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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

1,524 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 77

"The Cattle King."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 4

Mr. J. B. E[?]right has juts returned from Wellington, where he was assisting Bedford, Taylor, and Weston, Ltd., with their big annual horse auction. Business stated at…

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Argentina's Wheat Industry. a Great Advance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 8

Argentina, in spite of poor marketing facilities and a backward farming population, already ranks third among the three wheat-exporting countries of the world. Its area…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 4

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, namely, Australian Mercantile, Land, and Finance Co., Ltd John Bridge and Co., Ltd.,…

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Sale of Margarine. Butter Trade Conference, London, Monday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 5

Captain Collins, official secretary to the Commonwealth, has invited Mr. Mackenzic (High Commissioner for New Zealand), the Agents-General for the Australian States,…

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Commercial. Farmers' Produce Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 4

Although chaff was adequately supplied at, the Sydney goods yards this morning there was a conspicuous scarcity of choice varieties, an supplies for the past three days…

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Domestic Tragedy. Farm Manager's Wife Murdered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 2

Another domestic tragedy occurred on. a farm some miles from North Dandalup, in the Pinjarra district, W.A. The victim was a young married woman, Dorothy Cecilla…

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Farm Holdings Available

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 5

The Minister of Lands had announced the opening of 43 farm holdings for settlers on the route of the Wyalong-Cudgellico railway. These blocks average 750 acres each…

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 1

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, patent attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 4

The report, of Mr. J. S. Vlndin, manager of the Bowthorne Co-operative butter Factory, Lte., for September shows that satisfactory conditions prevailed during the…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 1

FOR week ending October 4, 1913:—Wool —Catalogues during the past weak were largely comprised of western, north-western and Riverina wools…

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Newcastle Steel Works Labour Difficulty Crops Up. Newcastle, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 5

About two hundred men have been temporarily put off at the steel works at Port Waratah. The explanation is that pending the arrival on the site of the works of heavy…

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Exporting First-class Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 4

The chairman of directors of the Ballina Co-operative Creamery Co.. at the half-yearly meeting recently, said the time was approaching when co-operative companies…

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Royal Dairy Show. Record Colonial Entries. London, Oct. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 5

A record colonial entry, has been received by the Royal Dairy Show. The entries include 24 colonial in the cheese competition, all being Australian…

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Murderous Farm Lad. "He Called Me Lazy." Paris, Oct. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 5

The farm boy, Mareel Redureau. 13 years of age, who is under arrest on a charge of murdering his employer, named Mablt, the latter's wife, and three children,…

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The Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mer­cantile Agency Co., Ltd.; report (by wire) yesterday:—At our wool gale to-day, competition was excellent,…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY,Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. reports:—At our wool sale to-day competition was excellent the market ruling at the best rates of the week…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · 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. No. 127. THE ORCHARD…

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Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory, Ltd. Report for September

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 9

Mr Ge[?] Searl, manager, reports as follows":— The supply for September was 22 ton 16 cwt. 72 lbs. For the…

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The Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Co., Limited

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 3

The butter market ruled steady at 107/- at the close of the mouth. The amount of butter manufactured, was 54 tons 4 cwt., for which suppliers were paid as…

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Farmers and Settlers' Delegates in Conference

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 3

Friday last was the appointed day for the meeting of the Durham District Council to decide upon what course should be adopted in connection with…

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