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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 69

Wheat at Railway Stations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 12

The following is the official return of the quantity of wheat stacked at different stations in New South Wales for the week ended July 4:—Stockinbingal 11,908…

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The Wool Sales. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 4

At the wool sales yesterday there was spirited bidding, with a hardening tendency, for all descriptions…

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Farmer and Company, Limited

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 4

Messrs. Farmer and Company, of Sydney, notify in our advertising columns that Mr. E. G. Fletcher, their district representative, will be in West Maitland on Monday and…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 12

Victorian export of rabbits for the past six months showed a comparative decrease of 2,000,000. This represents a shrinkage of £50,000 in the value of the exports…

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Dairy Property for Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 4

In this issue, Messrs H. York and Sons announce the sale, by auction, on Wednesday next, at Foster's yards, of 443 acres of freehold land, known as…

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Dutch Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1908 · page 2

Some little time ago a number of editors connected with the agricultural journals of Great Britian visited Sweden in order to make themselves acquainted with the dairying…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1908 · page 3

Hill, Clark, and Co. report :—We have received word from our London correspondents that the sales opened in London with a good attendance of buyers and good…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 3

The wool sales were animated for all sorts, which sold at five per cent. above opening rates. American competition was keen…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 4

THE Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones and…

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Merino Sheep Breeding. An Erroneous Statement

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

In last Thursday's issue we published a paragraph stating that Messrs White Bros., of Belltrees, were giving up breeding merino sheep, owing to losses caused…

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Railway Accident at Inverell. Sheep Truck Derailed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 3

An accident occurred on Saturday night to a mixed train, which caused a delay of four hours. A truck containing several rams purchased on account of Mr. T. Bowling, Arrawatta, at the…

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The Golden Fleece. Wool Values and N.S.W. PROSPERITY

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 4

IN view of the effect which the values of our staple product, wool, have upon the prosperity of New South Wales, the information received by cable from…

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The Transvaal and Farm Stock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

The Minister of Agriculture has had his attention drawn to a speech made by General Botha, Premier of the Transvaal, in which he stated that the introduction of high-class farm stock by the…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 5

The London wool sales are animated. All sorts are firm at yesterday's level…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday prices realised [?]ere:—Weinteriga. 7 ½d: Woolshed, 10 3/8 d: Mount Marlow, 22 3/8: Comongin, 18 3/8: Ka[?] 17 ½ d: Annandale, 9 ½ d; Blackhead…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 3

Schute, Bell, and Co report: Continuance of animated competition at the entrant London series tends to accentauate the probability of satisfactory prices being forthcoming at the sales to be held in…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 4

For week ending July 18, 1908:—Wool.—A fair enquiry still exists for all good wools, but private trea[?]y has been almost solely confined to…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday prices realised were :—Peepinoo, 9¼d ; Dungalsar, 10½d ; Maneroo, 21½d ; Cordillo, 16d ; Gear,…

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The Wool Sales London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 2

At the wool sales on Tuesday competition was animated for all sorts, and prices were firm…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agent Co. repot:—At our wool sales to-day we found a strong market, with prices on an average 7½ percent higher for greasy wools ; bulky scoureds were 6 per…

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