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Farming & the land, 1906

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The Butter Business

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 4

We have received a copy of the seventh half-yearly report and balance sheet of the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Company. The late drought has seriously affected the output, which…

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Wool-Classing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 5

An instance of the benefits of technical education in connection with our most valuable primary industry is recorded by the South Australian correspondent in the last number…

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The Wool Sales London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 4

At the wool sales yesterday the market was animated, and top prices were realised. American buyers operated freely…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 11
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Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:— At yesterday's wool sales we submitted a representative catalogue of 6400 bales to a full attendance of the trade. Under the…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 13

'A' recent visitor to the famous Agricultural and Dairying Institute of Alnarp, in Sweden, writes as follows in an English exchange:—"The estate runs to about 1300…

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Co-operative Dairy Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 4

All interested in the proposed Bowthorne-Gresford Co-oporative Dairy Company are requested by advertisement in this issue to attend a public meeting, to be held in the Victoria Hall, East Gresford,…

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Wollombi Brook Farm Case Spinks and Heaton versus Clarke

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 4

In No. I Jury Court, Sydney, on Thursday, before Mr Justice Owen and a jury, Elizubeth Spinks and Ann Heaton, administratrices of the estate…

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A Modern Pastoral Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 December 1906 · page 2

The following interesting description, well illustrated, of a finely-equipped modern station, appears in the current number of "The Pastoralists' Review" under the heading of…

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Wet Sheep and the Shearers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 December 1906 · page 2

An over-present problem during shearing time, and one that often leads to serious consequences, is that affecting wet sheep (says the South Australian correspondent of…

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The Farm Land Dairy. Milk Fever

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 December 1906 · page 6

A pupil of Messrs. John Pottie and Song, the well-known veterinary surgeons, writes as follows:— The acute diseases of the mother animal…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited submitted 6150 bales at yesterday's sales in a strong market. As compared with rates in force last week prices…

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The Wool Market. Dalgety and Co. Report

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 3

At our sales on Thursday we submitted 6,150 bales in a strong market. As compared with rates in force last week, prices were fully maintained, and change…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 5

[?] wool sales yesterday the following [?] we realised for the undermentioned [?] 15¾d; Gunbar, 12¼d: Tuppal, [?] lubreckan, 10 7/8d; Ondooroo, 23d;…

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Market Reports. Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co. [?] strong market prevails for practice [?] scriptions of the staple, American [?] German, Japanese, and local buy [?]…

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Sydney Wool Market. Harrison, Jones, And. Devlin Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 3

We submitted an attractive catalogue of bales on Thursday, wliioli met with the keenest competition from a large and representative attendance of buyers The…

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Licensing of Dairy Premises

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 4

Dairymen are reminded that the registration of their dairy promises expires on the 31st instant, and those who intend to continue after that date must get their promises re-registered before the end of…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 2

Michael O'Donnell was charged with having, on the 12th November, at West Maitland, stolen one red brindle bull call, branded CT over two half circles on the near…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 3

the wool sales yesterday the following [?] were obtained for the undermentioned [?]—Cobran, 15½dd; Widgiewa, 12½d; [?] 11½d; Newcomen, 117/8d;…

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Travelling Cattle a Big Mob

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 2

Word has been received that a mob of 8000 bullocks, which Mr W. F. Buchanan is bringing from Wave Hill Station, Northern Territory, to…

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