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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

1,550 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 78

Struck a Rock. Wheat—laden Ship From Sydney London. Oct. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1911 · page 5

The Ship cromdale struck a rock while entering queenstown in a heavy sen it is feared that the cromdale will become awreck…

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Farmer and Company. Profit of £51,200 for the Year.a London. Oct. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1911 · page 5

The firm of farmer and co.,Ltd., shows a profit of £51,200. A dividend of 10.percent has been declared , The sum of £9000 is added to the reserve ,and…

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Store Cattle Sale, Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 2

We are requested to draw attention, to Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery's cattle sale at Muswellbrook on Saturday, 28th October (altered from Friday, 27th), as…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 4

Dalgety, & Co., Ltd.. Sydney. report under date, October 19th : — Transactions in the Sydney wool market during the past four days have…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 2

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 Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 3

Hill, Clark, & Co., Ltd., report: — For our sale on Monday we submitted a catalogue of 2105 bales. The selection was chiefly of well…

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The Wheat Harvest. Decreased Yield Expected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 4

Mr. J. B. Trivett, the Government Statistician, has submitted the following notes concerning the prospects of the State wheat harvest to the Premier:—…

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The Price of Butter Boxes (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 2

In a Sydney daily paper, on the 1st September last under the heading of the Agricultural Column, an article was published, dealing with co-operation as…

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Sale of a Dairy Farm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 2

On Saturday, at the Percy Hotel,' Messrs H. Bailey and Son and H. York and Son, in conjunction, offered, on account of Mr. H. E. Drake, a dairy farm…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 1

Messrs Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Mel-bourne, report that the following applications for patents…

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Farm and Dairy Notes. the Jersey Cow for Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 2

The Royal Danish Agricultural Society, after testing all the leading breeds of dairy cows, have recommended the farmers of the country to use the Jersey. The Jersey is…

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Store Cattle Sale Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 4

We are requested to draw, attention to Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgerv's cattle sale at Muswellbrook on Saturday, 28th October (altered from Friday, 27th), as advertised in this issue. A special…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 4

Trobock, Son, and Co., Sydney, report:—No improvement in prices, but the demand is very keen for good clips, but irregular for faulty lines…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 1

FOR week ending October 21, 1911:—Wool,—The tone of the market has considerably improved during the past week, and competition has become more general,…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 4

Hill, Clark, and Co., Ltd., report:—Our wool catalogue on Tuesday was composed chiefly of good general average wools, with also several clips showing very fine quality, though no superior lines were…

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Store Cattle Sale, Muswellbrook

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 2

We are requested to draw attention to Messrs Pitt, Son and Budgery's cattle sale at Muswellbrook on Saturday, 28th October (altered…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Limited, Sydney, report.—According to the roster, we held no auction this week, and as there will be no sales at all in Sydney next week in consequence of the intervention of…

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25 the Pastoralist. Sheep and Blowflies

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 4

THE season when the blowflies commence their raids on the sheep has again come round. This pest has not shown any signs of diminution; and…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report.—At yesterday's wool sale we found keen competition for the better class of wools at fully late rates, but crossbreds and lower quality pieces…

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Agricultural and Pastoral for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 5

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiment, of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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