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

Farming & the land, 1912

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New Records in Wheat Carting

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

Carriers in the wheat districts are vi[?]ing with each ether as to who can draw the biggest loads of wheat. A short time ago "The Leader" drew the…

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Wet Sheep Shearer Gets Compensation Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 4

A shearers' test case was decided at Warrnambool to-day. A shearer, who with other men had been paid off because they refused…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, January 16. (Before the Relieving P.m.) Cattle Straying

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

John Foley was summ[?] by the Inspector of Nuisances for having allowed cows to stray at Lityhgow on January 7. Mr. S. Kelly pleaded guilty on behalf of…

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First Results of the Nyngan Demonstration Farm

Leader · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

In this month's Agricultural Gazette appears an interesting article dealing with the first harvest from the above farm. Farmers in the western…

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Fire at a Farm. the Oaks

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 1

A hayshed, stables, and dairy cowb[?]lls, at Spring Hills Farm, belonging to Mr. Bennett, president of the Wollondilly Shire, were destroyed by fire last night…

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Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 11

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report on 15t January—At our opening sale of the New Year we brought forward a full catalogue of useful…

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Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 11

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 15th January—Satisfactory clearances were effected both at Melbourne and Brisbane last week,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes For the Man on the Land. Rust in Wheat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 8

Reports from the State experiment Farms throughout the State relative to the liability of the different kinds of wheat to rust are…

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Muswellbrook Store Cattle Market

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 11

Edward Higgins, Parkinson and Co. report under date January 12:— We yarded on Tuesday, 9th inst., about 800 head of bullocks and…

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London Wool Sales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 17

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., wool salesmen, Sydney, have received the following cable message from their London house, dated 16th instant:—…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 3

Private cables state that the wheat is a little steadier in London and Liverpool. The sales of choice milling wheat at yesterday's market at 3/8 per…

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London Wool Sales. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., wool salesmen, Sydney, to-day received the following cable message from their London House, dated 16th inst. "The first…

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For the Man on the Land Rust in Wheat

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 1

Reports from the State Experiment Farms throughout the State relative to the liability of the different kinds of wheat to rust are interesting. The…

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Dairying. Rearing Calves

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 8

The Dairy Inspector (Mr. W. G. A. Lee), Wagga Experiment, Farm, gives some good advice in rearing calves. He says, that in order to…

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The Maize Crop

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 17

Splendid yields of maize are expected off the farms around Birriwa…

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Forbes Fruit Crop. Forbes

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 3

A truckload of fruit, principally comprising peaches and pears — the latter of the Williams variety — was despatched by rail yesterday, from Mr…

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Special Store Sheep Sale

Leader · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Harry Taylor wielded the hammer on account of Messrs Bedford, Taylor and Weston at their special store sheep sale yesterday. Nearly 20,000…

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Highly Successful Sheep Sale

Leader · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., report having conducted a highly satisfactory sheep sale at the Corporation Yards, Orange, on Thursday, the…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Leader · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

Hill, Clark, and Co., report under date of January 16:- We held our opening sale for the year on Tuesday when we submitted…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

At the Sydney sales on Wednesday the bidding was spirited, especially on German and Japanese account, and prices were firmly maintained. The top price for…

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