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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 11

Messrs. Sc[?]ute, Bell and Co. report:—Most satisfactory prices were realised at our sale on Monday, when we submitted 1399 bales to the calmer competition of a full…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 14

A correspondent of the "Live Stock Journal" writes:—"The revival in the demand for the old Bates strains of Shorthorn blood shows no sign of abatement, and at the…

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SHARE-FARMING. Some Details of the System. How it works in New South Wales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 4

In connection with the advancement of closer settlement, which is now recognised as such a vital factor in the progress and prosperity, and even the…

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Wool and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 November 1906 · page 4

During the week 58,007 bales of wool were received at the depots, representing an increase of 25,948 bales on the number received for the corresponding week of 1905. The season's receipts to…

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Queensland Cattle Sales. Toowoomba

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

Messrs, McPhic and Co. ([?] roowoonma, Dalby, and Charleville) report having conducted a highly satisfactory sale at Charles [?] Wednesday the 17th October. The…

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The Farm and Dairy. Milk Fever

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 November 1906 · page 3

Mr. John Pottie, V.S., of Sydney writes as follows:—"I read with some surprise some extracts from a lecture by Mr. Quirk of Berry. He states that the cause of…

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Improved Cattle Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 2

Business at the West Maitland saleyards was very active yesterday, when the usual cattle sales wore conducted. The pig market was firm, while sheep advanced 2s per…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 2

Mr. O. K. Young conducted a special sale of store and dairy cattle at the municipal yards, Campbell's Hill, to-day, when upwards of 1600 head were yarded, comprised…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney,[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1906 · page 6

Messrs, Hill, Clark, and Co's[?] port :—We brought forward a [?] 1845 bales, and have to report [?] of 1720. Our selection as [?]…

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New Disease in Wheat. (To the Editor of the Chronicle)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 November 1906 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—As it will enlighten Kayuga wheat growers and possibly others in this district, I enclose expert report on the disease now troubling our wheat…

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American Farming Methods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1906 · page 7

Mr. John Q. Wood, of Brundah Station. Grenfell, and North Sydney, returned from a trip to America by the Sonoma on Saturday, Being a large grower of wheat, he…

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Duckenfield Dairy Company. Opening the New Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1906 · page 4

In the presence of a large and representative gathering of residents of the immediate locality, and from districts both up and down the Hunter River, and along the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 3

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 3rd November:— The increased arrivals of wool resulting from the spell of fine weather in the…

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Scone Police Court. Monday, November 5, 1906. Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 2

FREDERICK GEO. SPARKE (on romand), was charged with stealing, on or about 23th October, one head of cattle, of the value of 30s, the property of Jas…

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The Farm as a Reformatory

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 2

THE annual report for the "Nautical School Ship Sobraon" shows that the average number of boys on board during the year was 400, and…

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Muswellbrook Store Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 3

Edward Higgens. Parkinson and Co. report having hold a special sale on Tuesday, 6th instant, yarding about 1300, and selling just on 1000 head…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 3

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report thore has been a marked increase in the wool offerings during the past week, the daily average having been…

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Queensland Cattle Sales. Toowoomba

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 11

Messrs. McPhic and Co. (of Toowoomba, Dalby, and Charleville) report having conducted a highly satisfactory sale at Charleville on Wednesday, the 17th October. The…

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Muswellbrook Store Cattle Market. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 8

Messrs. Edward Higgens, Parkinson, and Co. report having held a special sale on Tuesday, yarding about 1300 and selling just on 1000 head. Buyers were in good…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 11

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency: Company, Limited, report:—Our catalogue on October 30 consisted entirely of greasy wool, and comprised a splendid…

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