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

Farming & the land, 1893

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Prospects of the New Wool Season

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 July 1893 · page 1

THE colonies have now entered upon a new wool season, and one that promises to be equally as satisfactory as any of its immediate predecessors. Seldom has it…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 5

A SONG for the farmers: "Wait till the clouds roll by." Agriculture in the Riverina district shows a large increase in the cropped area. The…

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Dog Worrying Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 5

Probably the best thing to do with a dog guilty of worrying sheep would be to kill it, but should it be a favourite and valuable for breeding purposes there are two methods…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing at Collector

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 4

AT the Goulburn Police Court yesterday morning, before the Police-Magistrate, Alexander and William George Hamilton, of Spring Valley, were charged with stealing about 100 sheep belonging to…

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A High Testimony to Australian Wheat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 5

The following statement is made by The Milling, an English journal, on the commercial and market value of wheat:—"Australian "Australian is the finest all round wheat in…

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New South Wales at Chicago. "One of the Gems of the Fair." Great Display of Minerals, Timber, and Wool

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 6

To speak of the Australian exhibit at the World's Fair is scarcely correct; the exhibit is made solely by New South Wales, and to that enterprising, resourceful colony should…

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Our Dairy Industry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 5

There is a danger that next season may see a blockade in the butter export trade, and serious losses, as a consequence, to those engaged in the butter branch of dairy…

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Alleged Killing and Maiming Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 4

AT the Burrowa Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. T. Foley, P.M , George Edward Horton appeared on summons to answer a charge that he did, on or about the…

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Dairy Farmers' Export Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 4

A MEETING of the executive committee of the New South Wales Dairy Farmers' Export Association was held on Thursday afternoon in the office of the Fresh Food…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing at Collector

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 August 1893 · page 3

THE hearing of the charge against Alexander and William George Hamilton, accused of stealing 99 sheep belonging to Michael Hennessy, of Covan Greek, near Collector, won resumed this morning…

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The Butter Export Trade. London, Aug. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 August 1893 · page 4

Mr. Valentine, who was appointed by Sir Saul Samuel to report upon the system of grading butter, and on the New South Wales batter export generally, has submitted his report to the…

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Selling Mortgaged Sheep

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 August 1893 · page 2

At the Queanbeyan Quarter Sessions, Hercules O'Reeffe was indicted for having disposed of certain sheep mortgaged to Andrews and de Lauret of Goulburn…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 August 1893 · page 6

DURING the month of July 1080 tons of potatoes were received at the Goulburn railway station for the Sydney market. The Rural Australian for August contains a…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing at Collector

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 August 1893 · page 4

THE charge against Alexander and William George Hamilton, of stealing 99 sheep belonging to Michael Hennessy of Covan Creek, near Collector, was proceeded with on Thursday morning before…

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The British Wheat Harvest. London, Aug. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 August 1893 · page 4

The Mark Lane Express estimates that the returns of the British wheat crop give an average of 27 bushels to the acre, the total yield being 7,000,000 quarters…

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The New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Grogan, the delegate appointed by the Yass Farmers to represent them at the Cootamundra Conference which was held at that town on June 30 1893,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 August 1893 · page 5

THE worst idea that a farmer can get into his head is that he needs more land. We have seen a good many farms, but seldom one where more labour could not be better…

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Holstein Cattle

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 August 1893 · page 4

AT a recent meeting of the central agricultural bureau of South Australia, the chairman (Hon. F. Krichauff M.L.C.) produced the following letter…

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An Ideal Wool Store

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 August 1893 · page 2

IT is satisfactory to note that woolgrowers generally are likely to reap some indirect advantage from the great depression now existing in property values around Sydney. Taking advantage of the times…

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Merrilla Farmers' Association

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 August 1893 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting of the Merrilla, Mummel, and Parkesbourne Farmers' Association will be held in the old school room, Merrilla, on Wednesday next, 23rd instant, at three…

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