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

Farming & the land, 1902

1,443 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 73

Molong Show. 8 April, 1902 The Secretary Molong Pastoral and Agricultural Association, Molong

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 8

SIR,—In both the Molong papers of the week before last, it is reported that I promised a donation of £5 5s for a special prize for sheep at next year's show…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 8

When farmer Oak, on his way towards his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a light indoors, he observed a…

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Wire Netting For Farmers. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 3

The Minister for Lands has been asked to procure wire netting for farmers to enable them to go on with their sowing as under the Rabbit Act…

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Ring Events. Sheep Dog Trials

National Advocate · Monday 14 April 1902 · page 2

Thirteen took part in the contest, the best work being done by Maiden Bros'. "Darkie " and " Needle," Ward Hurst's " Vic," and C. Bush's " Donnell" Darkie…

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Wool and Produce Report

Leader · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 4

The Australesian Mortgage and Agency Co Ltd.. John Bridge and Co. Ltd., Harrison S[?] and Devlin. Ltd.. Hill Clark and Co , The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd ,…

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Open Column. Shropshire Sheep at the Show. To the Editor of the Bathurst Daily Free Press

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 3

Sir,-The Committee o( the A., H. and P. Association is usually very careful about the appointment of its judges, but occasionally, through tho ardour of some who…

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Sheep

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 2

This section has for many years been a particularly strong one, especially in merinos. In good seasons and when wool was bringing high…

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The Bathurst Co-operative Dairying Co.,Limited

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 2

The directors of the above company held their usual weekly meeting yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs. C. R. Pickworth (in the chair), W. J…

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The Price of Butter

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 11

The following figures, kindly supplied by Mr. T. J. Lovejoy, secretary of the Mudgee Dairy Co., Ltd., give a graphic idea of the effect of the…

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Reduction of Sheep Assessment

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 7

By proclamation in "Government Gazette," the annual contribution to be levied on owners of sheep under the Sheep Act of 1891, is…

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Wheat Afloat. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 3

The wheat afloat is estimated at 4,200,000 quartern for the United Kingdom, and at 1,585,000 for the Continent…

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A Crack Judge of Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 7

The Bodangora correspondent of the "Times" writes:— I heard a good incident refuted the other day re the late Mr. Hurry Martin's capabilities…

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Wheat Export

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 2

THE other day the barque Iredale, having loaded wheat, etc., was towed to an anchorage below Garden Island, to wait a favorable breeze, and put to…

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Wool Report

Molong Argus · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 8
Also in The Gulgong Advertiser

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & Co report:—The wool market continues very firm, but in the absence of auction sales, transactions are confined to business…

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Pure Butter and Butterine. LONDON

Leader · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 3

The Agents-General forwarded a joint memorandum to the Hamburgh Conference to suggest a definite standard of 16 per cent, moisture in butter, and if that…

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London Wheat Market. London

National Advocate · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 3

Wheat is very firm, and foreign has advanced nine pence…

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Moisture In Butter. A Suggested Standard. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 3

The Australasian Agents-Genreal have addressed a joint memorandum to Mr. A. W. Hanbury, president of the Board of Agriculture, dealing with…

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WOOL. Winchcombe Carson and Co's Report

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 3

The wool market continues very firm, but in the absence of auction sales, transactions are confined to business done by private treaty…

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