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

Farming & the land, 1909

1,292 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 65

Wool Reports

National Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 3

Messrs Hill Clark and Co., reported on February 16 as follows:— ' We submitted a catalogue of 2134 bales for our sale yesterday consisting almost…

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The Lees a Great Pastoral Family

National Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 2

The " Australian Star" thus describes the origin and growth of the great pastoral family of Lees, branches of which are now to be…

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Were the Sheep Wet? an Appeal From Molong. a Win for Jas. Lee & CO

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 11

BEFORE the Full Court this week, Mr. Wise, K.C., and Mr. Boyce, instructed by Mr. L. A. Lane, of Orange (by his agent, Mr. E. A. Roberts), appeared for…

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Correspondence. the Orange Farmers and the Rabbit Pest. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 2

Sir,—The report of the monthly meeting of the Bathurst Pastures Protection Board published in your issue of 13th inst., contains some reflections on…

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Sale of Farm Lands

Leader · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 2

We desire to direct attention to the advertisement, in this issue by Messrs J. Nancarrow & Son, of t[?]e sale on eight valuable farm blocks situated…

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Fall in Butter

National Advocate · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent last night telegraphed that butter will be quoted at 4s per cwt lower to-day. The decline is due to the dullness of the London market. According…

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Farm Productions

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 2

A few years ago, says the "Post," we read that Americans, who were marvellous producers of wheat, and" who shipped millions of bushels to other…

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Fall in Butter

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent informed us last night that there had been a fall of 4/ per owt. in the price of butter, choicest being quoted at 96/ pen…

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Cudal Police Court Friday, February 19. 1903. (Before Messrs E. Marriott, P.M., and A. H. T. Sherwin, J.p.) Stolen Wire Netting. Farmer Pleads Guilty

Leader · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 2

George Smith, a farmer, of Avenel, was proceeded against by summons, on the information of Constable McDonald and Constable Pope, Cargo and…

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Wool Sales

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 2

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company yesterday telegraphed as follows: Our sale yesterday found the market very strong for greasies, but scoureds were dull…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 3

At Sydney wool sales on Monday there was perhaps, a shade less animation. Still, the market must for most wools be described as firm, and the clearance was a…

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Brindley Park Stud Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 15

Brindley Park station, in the Merriwa district, has been famous for its stud sheep for over 80 years. The nucleus of the Queensland flocks…

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A Wheat Experimentalist

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 14

Mr. Allan W. Stewart is one of the most persevering experimentalists in agriculture. He labors not so much for personal gain, as for…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 2
Also in Leader

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report: At our yesetrday's sale the market was very brisk, and prices were fully equal to the best rates of the previous…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. the Gulgong Case

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 11

Andrew Auld was arraigned on an indictment charging him with having on the 18th October at Blue Springs, near Gulgong, stolen nine…

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Wheat Report

Molong Argus · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 4

Lindley Walker & Co., report:—At the end of last week there was a bit of a lull in wheat, and buyers were inclined to hold off. Friday's cables, however, put an…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 5

Withdrawals were rather heavier at the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday hut that was clue to the miscellaneous nature of the catalogues, at the end of the season…

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The Wet Wool Problem

Molong Argus · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 8

The following letter signed P. Armstrong, Burraga, in an exchange deals in an eminently practical fashion with the "wet wool" trouble:—…

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Commercial News. Wool Market

Molong Argus · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 4

Dilgetty & Co., Ltd., report:—We submitted 6000 bales at the wool sales on February 23rd to a full attendance of the trade. An excellent market was…

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