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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 69

Arm and Field, Farming In Cities

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 6

According to Mr Fela, the American who has interested himself in the case of the unemployed—there is no need to go very for to get back to the land. The…

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The Dairy. Method Or BUTTE-MAKING

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 6

In bulletin No. 13, issued by the Dairy Division of the Ontario Department of Agriculture are given the results of experiments to…

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Society Dairymaid. Lady Helen Grimston

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 7

Lady Helen Grimston, the twentythree-year-old daughter of the Earl of [Verulam, himself a practical farmer, after a three weeks' dairying…

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Federated Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 4

A Federated Conference of Australian farmers took place recently in Adelaide, and a deputation from that conference Las recently waited upon the Minister for Customs to…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 12

Mr. Samuel Hipwell, of Springmount, sends us a case of grapes, comprising a number of varieties, the produce of his vineyard. The whole of the grapes are very fine, the bundles and berries being…

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Need for Farm Scales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 12

Guesswork (says an exchange), has cost Australian farmers a deal of money. Years ago it was a pardonable business breach: it is not to-day. In the experimental…

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Mother and Son at Law. a Bulahdelah Farm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 1

An ex parte application was made to Mr Justice Street in Chambers. Sydney, on Wednesday, on behalf of Emma Caroline Maiden, for an injunction to…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 9

[?] wool sales yesterday prices realised [?] Napier, 9 [?]d; Nap[?] Bangate, 11 [?]d; Burre[?] 15d…

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Local and General. Farms for Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 8

Three fine farms in Louth Park comprising two areas of 15 acres and one of 6 acres with all improvements, are to be offered for sale by auction, by Messrs. J. N. Brunker and Son, at their rooms on…

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The Dairying Industry. Butter Tor South Africa

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

The Agricultural Department reports that owing to the difficulty in obtaining freight from Buenos Ayres to South African ports, supplies of butter from…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 5

The wool sales everything is Bulling well, [?] fully up to late rates…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

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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The Farm and Dairy. Unprofitable Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 3

In connection with the question of pron[?]able and unprofitable cows, a valuable object-lesson comes to us from [?]inois, particulars of which, with illustrations, are given…

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Alleged Baby-farming Case. Further Shocking Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 4

Further remarkable evidence was given at the adjourned inquest in Melbourne regarding the deaths of the five infants who were among the 12 boarded out to Mrs. Madge…

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Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co.. Ltd, will be held in the Elite Hall. John-street, at 2…

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Alleged Baby Farming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

The inquiry into the causes of the deaths of five babies who were among 12 boarded out to Mrs Madge Clayten, a registered nurse, residing at [?]…

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Blown Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 4

MRS. A. MACDONALD writes as follows to the Merriwa Standard:—I have often beard of cattle being poisoned from eating young sorghum, but have…

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Wheat Shipments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 5

Where is quiet, being 1s lower on the week. [?] Australian steamer parcel shipment in March has been sold at 38s per quarter. [?]VIATION BILL…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 5

Good sales of wool have taken place, but prices are unchanged…

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Cattle Driving in Ireland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 5

Mr. Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, in reply to Mr. Stanley Hill, said that there had been 334 cases of cattle driving in Ireland since June, and of animals injured…

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