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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

1,409 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 71

The Grape Crop

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 2

THE grape crop of the district is on the whole very good. In some portions of the district it is exceptionally heavy, the…

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Wool and Wheat Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 2

The improvement in the wool and wheat traffic, which has been a feature of the railway returns during sonic weeks past, still continues. The receipts of wool by rail…

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Exhibition of Farm Products

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 2

The Agent-General is arranging to have a number of exhibitions of primary products of New South Wales, more especially farm produce, shown at various provincial centres…

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Consignment of Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

Mr. Jack Enright, who has trucked a large number of cattle of late for stations up country, last night despatched a consignment of 175 dairy heifers for the New England district…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 3

HARRISON, JONES, & DEVLIN REPORT:—We submitted at our last sale of the weekly series a catalogue of about 800 bales, which included a fair assortment…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 4

For week ending March 2, 1907: Wool Auctions were confined to two days during the past week and will be resumed on Tuesday next, and it is…

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The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 6

Scrubbing brushes are the best articles for use in cleaning dairy utensils. Coarse linen cloths may also be used, but they require more care in keeping them clean. The same…

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Exhibition of Farm Products

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 1

The Agent General is arranging to have a number of exhibitions of primary products of New Sonth Wales, more especially farm produce, shown…

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Money in Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 4

If money is to be made out of dairying, one of the first and most important considerations is the systematic and continuous testing of the dairy herd for the purpose of culling out the…

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Alleged Baby-farming. Inquest at Perth (W.a.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 5

The adjourned inquest touching the death of the infant Ethel Booth, who died in the Perth Hospital on February 4, was continued in Perth (W.A.) yesterday…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 3

The Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday. There was a good attendance. The selection was poor. Merinos and fine crossbreds were firm, and unchanged in price compared with…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co. report:—We brought forward a small catalogue of 850, bales, and are able to report a very satisfactory clearance. The good tendency of…

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Quirindi Wheat-growing

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

A remarkable proof of the value of this district as a wheat-growing centre is afforded by the large amount of grain stored in the local sheds about town…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 5

The Associated Woolbrokers report under date 2nd March:— Auctions were confined to two days during the past week, and will be…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 7

SCUTE, Bell and Co., report under date 5th March. 1907; —Any variation in prices during the past week has been rather in sellers than in buyers' favor. Extensive…

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Wheat Tests & Flour Analyses

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 5

In connection with the tests of wheat and analyses of flour made by the Chemist of the Department of Agriculture, the Minister for Mines and…

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Duckenfield Dairy Company. Improved Prospects

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 3

The tenth half-yearly meeting of the Duckenfield Co-oporative Dairy Company Ltd. was convened to be held at the factory, Morpeth, yesterday, but it had to be adjourned owing to the fact that there was…

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The Farmers' Page. The Williams

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

Considering its restricted boundaries, and other drawbacks, the Williams River district, can claim to be one of the most prosperous…

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Farm and Field. Fat Lambs Competitions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 4

Competitions possessing special interest to Australian breeders of lambs took place in connection with the Fat Lamb Show at the recent Christchurch…

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Infants' Bodies Burned. Baby-farming Revelations. Child Witnesses' Stories

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 3

Some amazing statements were made when Mr A. M. Forbes, the Edmonton Coroner, resumed his inquest at Edmonton Town Hall on…

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