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

Farming & the land, 1896

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The World's Wheat Crop

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 1

The Hungarian Government has issued its annual statement concerning the wheat crop of the world, which statement is based on consular and…

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A Good Yield of Wheat

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 6

A CABLE from Wellington, N.Z., says "The estimate of the probable yield [?] wheat in the Canterbury district [?] 6,428,210 bushels, and it is anticipated…

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Ten Million Sheep Died During the year 1895

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 1

During the past twelve months the loss in live-stock in New South Wales has been large indeed. In sheep we lost 10,000,000 head ; in cattle, 302,506…

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The Free Dining Table. Where We Get Our Bread and Butter From

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 2

New South Wales just now is depending for the necessaries of life on anyone who will do the work her own suicidal freetrade policy makes locally impossible…

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[?]werp Wool-Sales. [?]Reat Animation. [?]En Per Cent. Rise

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 5

"werp wool sales opened on 5th. was a large attendance, and [?]tion…

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Our Farmers' Notes

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 4

We very much regret that our special correspondent's " Farmers' Notes" are absent from our columns this month. Our readers will regret to learn that…

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Impoverishing the Farmers

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 1

The quantity of farm produce which has come in through Port Jackson to Sydney since January 1st is enormous, the, value to February 8th being…

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The Wheat Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 3

There has been a great decline in the value of wheat, and prices are now Od per quarter lower than at last quotation. Tuesday…

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Bradford Wool Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 3

The Bradford won I market ii quiet. Prices are unchanged…

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Decline in Wheat Values. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 3

There is a general decline in the value of wheat prices. Wheat is now 6d per quarter loner than the last quotation…

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Ringing the Changes. an Australian Horse Pastoral. by C. H. S.

The Carcoar Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 4

ONE steaming Sunday morning, we was riding slowly down— That's me and Joe from Walwa—to Tarioola town…

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The Farmer's Last Penny

The Carcoar Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 1

THE farmer went out of doors in the warm spring morning and looked around. A pleasant breeze blew across the fields, bringing a scent of fresh green grass and of…

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Influx of Victorian Farmers. TOCCUMWAL, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 3

The big influx, of Victorian farmers continues. They are taking np large areas of wheat lands, chiefly, on the having system. Experiments shown…

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Latest Cablegrams London, Tuesday Wheat Afloat

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 3

The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,716,000 quarters, and for the Continent 706,000 quarters…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 2

Supplies at Redfern yesterday were a bit better, due to some extant no doubt to the ne weather. Maize brought 3s 7d per bushel. A lot of chaff from Roach, Yancho, realised…

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A Horse Eats a Sheep

Molong Argus · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 3

MR. ALEXANDER BAILLIE informs us (FORBES GAZETTE) that during the week his attention was attracted to a horse eating something near his fence…

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Impoverishing the Farmers

Molong Argus · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 3

THE quantity of farm produce which has come in through Port Jackson to Sydney since January 1st is enormous, the value to February 8th being…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 3

At Redfern yesterday maize brought 3s 7d and Ss 3d. Wheat, but of course of inferior quality, realised 3s 8½d and 3s 11d. Forty-one tracks were manifested to arrive, including:—13…

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The Wool Market

National Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 2

Messrs. Buxton, Ronald, and Company, in their wool circular, state, that there is a prospect of merinos advancing in price, but that the prospect with re…

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A Farmer Steals Cattle

National Advocate · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 3

Daniel M'Gulgan, a farmer at Galong, has pleaded guilty to a charge of cattle stealing, and has been committed for trial…

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