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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Suffolk Polled Cattle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 12

The old Suffolk Polled cattle were small and thin of flesh; they were either red, brindled, or dun coloured, and were always polled. They were recognised as excellent…

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Sale of High Class Sheep

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 8

Bacon and Co , Gunnedah report having sold account "Gunuee" Station near Inverell, 10,000 high-class breeding ewes and 500 selected rams in one line at a satisfactory price…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 7

[?] & Company, Ltd., report:—Specr[?] clearances have been the rule in [?] wool market since our last re[?] with a percentage of withdrawals very…

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Commercial Intelligence. Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 7

Schute, Bell and Co. report:—Notwithstanding that cable advices forecasting the probable opening level of the sales in London commencing to-day have not been as encouraging as had been hoped…

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Late Cables. London, Friday. Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 4

The wool sales yesterday were very animated, with full prices ruling…

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North Coast Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 4

I[?] this issue Mr. J. A. M'Kenzie, stroud, and the Gloucester Estate, Limited, Sydney (in Conjunction), announced that they have [?] private sale a new sub-division on the…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 12

The Victorian Minister for Agriculture has received a cable stating that the crop of apples is short this year. Consequently there are prospects of a good season at…

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Farm Implements

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 12

At the Shannon branch of the South Australian Farmers' Bureau lately, Mr. J. Carey said the carelessness of some farmers in respect to the treatment of their implements is…

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[?]ded Sheep's Tooth

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 2

One has heard from time to time of the discovcry of gold in strange places, and there have been reports concerning sp[?]ck[?] of sold heaving been found in the Inside…

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Another Fall in Butter. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 2

There was another fall in butter today of 2/- per cwt, owing to an increase in production and a collapse in London, and best butter is now quoted at 83/-to…

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A Fine Onion Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 2

Mr. John Hurley, of Corosin farm, Louth Park, is just harvesting a very fine crop of onions, grown from sued raised by himself. He has left at Mr. W. G. Lipscomb's a sample of the crop, comprising…

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Proposed Dairy Co

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 2

A MEETING of the provisional directors of the above was held on 19th ult., when there were present:—Messrs. E. G, Eagar (in the chair),…

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Dairy Returns at Warwick

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 4

A FEW Weeks ago, when noting some very satisfactory returns submitted by a dairyman in the Yangan part of the district (says the Warwick…

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Sheep With Golden Teeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 4

Mr. W. Smith, a Singleton butcher, killed some sheep that had been grazing In paddocks at Bulge, and when the jaws of the animals were removed what looked…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report :-It was carly foreseen when the small total purcheases of wool for the U.S.A. in the Australasian markets throughout the past 12 months…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 4

For week ending November 28, 1908: Wool.—Exceptionally large and attractive catalogues have been offered during the past week, and the market…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 3

The London wool sales have been postponed in consequence of the fog…

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The Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The wool sales yesterday were animated, and the best merino wool is hardeaing…

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Sydney Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 1

Dalgety and Company, Ltd. report: — Specially good clearances have been the rule is the Sydney wool market since our last report, with a percentage of…

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