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Farming & the land, 1909

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Dairying at Home and in Foreign Lands. Lecture by Mr. H. W. POTTS

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 13

The principal, Mr. H. W. Potts, delivered a [?] interesting address to the teachers of the [?]mmer School, on the above subject. The mat[?] was splendidly illustrated by views of the…

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The Butter Factory Manager

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

In looking out for a successor to Air Harry Tyer, as manager of the Singleton Farming and Dairying Company. Ltd., the directors would appear to have…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · 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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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 4

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report under date Thursday, 14th January: Notable business has been transacted in the Australian wool centres…

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Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory, Ltd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 3

The manager of the above factory reports as follows:—For the two weeks ending December 26th, '08, 13 ton 18 cwt…

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Something Like Cattle. Australia Badly Beaten

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 3

IF, as we are told by Mr. Teece, England is "decaying," her cattle and other stock are certainly not; and besides, so an authority…

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Training Farmers. New Scheme by the Minister for Agriculture

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr John perry) has had under consideration the question of modifying and popularising the scheme or agricultural education at…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 5

The wool sales opened strongly. Merinoes are fully up to December rates, and crossbreds show a five to ten per cent. advance…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 4

Dalgetty and Company, Limited, report:—We offered a catalogue of 4853 bales to a good attendance of buyers on 18th instant. A general demand was in force, with spirited bidding throughout at…

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Sydney Wool Market. Dalgety and Co. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 4

Notable business has been transacted in the Australian wool centres since our last report. It has been well expressed that "all markets to…

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Working French Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 8

In France there is an hierarchy of farmers. The great land owners we need not consider They are not in their fields. They are idling, gaming, talking politics in Paris. They…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 3

At the London wool sales, Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Charles Balme and Co., and Jacomb, Son, and Co., offered 10,222 bales, comprising an excellent selection. There was a large attendance…

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London Wool Sales. Strong Competition (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 3

The wool sales opened yesterday to strong competition. Merinos fully realised the December rates, and crossbreds showed an advance of 5 to 10 per…

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Wingham butter Factory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 2

At a meeting of the Directors of this company, held on Thursday last, it was decided to recommend a dividend of 5 per cent to…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Sohute, Boll and Co. report:—We had an excellent wool sale on Tuesday, the market being very firm with animated competition. Top price, R…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 5

It the woel sales prices realised were:—[?]lock, [?]; Mako 9½; [?] 9¾; Will[?]dra 9¾; Bowlands 10d; Gunb[?], 10¾d; [?]wen [?]10¾; Uabba, 10½d…

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Maitland Experimental Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 4

Mr. J. Perry, Minister of (Agriculture, will leave Sydney for Maitland on Sunday night, with the object of attending the military tournament, which will be held in aid of the…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 12

Prescott and Co., Limited report:—Butter: The market in Sydney and Brisbane advanced this week to 100s for first grade, and Melbourne remains unaltered at 11d per lb. for choice westerns. At…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 7

HARRISON, JONES, AND DEVLIN REPORT: Submitted on Thursday a catalogue of 4,800 bales. Competition started at slightly lower values for best…

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