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

Farming & the land, 1892

408 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 21

Carriage of Wheat and Flour

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 June 1892 · page 4

ABOUT the end of last month a deputation of millers from the Western districts waited on Mr. Fehon, one of the Railway Commissioners, with regard to the rates charged for the carriage of wheat…

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Wool Sales. London, June 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 June 1892 · page 2

Fifteen thousand bales of wool were catalogued for to-day's sale. A large selection consisted of faulty Sydney clips, for which the price was a little easier. All good wools remain very firm in price,…

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The Wool Sales. London, June 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 June 1892 · page 4

The attendance continues to be large at the Australian wool sales and competition is animated, with very firm prices. Good Queensland and New South Wales clips are especially in demand for the…

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Farmers' Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 June 1892 · page 4

A conference of farmers and selectors or, as they prefer to call themselves, "settlers," commenced its sittings at Wagga on Tuesday. The main object of the gathering is to enter an emphatic protest…

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Preserving Butter in Brine

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 1

THE method of perserving batter by immersion in brine has been in operation in the colonies for several years. As soon as the butter is ready for the…

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Carriage of Wool

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 5

CARRIAGE OF WOOL.—Yesterday the railway commissioners accepted an important tender, which is for the cartage of wool from the the next three years. Specifications in this…

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Breaks in the Wool-fibre

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 7

BREAKS IN THE WOOL FIBRE.—Very great influence is produced upon the strength and thickness of the wool-fibre by changes of climate, or scarcity of…

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The Farmers' Conference

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 4
Also in The Yass Courier

THE farmers' conference at Wagga was continued on Wednesday. Amongst other business, a motion declaring that the proposition of the minister for lands to run a wire-netting…

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Worms in Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1892 · page 4

MR. SLATTERY, the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, on the suggestion of Mr. Bruce, the Chief Inspector of Stock, has approved of a series of investigations being…

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Rust in Wheat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1892 · page 5

A sum of £300 has been placed on the Supplementary Estimates to cover the expenses of conducting experiments in connection with rust in wheat. It is proposed to…

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The Farmers' Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1892 · page 4

A GOOD deal of work was done on Wednesday by the Farmers and Selectors' Conference sitting at Wagga Wagga. In the morning the discussion was confined to the special area question, and Mr…

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The Farmers' Conference

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 June 1892 · page 3

THE Farmers' Conference at Wagga concluded its sittings on Friday. Several additional resolutions not containing debatable matter were passed, and the conference…

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Worms in Sheep

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 3

THE Minister for Mines and Agriculture has approved of a series of thorough investigation into this very important subject being made at Moss Vale. These investigations, as suggested…

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Wool Sales. London, June 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 4

Wool meets with a very spirited market, and even faulty clips have slightly improved in price. All good sorts are tending upwards. American competition is been, but the demand from Bradford is…

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The Farmers Conference

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 2

"SIFTING" in the "Penny Post" says :--That the people of Wagga Wagga are intent on a game of grab was made plainly evident at a meeting held in the Town Hall on Monday night to obtain…

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The Farmers' Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 4

MATTERS at the farmers' conference at Wagga on Thursday assumed a more lively appearance than on the previous days. At the outset the original order of business was set aside, while the reply of Mr…

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Export of Butter

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 2

THE annual report of the South Coast and West Camden Co-operative Company, just to hand, contains some interesting items regarding the exportation of Australian…

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The Sydney Sheep Show

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 3

THE Royal Agricultural Society's sheep and poultry show was opened yesterday on the society's ground, Moore Park. The attendance was very limited; but the first day of…

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Case of Interest to Butter Factories

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 2

A CASE of unusual interest has taken place in the Small Debts Court at Shellharbour. Charles Inskip sued the Dunmore Butter Factory Company to recover the sum of £5…

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