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Farming & the land, 1909

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Bonnie Jean. a Realistic Romance. Chapter Xv. the New Master of Ambleside Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 10

Athol could not disguise from himself the fact that he was very much disturbed by the news that Jack Grayson was still alive The lawyer's sneering words rankled deep…

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Farm and Field News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 14

Irish blight has been discovered in South Perth, and in the district between Claremont and Fremantle. The coming season promises to be a…

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The Dairy Herd

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 14

Addressing a meeting of the Washington Dairymen's Association recently a breeder of dairy stock laid down the following essentials necessary to be observed in the…

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Late News by Wire Sydney, Monday afternoon. Price of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 September 1909 · page 3

Butter was reduced by 4s per cwt. in Sussex—street to-day…

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Cattle and Sleeping Sickness

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 4

The Sleeping Sickness Commission in Uganda has lately extending its investions into the causes of mortality among cattle in the potectorate (writes a correspondent to the…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 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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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 6

Schute, Bell, and Company, Limited, report:—The Brit and sales passed off very saltisfactorily last week, high prices being secured for greasy suitable for America, and…

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Fall in Butter. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 2

Butter was reduced in price by 4/- per ewt this morning. Superfine is now quoted at 112/- per cwt, and other grades in proportion…

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The Wool Trade. a Splendid Outlook. (Herald.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 4

ALL the favourable factors that have been in evidence during the past few weeks for a successful opening of the Australian 1909-'10 selling season,…

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Local Farmer's Love Affairs Maitland Breach of Promise Suit. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 5

In the Supremo Court to-day, before Judge Pring and a jury of four, Annie Murphy sued William Dwyer, claiming £1000 damages for alleged breach of promise of marriage. Defendant denied the…

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Irrigation on the Farm. Small Water Supplies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 8

Artesian and sub—artesian wells and bores are largely employed for irrigation purposes in regions where such a supply can be secured. In the semi—arid districts…

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Farm Produce Sales. Sydney, Tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 4

At the auction sales. chaff was in in strong demand, and prices showed a recovery of 5s per ton, choice quality bringing 5s, prime 4s 2d to 4s 6d, medion 3s 5d to 4s, inferior 2s 6d, Lucsrne bay was very…

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Wool Arrivals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 5

There have arrived 125,500 bales of wool. of which 47,500 have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, leaving available for the sales with those left over from last…

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Hunter River Farms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 4

An opportunity to secure farm lands in the famous Hunter River Valley is one that very seldom presents itself nowadavs, and consequently an intimation that some of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan sad Mercantile Co. reports:-At our wool sale yesterday found keen competition as compared with last sale. Prices for super greasy wools w[?]…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 5

Antwerp wool sales have of [?] as a large attendance of beyers. [?] considerable animation in There was an all—round advance…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 4

THERE was a very large and representative attendance of buyers, and keen competition ensued from all sections of the trade at the sales on Tuesday…

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On a Texas Cattle Ranch

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 7

No one (says a gentleman who has spent many years of his early life in the Far West) who has witnessed a stampede of cattle can fully realise what an awful…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Harrison, Jones & Devlin Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 2

WE submitted at auction yesterday an attractive catalogue of 3200 bales, which was keenly competed for at values about on a par with our August sales. At…

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New York Cattle Market. Proposed South American Supplies London, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 5

The New York correspondent of the "Times states that the number of cattle handled at the various stockyards is a million below that of last year…

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