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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Farmers and Settlers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 8

A meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Underbank Branch) was held at Melbury on 29th January. Present—Messrs S…

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Farm & Dairy. Dual Purpose Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 7

(From "Hoard's Dairyman," U.S.A.). "When the mariner has been tossed for many days in thick weather, and on an unknown sea. he naturally avails…

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Butter Industry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 11

Mr. Perry, the Minister of Agriculture, states that he is preparing a scheme for the School of Veterinary Science and an Agricultural College at Berry. He proposes that…

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The Butter Industry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 7

Mr Perry, the Minister for Agriculture, states that he is preparing a scheme for the School of Veterinary Science and an Agricultural College at…

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Commercial Intelligence. Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 6

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:—A strong and animated market has continued since our last report, the feature of the sales being the free selling which has taken place…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin Refort

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 7

Offered at auction on Wednesday a catalogue of 3019 bales comprising miscellaneous selection of small clips, some of which had been carefully claseed. but the bulk consisted…

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Influencing Immigration. Farmers for Australia. London, Feb. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 5

[?] acknowledgment of their services to Ex[?] which Lord Northcote represented in [?] House of Commons for 19 years, and [?] the Empire, an address was presented to…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 11

By the Tofua, which sailed for Fiji on Wednesday, there were shipped a select lot of stud Hereford bulls to the order of Mr. J. W. Tarto, of Taviuni. They comprise six head bred by Mr. F…

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Farm Work Not Drudgery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 11

Some object to the drydgery of farm work (says a writer in New York "Country Gentleman"). There is drudgery everywhere when there is a lack of interest. Drudgery…

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Cessnock Co-operative Dairy Co, Ltd. Third Half-yearly Meeting

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 3

The third half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above company was held in the School of Arts, Cessnock, at noon on Saturday last…

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Wool and Wheat Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 2

During last week the Railway Department carried 118.418 bags of wheat and 3186 bales of wool to the seaside, representing increases of 100,430 bags of wheat and 803 bales of wool, as…

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Australian Pastoral Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 3

The Australian Pastoral Company, In its [?] report, shows that the sum to the credit of the profit and loss account is [?] A sum of [?] is carried for…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

The seventh half yearly meeting of shareholders of the above company was held in Victoria Hall, on Saturday night last. Mr R. W…

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[?] for Farm and Garden. [?] Ning Fruit Trees. [?] Roots of Fruit Trees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 7

The pruning of the [?] but practised as much as it ought to says a writer in "The Gardener." But [?] is too much autumn pruning of…

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Scone Co-Operative Dairy Co

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

AN important meeting of the provisional directors of the above was, held at the office of the Board on Monday, 8th inst., at 2 p.m…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—In wool sales held on Monday we offered [?] of 5,238 bales, comprising a good se[?]greasies and a large assortment of…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 4

FOR week ending February 13, 1908:-Wool.—The principal feature of the past week's operations has been the marked falling off in the character of…

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Sydney Wool Report

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 1

Daigety and Company, Ltd., report:— At the wool sales held on February 15th we offered a catalogue of [?] bales, comprising a good selection in greasies and…

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Sale of Store and Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 4

An important sale of store and dairy cattle was conducted at the Municipal Yards, Campbell's Hill, to-day, by Messrs. Carr Bros., when about 700 head were yarded…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 2

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., February 16th, 1909, report:— At the wool sales on February 15th we offered a catalogue of 5233 bales, comprising a good selection…

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