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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

1,046 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 53

Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 3

Messrs. Maiden Bros., the well-known sheep and cattle salesmen, have reported the disappearance of 32 head of prime bullocks, valued at £250, from their paddington…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 2

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 21st July:— The usual monthly auctions were held on Wednesday last, when small…

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Proposed Butter Factory at Wyong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 2

'A' meeting of farmers was held in the Wy ong School of Arts on Tuesday night, for the purpose of threshing the matter out—whether tho district has sufficiently,…

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Bowthorn Butter Factory. Co-operative Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 2

A well-attended and representative meeting of suppliers to the Bowthorn Butter Factory, which has been so well conducted for so many years by Mr. J. Lavis, was held at the factory yesterday…

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The Wool Market. Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 2

SINCE last reporting, the London July sales have closed with a market much depressed. The fall extends from 5 to 20 per cent. Good average merino…

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Farmers' Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 3

The farmers have settled down to to the business paper of their annual, conference. Yesterday from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. they gave consideration to matters which are of great…

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Dairying Successes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 4

KIAMA.—The Woodstock Central Dairy Company, situated at Jamberoo has had a successful year, the average price of butter for the past 12 months…

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Lost Cattle Sydnet

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 4

Messrs Maiden Bros., the well known sheep and cattle salesmen, have reported the disappearance of 32 head of good bullocks. These animals…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 11

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

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Butter and Cheese As Conveyers of Infection

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 4

Some time ago an Interesting experiment was undertaken by Professor Delepine, of the Public Health Laboratory, Manchester University, England, into…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. the Missing Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 5

The 32 head of bullocks which disappeared from Messrs. Maiden Bros. paddocks at Flemington were discovered at the Glebe to-day. It is supposed they strayed and were not stolen…

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Sydney Wool Market. Winchcombe, Carson & Co. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 1

Since last reporting the London July sales Have closed with a market much depressed. The fall extends from 5 to 20 per cent. Good average merine is 5 per cent, inferior and wasty…

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Farm Amd Field. Top-dressing Pastures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 4

Artificial pastures receive very little attention in the shape of winter top-dressing. When a forest is cleared, what with the heavy coating of ashes that…

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At the Farmers' Winter School, Hawkesbury College

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 14

We are still applying ourselves assiduously to the task of gathering what information we can while here. Note books and pencils are constantly, kept going. We deceive three…

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Fine Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1906 · page 4

Messrs, George Maher and Son, of High-street. had three fine sheep on view at their butcher's shop this morning. The sheep were bred by [?] Fibbens, of Coal Creek, Muswellbrook, and wire…

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Manitoba Wheat Surplus

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1906 · page 5

The Premier of Manitoha estimates that in north-west provinces the wheat surplus will be 100 million bushels…

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Farmers Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1906 · page 4

At the conference of farmers and settlers in Sydney on Saturday, it was decided that if by a majority vote of the Pastures protection Boards ratepayers these boards should be abolished, effect…

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The Wheat Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1906 · page 2

The receipts of wheat by rail at Darling Harbour last week amounted to 11,269 bags, an increase of 552 bags as compared with the corresponding week of last year. The arrivals for the season now reach…

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A Big Cattle Drive. Overland From Queensland to West Australia

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1906 · page 4

THE presence in Sydney recently of Mr. Durack, one of the heroes of this story, enabled me to get some higbly-interesting particulars of one of the…

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Use for Ti-tree—improved Butter Boxes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 6

A use seems to have been found for the burk of the ti-tree, which is so common in all parts of Australia (says the "Register," Adelaide). Mr. H. B. kavanagh has discovered that by…

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