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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1890

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Farmers’ Union. a New Force

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 4

FARMERS are proverbially slow to learn. Almost every other class in Australia has formed a union, resulting in extraordinary power and capacity to accomplish the end in…

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Taralga Butter Factory

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 2

THE main building of the new factory is now completed, and is only awaiting the arrival of the machinery to commence operations. It is expected that the…

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Manifesto of the Farmers' Union

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 2

THIS manifesto is now laid before the agricultural community of the colony, and will be known as "The Platform of the Amalgamated Farmers' Union of New…

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Baby-Farming

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 2

HORRIBLE revelations continue to be made from time to time of the doings of baby-farmers. They take babies out of the hands of parents who don't want…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 October 1890 · page 3

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. submitted a catalogue of 336 bales wool at auction on Thursday. Several lines of the now clip in grease were included, but in most instances…

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Manures That Crops Are in Need Of; How to Make and Use Them

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 October 1890 · page 4

The above was the title of a lecture delivered in the Technical Hall, Mechanics' Institute, last evening by Mr. Angus Mackay, F.C.S., Instructor in Agriculture of the Technical College…

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Argyle Farmers' Union

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 2

WE have much pleasure in drawing the attention of agriculturalists to the proposed farmers' conference that will be held on Wednesday next in Goulburn at the…

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Farmers' Union

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 2

AFTER the protectionist conference closed in Goulburn on Wednesday a meeting of farmers was held to consider the advisability of forming a Farmers' Union for…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 3

THE wool sales of the year have been delayed this year by the lateness of the season and the strike. On Thursday, however, Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co. and F. L. Barker submitted…

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Mr. Gladstone on Cottage Gardening and Fruit Farming

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 2

SPEAKING at the annual show of the Hawrden and Buckley Floral and Horticultural Society, Mr. Glastone made the following remarks on cottage…

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Prospects of the Wool Trade

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 November 1890 · page 2

Now that some 16,000 bales have been sold we are in a position t give a fairly accurate statement regarding the extent to which the value of wool has fallen as compared with the…

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Argyle Farmers' Union

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 November 1890 · page 2

AT the close of the Protectionist Conference in Goulburn on Wednesday last a meeting was held to consider the advisability of forming a Farmers' Union…

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Farmers’ Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 5 November 1890 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the Farmers Union was held on Saturday. The officers were all present, Mr. Taylor occupying the chair. There was no correspondence, and some accounts which…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 November 1890 · page 2

At the auction wool sales on Wednesday three catalogues, comprising 1993 bales, were submitted. Competition was moderately active, but the views of buyers not being in accord with…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 November 1890 · page 4

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, limited, report:—We held our opening sale on Monday, bringing forward a small but representative catalogue, containing 865 bales. The assemblage of buyers…

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Victorian Farmers and Protection

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 November 1890 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The quarterly meeting of the Dumboola branch of the Farmers' Protection Association, held on Saturday, passed resolutions confirming the decision of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 2

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:— We held our opening sale on Monday, bringing, forward a small but fairly representative catalogue of 865 bales. Owing…

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Prospects of the Wool Trade. (From the Melbourne Argus.)

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 2

Now that 16,000 bales have been sold we are in a position to give a fairly accurate statement regarding the extent to which the value of wool has fallen as compared…

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Victorian Farmers and Protection

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of the Dimboola branch of the Farmers' Protection Association, held on Saturday, passed resolutions confirming the decision of the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 November 1890 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, brought forward a catalogue of 1859 bales for sale on Thursday, principally new clip. The attendance was large and representative, and there was…

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