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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 69

Sheep Trucks. Ordering in Advance

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 2

A phase of the track difficulty is put by a gentleman writing from the country to a relative in Sydney. He sees much tronble ahead if the railway…

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Australian Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 5

The "Morning Leader" says that Mr. Thos. Price, the South Australian Premier, and Mr. William Kidston, the Queensland Premier, make themselves thoroughly ridiculous in reproaching…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co. report under dale 15th September: Although arrivals of wool have been material delayed by the recent heavy rains in parts of the State,…

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Wool for London Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 5

Three steamers, leave to-morrow for London, with an aggregate of 10,000 bales of wool…

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The Cattle Sales.—a Fall in Prices

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 3

There was a big fall in the price of store stock at the Municipal Yards on and Wednesday…

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Wool Teams

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 4

Yesterday, there passed through Singleton four waggons, drawn by sturdy teams of horses, and heavily laden with wool, from Messrs, H.E.A. and V…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & CO. REPORT: A firm market with keen competition characterised our Wednesday's sales and prices obtained were fully…

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Sheep Trucks. Ordering in Advance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 7
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

A phase of the truck difficulty is put by a gentleman writing from the country to a relative in Sydney. He sees much trouble ahead if the railway authorities take orders…

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Lads for Farm Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 6

It is a healthy sign to see theo number of boys and young men who are now yearning for the country life. Each year brings an increasing number of…

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New Knowledge in Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 12

It's plain as a red burn on a side hill (says an exchange) that the business of farming has reached a sharp turn in the road, that the ranks of the soil tillers are rapidly being separated into…

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Farm Harness

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 12

Horses are subject to diseases that are not only highly contagious to other animals, but to man also. Any article that animals so afflicted come into contact with are…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 12

A case of liver-fluke—the first of its kind in the district—has been discovered among a dairy herd at Murwillumbah, causing much anxiety to farmers…

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To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 1

We beg to draw special attention to P. W. Russell and Co.'s, Ltd., advertisement dealing with their agricultural implements, as they make a special Spring…

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Muswellbrook Cattle Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1908 · page 2

Pitt Son, and Badgery, Ltd., Sydney, in conjunction with Denham Brothers, Rockhampton, report having sold on the 16th instant at Muswellbrook, 1059 bullocks, the…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1908 · page 2

Dalgety & Company, Ltd., report:—The last wool auctions in the Sydney market prior to the commencement of the weekly sales were held on Wednesday and Thursday…

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Branxton Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the milk suppliers of the above factory was held at their offices on Saturday afternoon at 2.30 p.m. There was a large and representative attendance…

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Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 3

Dalgety and Company, Limited, wool, grain and produce brokers, Sydney, report as under:— The last wool auctions in the Sydney…

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The Danish Butter Frauds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 5

The Copenhagen "Politiken" states that the committee of the Dairy Farmers' Association reports that Messrs. Miller and Riley's indebtedness to the Association, caused through M. Alberti's…

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