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

Farming & the land, 1896

640 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 32

The Price of Wheat. SYDNEY, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 2

Owing to the fall in prices at the American market, pending large transactions in Frisco wheat for Sydney, the market has dropped…

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BATHURST Daily Free Press. "Magna est verstas et provalebit." Tuesday, April 14, 1896. The Bee-farming Industry

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 2

The case that was before the Local Land Board on Saturday last opens up a question of more than ordinary importance, for in its settlement is involved the…

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Wheat

The Bathurst Post · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 1

As some of our friends are much concerned about this, we give the following information from the Herald:— Little change occurred in…

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Seed Wheat for the Farmers

The Bathurst Post · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 7

THE Government have been good enough to arrange for assistance to our farmers who lost their crops last year. No time should be lost. The forms may be had…

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Australian Butter and Cheese

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

The "Standard states that the recent imports of Victorian and New Zealand butters afe superior to Danish, and that the New Zealand cheese is better than…

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Royal Agricultural Society. Sale of Exhibition Butter

The Bathurst Post · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 3

MR. GEORGE Kiss sold by auction at the Royal Agricultural Society's grounds on the 9th inst several consignments of butter, being exhibits in the…

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The Millthorpe Farmers. MILLTHORPE

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 1

With reference to the dissatisfaction by western millers against the new Railway rates which came into operation yesterday, and who sate that by those rate, the Albury and…

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English Baby Farmers

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 3

The Woman Dyer, who has been arrested in connection with the deaths of six infants found in the Thames has been carrying on baby-farming for years…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Monday. English Baby Farming. Six Dead Infants Found. Dragging the Thames

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 3

A ghastly discovery has been made in Reading, Berkshire, about 40 miles from London, the bodies of six babies having been found in the Hirer Thames…

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Wheat for Australia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 2

Arrangements are being made for Canada to dispatch a second shipment of 20,000 bushels of wheat to Australia…

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The Farm Produce

National Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 3

The show of farm produce is better than might have been expected from a not over prolific season. The exhibits of hay are not numerous, but the…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Case

Molong Argus · Friday 17 April 1896 · page 2

AT the Molong Police Court on Friday and Saturday last, before Dr. Ross and Mr. W. H. Couch. Js.P., Daniel Smith appeared to answer a charge of stealing…

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An Australian Sheep Squatter. the Largest Owner in the World

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 3

Mr. S. MrCaughey, of Coonong Station, Jerilderie, is the largest sheep owner in the world. He has 3,000,000 acres of land and last year shore 1,000,000 sheep…

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Lambs From the Government Farm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 2

One exhibit in the sheep section that attracted a good deal of attention was a couple of pens of fat cross-bred lambs, suitable for export; sent from the…

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Sheep

National Advocate · Monday 20 April 1896 · page 2

For some years past Bathurst has been noted for the superior quality of her sheep. Mudgee was once the great place for merinos, and her breeders used…

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Relieving the Farmers. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 3

In the Commons, Mr. Henry Chaplin, President of the Local Government Board, introduced a bill designed to relieve the farming of land of certain…

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Hints to Farmers

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 1

When wheat seems disposed to be bad, correct it. The best method is to pull its If barley wants talking "to, address it, of course, in Malt-ese…

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Freetrade and the Farmers. a Week's Imports

National Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

" Freetrade is the beet thing for the Earner," Premier Reid has been telling the sugar-growers up north, and Mr. Carruthers has been trying to convince…

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Advice to Farmers. the Next Wheat Crop

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture has issued advice to farmers concerning the lowing of pare seed and true to name. The Minuter for Agriculture predicts that…

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[?] Strating Cattle [To the [?] [?] ]

Molong Argus · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 4

DEAR SIR,—In reading the report of the Council Proceedings in the your last issue, I notice in the Inspector of Nui[?] report—and here I wish…

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