fair selection of good greasy wools and a…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 5

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 19th May:— There is no change to report in the local market. All available lines…

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Alleged Cattle Disease

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Powell, Inspector of Stock for the Maitland district, has just returned from a visit of inspection to the Manning River district, where he went to report on the alleged outbreak of some…

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Gulf Cattle Country

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 5

Mr. Norman Farmer of Comoodilly (says the Gladstone "Observer") has just returned from a tour extending over nearly three months in North Queensland, where he was…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 8

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co., report, under date May 21.:—At the sales held in the Sydney market to-day a, very good selection of wools was submitted. The…

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Dungog Butter Factory. an Up-to-date Establishment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 4

Favoured with splendid pasture lands, famous for their magnificent fattening qualities, the Dungog district has long Teen renowned for the splendid beef cattle which it…

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Russian Peasant Savageries Brutal Outrages on Cattle. a Woman "Sacrifice" to God

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 6

An appalling account of atrocities committed in the neighborhood of Kherson is given by the special correspondent of the "Daily News" at St. Petersburg…

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Farm and Field. Watering and Feeding Horses

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 4

The proper time to water horses is a matter that has caused a. considerable amount of controversy for the past hundred years or more. Many people…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 4

During the past week 468 bales of wool were received at Darling Harbour, and for the season 658,771 have come to hand. These figures represent a decrease of 21 and an increase of 143,581…

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Dairy Cattle in the District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 2

Mr. Harold Bowker, M.R.C.V.S., Voterinary Inspector under the Board of Health, has just concluded a periodical inspection of the dairy cattle in the Newcastle district, and will next take up his duties…

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Gulf Cattle Country

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 2

MR. NORMAN FARMER, of Comoodilly (says the Gladstone "Observer"), has just returned from a tour extending over nearly three months in North…

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To-day's Market News. Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 3

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—A quiet time must again be chronicled for the past week. The paucity of supplies in attributable to the late auction clearanees, coupied with the small…

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Wool & Produce Sales. THE Australian Mortgage, Land & Finance Co., Ltd

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 4

WOOL.—During the past week very successful auctions have been held in the Sydney market. The selection, amounting to 8500 bales, was largely…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 5

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 26th May:— During the past week very successful [?]uctious have been held in the Sydney…

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Branding Sheep.—Necessity for a Fire Brand

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 2

An interesting droving case was tried at Moree before the police magistrate. A drover named Nelson Rose, travelling with 12,700 sheep from Bangheet station to the…

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The Wool Market. Dalgety and Co. Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 4

SINCE the auctions last week there has been very little movement in the wool market, present stocks being very light, A rather larger volume of skins is now…

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Duckenfield Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 4

It is understood that the directors of the Duckenfield Co-operative Butter Factory contemplate the removal of the business to Morpeth, where it is proposed to erect an…

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Gulf Cattle Country

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 8

Mr. Norman Farmer, of Commoodilly (says the Gladstone "Observer") has just returned from a tour extending over nearly three months in North Queensland, where he was…

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Sheep Coated with Grass. a Peculiar Sight

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 1

Mr Storey, Crown lands bailiff at Seymour (Vic), displayed this week a piece of wool which had been shorn from a sheep that had grass growing…

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Dungog Butter Factory. an Up-to-date Establishment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 9

Favoured with splendid pasture lands famous for their magnificent fattening qualities, the Dungog district lias long teen renowned for the splendid beef cattle which it…

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