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Farming & the land, 1906

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1906 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday the following prices were realised for the undermentioned clips:—Meaupe, 14½d, Dowale, 14½d; Roe, 14½d; Brancepeth, 13½d; Plat Point,…

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The Wool Sales London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 July 1906 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday a better tone prevailed, and merinos were slightly in favor of the sellers…

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Official Correspondence. Mr Fallick, M.P., has kindly handed us the following correspondence for publication:— Road from Glendon Road to Scott's Flat Farms. Public Works Department, Sydney, 16th July, 1906

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 July 1906 · page 4

Sir,—With reference to the letter dated 21st May, presented by you, from Mr David P. Shearer, of Glendon, stating that a sum of £30 (£31 on list)…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday the following prices were realised for the undermentioned [?]:—Glenbrook 16d Cooge 14d We [?] 12d Renohau 9d Ohoka 20d…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 2

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 14th July:— Business in the local market has beep quiet, buyers having preferred to await…

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Death of a Noted Sheep-breeder

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 2

Mr. James Gibson, of Bellevue, Eppin (Tas.), the noted sheepbreeder, died on Sunday, in his 78th year. His estate is known as the producer of the finest…

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The Wool Market. Schute, Bell and Co. Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 2

THE past week has been one of the slackest, end the position is due to the hesitancy of buyers, on account of che London sales now proceeding, and…

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At the Farmers Winter School Hawkesbury College

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 2

We are still applying ourselves to the tusk of gathering what information we can while here. Note books and pencil are constantly kept going. We receive the…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 5

At yesterday sales the following prices were relised for the undermentioned clips: yandama, 22d; Barcaldine 11d; Peak Down 12d mancroco, 10 d Hiku 134,…

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Our Oldest Wool Firm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 4

Our pastoralists and producers and all interested directly or indirectly in the primary and staple industries of the Commonwealth, will note with…

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Farm and Field. Teaching Agriculture in the Schools

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 6

The question of teaching agriculture in the Victorian State schools has often been discussed, but no practical steps in that direction have yet been taken. In…

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The Dairy. a Profitable Swindle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 6

The necessity for drastic legislation against the "doctoring" of butter (writes the London correspondent of the "Canterbury (N.Z.) Times") Is…

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The Wheat Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1906 · page 4

During the past week 15, 155 bags of wheat were received at Darling Harbour, being a decrease on the receipts for the corresponding week of last year of 1405 bags. The…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1906 · page 5

At the wool sales just closed there were catalogued 111,410 bales, of which there were sold to home; buyers 58,500 to the continent 36,000, to American 1000, and…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1906 · page 6

A new lesson has been recently introduced into the public school at Opunaki, New Zealand, and is one that should meet with the approval of all farmers. The head…

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About Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 July 1906 · page 3

It is very generally thought (says the "Pastoralists' Review") that the huge wealth which Australasia derives from wool goes at first into comparatively few hands, but…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 July 1906 · page 4

"Winchcoombe, Carson and Co. Ltd., for week ending 21st July, 1906:— Sheepskins.—We sold our huge catalogue under good competition, but…

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Market Reports. Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 July 1906 · page 3

Messrs. Schute, Boll and Co. report:—Much disappointment was expresses at the closing of the London sales last week. It was anticipated that a little better feeling would have been manifested as…

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The Opinion Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 July 1906 · page 4

Owing to the disastrous ravages of a small black grub, the onion crop in the Maitland district unfortunately threatens to prove a failure. The little destructors…

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The Farmers' Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 2

The annual conference of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales is now being held in Sydney. The large number of unfamiliar native names among…

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