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

Farming & the land, 1912

2,425 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 122

Farm Sale

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 2

Messrs. A. S. Low and Co. advertise particulars of a desirable small farming property, comprising 40 acres freehold, which they are selling at their sale…

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Motive Power on the Farm

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 3

Machinery is the order of the day: there is no sense in doing by hand that which can be done better and quicker by the aid of machinery. The…

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"Grave Public Scandal" Continued Shortage of Trucks. Failure of the Department. Great Loss to Farmers. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 7

The situation in regard to the scarcity of trucks throughout the State amounts to a grave scandal, and a disgrace to the whole community,"…

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Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 1

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., report on 23rd January:—Our auction to-day was characterised by strong competition from all sections…

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Wool Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 3

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., submitted on Thursday a catalogue of 4890 bales including a number, of superior and attractive clips from…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 1

The Co-operative Wool Company offered 4200 bales at their sales on Friday. Competition was very keen with the best rates of the week fully…

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Sale of Wilbetree Farm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 3

Mr. J. Egan's farm of 271 acres, situated at Wilbetree and only one and a half mile from Worrobil railway station, readers are reminded,…

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Experiment Farm Defeat Millers

National Advocate · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 2

Experiment Farm defeated Millers by 10 games. St. Stephen's B's defeated Methodist B's, St. Stephen's players' names…

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Sydney Wool Sales

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co.,Ltd., yesterday telegraphed from Sydney as follows : — Our sale to-day met with good…

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Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

Private cables state that London and Liverpool wheat markets are steady. This week opened with a rather quiet tone in the Sydney wheat market…

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Farmer's Suicide. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 4
Also in National Advocate

August Goriong a farmer at Hampden, and of Mackay, an old resident of the district, committed suicide at his home on Friday, night. He had…

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Short Summer Fallow and Manures to the Farmers of the Bathurst District. (Impressions of W. T. Nixon, George Shirley, Ltd., Manure Merchants, Sydney.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 4

During my few weeks' tour of your most excellent and picturesque' district, I was very much disappointed at the inattention paid to most of your…

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Cruelty to Cattle

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions the other day, judge Docker made reference to the way cattle are often treated when carried over long distances…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 3

The wool sales this week opened with a steady demand at last week's rates. The catalogues continued to be large, and with a good deal of excellent wool offering…

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Sydney Markets. Sydney Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

Sydney opened very firm in the wheat market this morning. Small quantities of bright, unbleached grain were on offering at equal to 3/9 per…

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Bathurst Experiment Farm Crops

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

All the crops at the Bathurst Experiment Farm are satisfactory at the present time, with the exception of maize and potatoes, which are badly…

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Dry Conditions. the Experiment Farm. the Advantage of Fallowing

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 3

Present conditions at the Bathurst Experiment Farm are decidedly dry, and a good fall of rain would be appreciated. It would do an enormous…

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Farm Sale

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

To-day, at 2 p.m. Messrs. E. H.Taylor and Co. will hold a clearing out sale at "Melrose," adjoining Raglan railway station. Among the stock to…

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A Word For Farmers Make Use of the First Rain. Advantages of the Summer Fallow

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

In the course of a chat with a representative of "The National Advocate," yesterday, Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Experiment…

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