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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Dairying Around Scone. Milking Machine Boom

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 7

Milking machines have caught on in the Scone district us the result of Mr David Hall, Parkville, having proved them to be a thorough success. For the third season Mr…

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The Reason's Crops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 2

This year's potato crop is of excellent quality and free from disease. Consignments of fruit arriving at the weekly markets include numerous well-grown samples…

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Farm Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 4

A large supply of varied produce totaling 64 consignments was submitted at auction this morning before a small attendance of buyers. Competition was extremely dull,…

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Farm and Field. News and Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 2

For several years horses in the Beaudesert (Q.) district have died in a mysterious way. In some cases the deaths were put down to arsenical poison. Recently…

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Visit to Hawkesbury College. Letters to 'A Farmer Vi

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 13

Dear old Bak-blox Bill,— When the delegates to the Congress of members of Commerce were here, they paid a visit to the H.A.C. There they were…

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Wollombi Farmers and Settlers’ Association and the Shire Council

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 3

A communication was received by the President of the Shire Council from the Wollombi Branch of the Farmers and [?]ers’ Association, bringing…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 4

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent and frade Mark Attorneys of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications…

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A New Pastoral Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 December 1909 · page 4

On Tuesday last, at Eccleston, Rev. R. B. Pocock, formerly of Sutherland, was inducted into the charge of the churches of the Eccleston charge, in succession to Pastor W. C. Aubin, by Rev. David…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 December 1909 · page 2

Prescott, Limited, report: It was not until Thursday that the price of North Coast butter was raised to 95/. By that time the parties who control the Sydney market…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 December 1909 · page 2

Hill, Clark, and Co., Ltd., report:—Our catalogue on Saturday, which was the last to be offered prior to the holidays, contained 2102: ales, of which we sold at…

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Quality of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 7

The butter industry may be improved through a higher standard of quality, letter methods in the manufacture and sale, and by the delivery of a higher grade of…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 3

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON, & Co.'S REPORT. WE held our last wool auction for the year on 15th inst., and had no reason to complain of the reception…

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The Butter Factory. Satisfactory Progress

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 2

DESPITE the fact that it was only on Thursday last that work was commenced at the factory of the newlyformed Co-Operative Dairy Co.,…

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Farm and Dairy Notes Clean Milk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 7

[?]f source of bacteria is dirt. Hence [?]est thing needful to prevent bacteria [?] into milk is extreme cleanliness at [?] point of contact with the milk. The…

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Dairying in China

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 7

The American Consul J. H. Arnold, writing from Amoy to the United Status Government, in a district producing the best cattle in the 18 provinces of China, says…

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Commercial. the Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 3

Trebeck, Son, and Co. report:— The local auctions closed last week for the year, very satisfactory. The market for the best qualities showing no fall, lower qualities still continue to be…

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A Terrible Oversight. 1600 Sheep Starved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 5

An extraordinary occurrences is reported from Weetalibah, about 20 miles from Connamble bearing in its train serious loss for a well-known district grazier. It…

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A Terrible Oversight. 1600 Sheep Starved

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 December 1909 · page 2

An extraordinary occurrence is re ported from Weetalibah, in the Coon amble district, bearing in its train seri ous loss for a well-known district…

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Land for Farmers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 December 1909 · page 1

In view of the statements often made that land for would-be farmers is unob tainable in Now South Wales, it is some what surprising to find that a number of…

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Devastating Bush Fires Destruction of Live Stock, Crops, and Houses. Miles of Country on Fire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 December 1909 · page 2

A telegram from Albury states that on Tuesday a bush fire extended rapidly from Gerogery to the Tabletop Moun tains, close to the Murray River,…

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