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

Farming & the land, 1890

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The Victorian Farmers and Protection

National Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 3

A communication from the Victorian Farmers' Protection Association was read on Tuesday, at a meeting of the Wodonga Shire Council, intimating that in consequence of the…

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The Wool Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 2

At the opening wool sales there was fair competition, but prices show a general decline all round of 5 per cent, with, the exception of good cross-bred…

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London Wool Sales

National Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 3

The opening sales of the April series in the London wool auctions look place to-day. There was a good attendance and a fair amount of competition. The closing rates of February…

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Farm and Garden. Rust Disease in Plants. Particularly That in Sugarcane and Wheat. Continued

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 5

Good [?] ketable sugar cannot be made at any period of the year,—the temperature decreases, so the density of the saceharine [?] in the canes decreases. Ordinarily there…

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The Wool Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 April 1890 · page 3

The wool market remains steady and prices are unchanged…

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Floods at Narribri. 50,000 Sheep Lost

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 April 1890 · page 3

50,000 sheep were swept away in the Narribri district, through the flood…

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Seed Wheat to Farmers

National Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1890 · page 3

The Director of Agriculture is to-day dispatching twenty-four parcels of seed wheat, manures, and antiseptics, to the various farmers, who have undertaken to conduct…

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Losses Through Rust in Wheat

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 17 April 1890 · page 3

Fully £30,000, Was lost in, the Albury district, last year through the rust in, wheat…

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The Bathurst Show. Third Day. Perfect Weather. a Fair Attendance. the Jumping. Sheep Dog Trials

National Advocate · Friday 18 April 1890 · page 2

If it were possible to experience more delightful weather than that of Tuesday and Wednesday, it prevailed yesterday. The attendance of the public was, of course, not in…

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Bathurst Free Press "Magna est veritas et proevalebit." Friday, April 18, 1890. Rust in Wheat

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 18 April 1890 · page 2

THE announcement recently made that a gentleman in Victoria had discovered an effectual specific for rust in wheat, and that, with a magnaminity worthy of a…

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Busrsting a Bubble. the Victorian Farmers

National Advocate · Friday 18 April 1890 · page 3

Owing to the prominence given to Tally-garoopna and Numurkah by the Sydney free-trade press in connection with what is called "the Victorian Farmers' revolt" it is probable…

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Farm and Garden. Rust Disease in Plants. Particularly That in Sugarcane and Wheat. Continued

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 6

I have never as yet met with Rust Disease a plants on a chalky or limestone formation. There are many patches of land in various parts of the world that are named rust-proof…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 3

At the Darling [?] yesterday there was a moderate supply of forage at market. Buyers were in good attendance, Prime oaten hay and chaff in good request at…

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Victorian Farmers and Freetrade

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 21 April 1890 · page 4

Goulburn, Thursday.—Mr: G. W. J. Thornton, secretary of the Freetrade and Liberal Association here, has received a letter from Mr. James M'Lean, some time…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 April 1890 · page 2

At the Darling Harbour auction sales there was a fairly large attendance of the trade. The forage market was well, supplied and consisted of 89 trucks, 44 being of hay 2 of straw and…

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Bathurst Assizes. Tuesday, April 22, 1890. (Before His Honor Judge Innes and Juries of twelve). a Sheep Stealing Case

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1890 · page 3

A few days ago, Henry Matthews was charged by Henry Sewell with stealing two sheep on the 25th February last, at Essingdon, and yesterday his case came up for trial. He was…

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Agricultural. Red Rust in Wheat. Instruction by Department of Agriculture

National Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1890 · page 1

THE Department of Agriculture, have issued "Suggestions for checking the ravages of red rust in the wheat plant," and within…

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Farm and Garden

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 April 1890 · page 5

Don't be 'chicken-hearted,' nor too greedy, in weeding out calls. Don't crowd the fowls. Success depends in a great measure, upon this…

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Terrible Railway Accident at Bathurst. Train Breaks Away at Raglan and Collides with Another Leaving Bathurst Guard's Van Telescoped. Eight Trucks Smashed to Atoms. Great Loss of Life. Every Passenger Injured. Some Terribly Mangled. Nearly 1000 Sheep Killed. Cause of the Accident. the Coupling Breaks. Extracting the Dead and Wounded. Killing the Maimed Sheep. Burning the Debris. a Terrible Spectacle

National Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1890 · page 2

One of those terrible railway catastrophic for which our modern system of railway conduct is fast becoming proverbial, took place last evening between the hours of 6 and 7, at the…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 April 1890 · page 3

At the Darling Harbour auction sales yesterday there was a rather small attendance of the trade. The supply of forage to hand numbered 40 trucks. The principal portion of the…

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