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Farming & the land, 1910

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Cape Wool Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 5

The export of wool from Cape Colony in 1909 amounted to 297,614 bales, which is a record…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 5

At the wool sales competition for all sorts was very firm. America gave crossbreds good support. The following prices were realised in connection with…

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Fire on Wool Ships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 3

Professor Park, of Dunedin, who has de[?]oted much attention to the cause and prevention of fires on ships carrying wool and vegetable fibre as cargo, has prepared an…

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Lonely Farm Crime. Eleven Persons Murdered in One Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 2

Two atrocious crimes, the one at Marseilles and the other at Jully, a hamlet near Tonnerre, in Burgundy, were reported on Sunday, December 12…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 3

Hill, Clark and co., Limited, report:—On Monday we offered our first catalogue since the recess, and brought forward 2,530 bales, of which bales, of which he cleared at auction 2,185 bales. The selection was…

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Jerry's Plains Co-operative Butter Factory. the Official Opening

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 3

The [?] opening of the Jerry's Plains Co-openative Butter Factory took place on Saturday last in the presence of fully 150 people, most of whom…

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Agricultural Statistics. Wheat Yield of Southern Zone. London, Jan. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 5

The International Institute of Agriculture has divided the countries of the world into geographical zones in order to facilitate the compiling of statistics. The north zone…

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Dunmore Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 4

A general meeting of the farmers of Dunmore wilt be held at the Commercial Hotel. Large, on Thursday evening next, at eight o'clock…

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Jerry's Plains Co-operative Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 3

The official opening of the Jerry's Plains Co-operative Butter Factory took place on Saturday last. Mr. W. L. Hickson, chairman of the board, delivered an address. He stated that…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports. FOR week ending January 22,1910

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 1

Wool.—The market during the past week has well maintained the recent improvement, and values for all but very superior sorts have ruled firm at…

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London Wool Sales. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday strong competition and full rates were the order of the day…

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Scone Co-operative Dairy Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

The official opening of the Scone Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, took place at Scone yesterday, and was a great success. The first pound of butter manufactured was sold at auction for £28…

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Scone Co-operative Dairy Co. Official Opening of Factory. One Pound Butter Realises £30

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

ALTHOUGH the local Co-operative Dairy Co's. Factory has been at work for upwards of a month now, the official opening was deferred…

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Record Price for a Pound of Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 4

At the official opening of the Scone Co-operative Butter Factory on Wednesday last the first pound of butter manufactured by the coy., was submitted to auction by…

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Protection and the Australian Wool Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

[?] above is a subject which I tackle [?]ially at the request of the editor, [?]wise I doubt if I should have handled [?] a question, bristling, as it does, with…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 3

Prescott, Limited, report:—Thanks to the "Concentration of Sales" policy adopted, by the co-operative movement, the price still remains at 95/ per cwt. whereas the…

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A Queensland Pastoral Property. Splendid Prospects

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 12

Mr. Ernest A. Brown, writing from Waroonga station, in the Mitchell district, Queensland, on January 15, says:— I see by the "Mercury" that you have had good…

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Heavy Loss in Horses and Cattle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 7

Amongst the largest sufferers by the floods in the Tamworth and Boggabri district is Mr. J. S. O'Donnell, of "Tyrconnell," West Maitland. who deals extensively in horses and cattle. At…

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Homebush Stock Sales. the Pastoral Finance Association Ltd: Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

52,000 sheep and lambs were forward. Prime merino wethers made 12s to 13s, extra higher, good 10s to 11s, medium from 8s, prime merino ewes 10s to 11s, a few higher,…

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Wool Sales Postponed. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

The London wool sales had to be postponed yesterday owing to a heavy fog in the city…

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