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

Farming & the land, 1890

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Rusty Wheat as Seed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 6

REGARDING the use of rusty wheat as seed, a subject repeatedly aired on the occurrence of rust in crops, Mr. G. M'Laen, of Coleraine, has written to the Hamilton Spectator as…

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The Wool Market. LONDON, Feb. 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 3

The prices of wool remain unaltered. It is announced that the second series of sales for the present year will begin on April 10, and will be limited to 400,000 bales…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Feb. 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1890 · page 4

To-day's wool sale had to be postponed owing to the dense fog which overspread London…

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Lenten Pastoral

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 4

WILLIAM, by the Grace of God and of the Holy Apoatolic See, Bishop of Goulburn. To the Catholic clergy and laity of the diocese of Goulburn…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 2

Messrs. J. H. Geddes and Co. offered on Wednesday, 19th inst., a catalogue of 300 bales of wool, consisting chiefly of inferior greasy and medium…

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Rusty Wheat as Seed

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 2

MR. G. McLEAN, of Coleraine, has written to the Hamilton Spectator as follows:--About the year 1882, I had a crop of wheat so bad with rust that I could…

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Our Wheat Market. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 8

SIR,—In your issue of the 20th, which I have just to hand, you advance some startling arguments in favour of one-sided free competition, commonly called freetrade. Let me notice your…

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Important to Dairymen

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

At the Council meeting on Thursday night, the Inspector of Nusiances was appointed Inspector of Dairies under the Dairies Supervision Act, with full authority to inspect all dairies within the…

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Victorian Farmers Coming to New South Wales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 7

I met the other day (says. "N," the writer of "Echoes of the City," in the Bega Standard) a Victorian farmer, one of an advance guard on the look out for…

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Wheat

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 2

IN the Sydney markets wheat is firmer, with an upward tendency, although as yet there is no change in quotations. Flour also remains unchanged. The general…

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Worms in Sheep

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 2

ANY article written on the above subject will be read by sheepowners of these districts; and let me add any nostrum suggested by any unknown writer will…

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Crookwell Butter Factory Company

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of shareholders in the above was held at Harvey's Hall on Saturday, Mr. George McDonald presiding. There were present--Messrs. J…

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The Season's Wheat Yield

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 2

MR. COGHLAN, the Government Statistician, has issued his estimate of the wheat yield of the colony for the season. Although, owing to rust and inclement…

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The Victorian Farmers and Protection

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A meeting of the Farmer's Protection Association held at Tallygaroopna on Saturday evening decided upon an entire change of programme. The president,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

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

AT the auction wool sales on Tuesday the catalogues comprised 1499 bales. Good lines were in demand, but for other descriptions the inquiry was limited. The quantity sold publicly…

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Tha Camden Butter. LONDON, March 4

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

Half of the shipment of Camden butter, sent to London by the R.M.S. Orient, realised from 104s to 106s…

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Victorian Farmers and Freetrade

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

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Numurkah branch of the Victorian Farmers' Protection Association met on Saturday, when the action recently taken by Mr. S. Young, president, was…

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Crookwell Butter Factory

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 2

THE Board meeting of the Crookwell Butter Factory Company will be held at Tattersall's Hotel to-morrow evening, at seven o'clock, when it is to be hoped the…

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Rust in Wheat

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 2

THE importance of the above must be our excuse for so often referring to it in our columns. Mr. Angus Mackay, F.G.S., Instructor in Agriculture, writes to the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 8

AT the auction sales on Wednesday 1312 bales of wool were submitted, and the bulk of it was sold under fairly good competition. As at the previous sales, scoured and fair to good…

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