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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Farming in the "Dry" District's

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 6

The first results of farming operations at the Nyngan States' Farm are encouraging. The manager of the farm (Mr. H. J. Kelly) in a report, says that the first harvest, considering…

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Special Cattle Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 4

Mr. E. W. Sparke will hold a special sale of store and dairy cattle cattle at Campbells Hill yards on Thursday next. The yardings will comprise 350 head, including a fine lot of…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 4

Hill, Clark & Co. report:—On Monday, 12th, we offered a catalogue of 3606 bales. The selection was composed chiefly of good general average wools, some, nice dips from New…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 5

Hill, Clark and Co. report under date 16th February:—On Monday we offered a catalogue of 3606 bales. The selection was composed chiefly…

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Local and General Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Ltd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

At the board meeting on the 16th inst., the chairman of directors. Mr. R. W. Alison, congratulated Director Fitzgarald on behalf of himself and his fellow directors, on his…

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Wheat Speculation. a New Departure. Along American Lines. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

During the past few weeks speculation has been going on quietly in Sydney ana Melbourne in wheat futures, somewhat on American lines…

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Our Singleton Letter. Co-operative Dairy Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 6

The annual meeting of shareholders of the above company wan held on Saturday. There were about 30 shareholders present, mil the chair was occupied by Mr. D…

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Scone Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd. Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

The annual meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held at the School of Arts, on Thursday morning last, the following…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

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

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Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Co. Annual Meeting of Share Holders

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

The annual meeting of shoreholders of the Singleton Central Co-operative DairyCompany, Ltd., was held at the old factory on Saturday. There were about 25…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 3

FOR WEEK ending February 17, 1912: Wool —The advanced stage of the season was reflected in the catalogues submitted during the past week. A…

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Sydney Wool Market. Harrison, Jones and Devlin Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 3

We submitted 4300 bales on Monday, comprising an all round selection, Market for best descriptions were well maintained, and faulty puree Is. were irregular mid weaker…

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Savaged by a Boar. Farmer's Terrible Experience

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 5

Mr. Henry Bourn, a farmer at Rahma[?]uek, on the Avon River, Victoria, was charged and severely injured by a boar, which had hitherto been looked upon as a…

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Topics of the Day. Cattle Insurance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 3

Cattle insurance was known and practised in Germany in the eighteenth century, and is at the present time most widely diffused in this country. The economic importance of…

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Raymond Terrace Dairy Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 4

The factory report, for the month of January indicates that the month closed with a firm market at 126s for best qualities, seconds more difficult to dispose of The amount…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

The half— year meeting of [?] in the Bowthorne co-operative Butter Factory. Limited, Will be held in the School of Arts, Morpeth, to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon at…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company report:— At our sale on Monday there was no alteration in the market for freshly offered wool. Gatalogues contained no superior wool. We sold…

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Wheat Growing in Different States

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

While, however, we may congratulate ourselves on the generally satisfactory development of agriculture during this period (says the Under Secretary of Agriculture in his…

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Experts in the Wool Industry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 5

This is the age of experts. Never was the slur of "Jack of all trades and master of none" more objectionable than to-day. In all the professions…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be Impracticable to the Individual producer…

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