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

Farming & the land, 1900

1,273 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 23 of 64

Sheep at Wellington

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 18

Mr. F. B. Suttor was the principal prize winner in the fine woolled merino sections at the Wellington show. Messrs W. and T. Blunden,…

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Some Sheep Figures

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 18

In 1891 there were nearly 62 million sheep in Now South Wales. In 1899 the number was 36½ million, showing a decrease of 25½…

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Loss of Valuable Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 13

In this issue Mr. J. D. Cox advertises particulars of a very valuable ram lost from the Cullenbone paddocks. It is said that on the…

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London Wool Sales

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 6

Messrs Windeler and Co. and Dalgety and Co. Ltd., advice us by their London Letters dated 30th March that:—…

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The Early Sown Wheat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 18

The early sown wheat crops look well after the recent rains, and have had a splendid start. Farmers should not be afraid of eating them…

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Sydney Wool Brokers. s

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 5

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency & Co., Ltd.; John Bridge and Co.; Ltd; Harrison, Jones, and Devlin Ltd.; Hill, Clark and Co. pastoral Finance Association, A.,…

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London Wool Sales. London

National Advocate · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 2

Wool was butter to-day and there was all round competition. The prices were firm, the chief operations being in home trade. Faulty merinos declined 15 per cent, and…

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Heavy Fall in Wool Values. LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 13

The May series of wool sale opened with a decline in prices ranging from 7½ to 12½ per cent. The decline was most marked in…

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An Appeal to Farmers

Molong Argus · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 5

A CIRCULAR has been addressed to the farmers of New South Wales by Mr. J. J. Miller, secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Association,…

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Sale of a Farm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 13

H. E. A. Wells and Co., sold by auction last Wednesday, at their rooms Lewis-street on account of Mrs. Ellen Field, the well known…

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Dairy Registration. An Important Decision

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 15

A case which developed an aspect of more than passing interest cropped up before Mr. F. P. Meares, P.M., at the Wagga police court on…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 13

There will be a meeting of the Mudgee branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association at the Cudgegong Council Chambers on Saturday…

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Peculiar Disease in Sheep. Report of the Government Veterinary Surgeon

National Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 3

Mr. J. D. Stewart, Government Veterinary Surgeon, has submitted an interim report on a peculiar disease occurring among sheep in the Narrabri…

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Manildra Butter Factory. the Official Opening. Great Interest Taken Therein. Success Seems Assured

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 5

THE Manildra branch of Molong District Dairying Company has been in operation since the middle of last month, and under the careful management of Mr. J. Searle, is now…

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Latest Cablegrams. London Wool Sales. American Buyers Operating. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 3

At the wool sales to day there was a small catalogue offered. The prices were not changed. American buyers are operating on medium crossbreds…

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A Hint to Farmers

National Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

Supplies of all descriptions of forage have been so phenomenal and bo continuous this season at the Redfern market, that the majority of buyers are quite overstocked…

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Farm Implements

Leader · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 7

If rush of work deterred putting the farm implements in repair when put away, the fore-handed farmer will see that proper attention is given to them now, when the…

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Farmers' -Column"

Leader · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 7

[We shall be pleased to receive contributions to this column from any farmers or settlers in the district…

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Miniature Arsenal. Arms and Ammunition Stored in a Farmhouse. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 3

Some New Zealand Scouts, operating at Smithfield, found a quantity of arms and ammunition stored in a farmhouse. They seized the contents…

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That Lost Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 May 1900 · page 2

Mr. James D. Cox, of Cullenbone, writes to us asking to give publicity to the fact that a sheep answering the description of the…

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