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

Farming & the land, 1905

958 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 48

Sale of Farthing's Farm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 13

In addition to particulars already advertised, Messrs Stewart and Smith wish to draw attention to the fact that there are three acres of growing…

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Preacher and Cattle-Thief

Leader · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 4

It is a regrettable fact that every class and profession has it “ black sheep,” and even the “ cloth ” is not exempt. But there are few cases as bad as that of a notorious…

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A Good Wheat

Molong Argus · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 13

A TELEGRAM from Inverell states that W. H. Fox, a farmer at Gum Flat, has just threshed the product of one acre of handreaped wheat for the phenomenal return…

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Treatment of Seed Wheat

Molong Argus · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 19

THE recurrence of smut in wheat has caused farmers a great deal of anxiety in recent years. Time was when it was apparently an easy matter to…

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Cable News. the Wheat Gamble. London

Leader · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 2

It is reported in Chicago that the wheat cornor recently engineered by Messrs. Schwab, Gates, and others resulted in a profit to the…

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Back From New Zealand. an Interesting Interview. Farming and Gold Dredging

National Advocate · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 2

While on a visit to Sofala this week a representative of the NATIONAL ADVOCATE had an interesting chat with Mr John McDonald…

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Dairying v. Gold Mining. (To the Editor of the Molong Express)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 4

SIR,—In perusing a copy of the Molong Express that contains a report of the last annual meeting of the Molong Butter Factory I see that one of the speakers (Mr C Miller)…

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The Wheat Market

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 2

The wheat market is unaltered, and but little business is being done throughout the State, as holders mo not inclined to do business. Both the…

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Sheep Stealing at Sunny Corner

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 2

Dennis Stack appeared before the Sunny Corner Bench last week on a charge of having two carcases of mutton in his possession, reasonably…

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Bathurst Experimental Farm. the Wheat Yield

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 2

There was a fair attendance of farmers and others interested in agriculture, including several ladies, at the Bathurst Experimental Farm yesterday afternoon…

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The Wool Traffic

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 2

The quantity of wool despatched from the Bathurst district during the past two seasons has been practically equal, there being up to the end of last month, an in…

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Farmers' and Graziers' Progressive Association

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 2

In the course of his remarks at the meeting of farmers at the Bathurst Experimental Farm yesterday afternoon, Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager, said that a couple of the…

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Big Store Sheep Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 12

Messrs. Bedford and Taylor will hold a big store sheep sale at the Commercial Saleyards, Wellington, on Saturday, llth March. Full…

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The Wheat Market

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 13

The wheat market continues lifeless, and the local depression is but a reflection of the state of affairs all over the world. Prime milling wheat is only…

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Butter at the Bathurst Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 13

At the last meeting of the Committee of the Bathurst Agricultural Society, a letter was read from Mr. S. Paddison, manager of the Cudgegong…

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Sheep at the Dubbo Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 15

The Committee of the Dubbo Agricultural Society has struck out the classes for housed sheep, and the classes for fine and medium woolled…

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The London Wool Sales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 13

The London Wool sales opened on Tuesday. The market was dull, and there was an average full of 5 per cent, the depreciation in value being most…

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London Wool Sales. London

Leader · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday good merinoes were unchanged; faulty declined 7[?] per cent ; crossbreds declined 5 to 10 per cent…

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London Wool Sales. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 3

The London Wool Sales opened dull, prices ranging from par to 7[?] per cent decline…

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Outside District News Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Mailers. Threepenny Beers at Narrabri

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 15

A lady hotel keeper at Narrabri has made herself extremely popular by lowering the price of beer to 3d per pint…

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