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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1886

26 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 2

Sheep Stealing at Burraga

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 11 November 1886 · page 3

SEVERAL cases of sheep stealing were tried at the Burroga Police Court on Monday, Nov. 1st, before Messrs. T. A. Smith, P. M., H. H. Hackney and E. J. Fox,…

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Farming Notes

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 11 November 1886 · page 3

Banana growing is being entered into an a large scale on the banks oE the Johnstone River. MESSRS MITCHELL AND RICHARDS, of…

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Freetrade Association Papers. No. 6. Wool and Labour. By W. H. SUTTOR, M.L.C.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 November 1886 · page 3

Many years since the late Rev. Dr. J. D. Lang was a member of our Assembly. As a general rule he was afflicted with " squattophobia." On one occasion he was delivering a violent tirade…

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The Strippers for Wheat

The Bathurst Post · Wednesday 15 December 1886 · page 2

WHEN hay, grass, and food are scarce, then, no doubt it pays to use the String-binder for the benefit of the straw, which brings a good price. But in a season like this what will straw be worth? Echo answers, What? We fancy…

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The Crops

The Bathurst Post · Wednesday 15 December 1886 · page 2

Beautiful season this! Any amount of hay, and a grand show for wheat—at least so most people say. The busy farmer has had little time to say much about it; he has had all he can do to get his…

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Exhibition of Wool

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 21 December 1886 · page 1

SQUATTERS who ware in Sydney, and those merchants and citizens who take an interest in our great staple product, Merino Wool, had an opportunity on Tuesday last of seeing probably…

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