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

Farming & the land, 1897

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Marts of the World. the Wool Returns. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1897 · page 2

The railway wool returns show an increase of 25,000 bales carried this year…

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An Experimental Farm

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1897 · page 2

It is reported in the Parkes district that Mr. Campbell, of the Department of Agriculture, representing the Minister has selected an area of land on a creek…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 23 February 1897 · page 2

AN extremely heavy supply of forage was submitted to auction at Redfern yesterday. The chaff market was heavily supplied with medium descriptions, and as a result anything of prime quality…

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Sale of Farming Lands. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 3

Messrs. Leeds and Co, held a large sale of farming lands at Orange yesterday. The average price realised was £5 6s 8d per acre…

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Wheat and Flour. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 3

The quantity of wheat sad flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,430,000 quarters, and the quantity to the Continent is computed at 570,000 quarters…

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Latest Cablegrams. The Wheat Supply. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 3

According to "Bradstreet's" the total American visible supply of wheat is 68,500,000 bushels…

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Lion Farming

Molong Argus · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 3

The greater part of the lions exhibited to the public have been born and roamed in travelling moonseries or caravans. As soon as a lionces has a little of cubs they are taken away from…

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Victorian Chilled Butter. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 3

At Merthyr-Tydvil (Wales), a merchant is being prosecuted for selling Melbourne chilled butter, which it is declared has been treated with preservates,…

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The Treatment of Butter. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 3

The Agents-General for New South Wales,. "Victoria, and New Zealand are jointly arranging for a defence of the Merthyr Tydvil (Wales) merchant who is being prosecuted for…

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Wellington Wheat Yield. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 3

Wheat statistics for the past season at Wellington show that 22,230½ acres were cultivated, yielding 173,823 bushels, the average being 7.81 bushels per acre…

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Wool Duties in America. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 3

The members of the United States Wool Manufacturers' and Wool-growers associations have held a conference upon the question of the tariff rates on wool,…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 3

Following were among the lots disposed of at Retorn yesterday :- Chaff-From M'Garry, Kelso, 3s 10d ; Campbell, Newbridge, 3s 3d ; Town Estate,…

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The Sydney Wool Sales

National Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1897 · page 2

Owing to Thursday, March 4, being a public holiday, the usual fortnightly wool sales were held this week on Tuesday and Wednesday, instead of Wednesday and…

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To-Day's Telegrams. The Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 March 1897 · page 3

The wool sales daring the week did not on many occasions reach the previous fortnight's level…

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Destruction of a Grain Elevator. 900,000 Bushels of Wheat Burnt. London, Sunday Night

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 3

A Urge grain elevator in Illinois, United , States, has been destroyed by fire. Nine bandied thousand bushels of wheat: were burnt…

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Influx of Victorian Farmers. NARBANDHRA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 2

Tea Victorian farmers with their familial arrived hers to-day from Victoria. They intend cultivating farms on Colin Roobie, 18 miles from Narrandera, for wheat-growing…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 3

The wool sales opened with spirit and there was a full attendance of buyers. Competition was animated but prices were unchanged compared with the closing rates of…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 2

But very few trucks of produce were available at Redfern yesterday, including about a dozen trucks of cheff. Forage lines were well supported throughout, and fairly…

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London Wool Sales. London, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 3

The wool sales opened fairly brisk. Bayers were in moderate attendance, and prices on the whole show no alteration on late quotations…

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London Wool Sales. Opened Fairly Brisk. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 3

The London wool sales have opened with a fairly brisk demand, and buyers are in moderato attendance, Prices on the whole show no alterations on late quotations…

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