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

Farming & the land, 1897

365 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 13 of 19

Merrilla and Mummell Farmers' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 4

THE above association will hold its annual meeting this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Old Schoolhouse, Merrilla. The report and balance-sheet will be submitted and officers for the year elected…

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MERRILLA and Mummell Farmers' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 August 1897 · page 4

THE annual general meeting of the above association was held in the old school-house on Saturday afternoon last. Notwithstanding the inclement weather a remarkably good gathering attended, the…

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[?]Rilla and Mummel Farmers' Association

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 September 1897 · page 3

[?] sixteenth annual meeting of the above association was held on Saturday last in the old school-house. Notwithstanding the unfavourable afternoon a good number of…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 September 1897 · page 4

WAGGA, Monday.—The annual conference of the Now South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association commenced its sittings in the Town Hall here this morning. There was a fairly large attendance of…

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Wheat-growing

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 6

IT seems certain that the price of wheat will rule pretty high after the coming harvest. We are by no means rejoiced to think that in many parts…

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The Wheat Markets

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 3

M. Meline. the French Premier, has declined to grant the request of & deputation from the Paris Municipal Council to suspend the duty on wheat imported into…

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Wagga Show. Yass Sheep Take First Prizes

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 2

At the Wagga show last Wednesday Mr. C. C. Hall, of Yass, took several prizes, beating all comers in his class. Farmers' class--ram, 2 years, C C. Hall, 1; under 2 years, C. C…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 4

MR. R. HELSIE, of Leigh Farm, Cullinger, inquires— " What is the best way to clear land of straw Most farmers burn off instead of raking off."…

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Danish Butter in Britain. London, Sept. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 4

In addressing the farmers of the County of Durham last night the Marquis of Londonderry said that the Government permitted the importation of foreign butter in an unrestricted degree. Of the…

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The Wheat Market. London, Sept. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 4

Wheat was quiet but steady in Mark Lane to-day. Retailers are raising the price of flour. The bakers in some districts are charging 7d per 4lb. loaf…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 6

WAGGA, Wednesday.—The annual conference of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association was continued to-day, when there was a full attendance of delegates. The following motions…

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The Crops in Ireland. London, Sept. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 4

Mr. Spaight, a Government agricultural inspector, reports that the potato crops in the mountain districts of Ireland are ruined, and that the corn and hay are rotting. He expects that the coming winter…

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An Ulster Farm

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 1

AN interesting article on Ulster farmers and Ulster farms appeared recently in the Globe, and it gives on the main a truthful and attractive…

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Borough Council. Wesleyan Church.—miss O'sullivan's Rates.—garden Irrigation.—sydney City Surveyor's Reports.—tenders for Paddock and Represhment Stall.—cabmen Look Out.—drain in the Railway Ground.—sheep-yards.—abattoirs

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 3

THE council met last evening ; present, the Mayor, and Ald. Roberts, Howard, O'Brien, McShane, Knowlman, Line, Wilkie, Bariett, and Nowman…

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The Wool Market. London, Sept. 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 4

Wool stocks are limited. There is a steady consumption, and prices are expected to improve, especially for merinos. The Antwerp wool sales will open on the 14th…

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The European Wheat Markets. London, Sept. 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 4

The English wheat market is very firm. At Mark Lane the price has advanced is per quarter for the week, and foreign wheat 2s per quarter. A Paris trade newspaper estimates that the French…

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Mysterious Disease in Cattle

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 September 1897 · page 3

A REPORT has been received in Brisbane from a government official to the effect that in a mob of cattle travelling from a station near Springsure to Baramba in the Burnett…

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Mysterious Disease in Cattle

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday.—A report has been received in Brisbane from a Goverment official to the effect that in a mob of cattle travelling from a station near Springsure to Baramba, in the Burnett district,…

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The Wheat Harvest. an 11,600,000-Bushel Crop Looked For

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 4

THE prospect of the coming harvest is such an important factor in the early future of trade in this colony (says the Daily Telegraph) that a preliminary survey of the position at this comparatively early…

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The Wheat Markets. London, Sept. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 4

The price of wheat at Mark Lane is 6d per quarter dearer. "Beerbohm's Corn Trade Circular" estimates that the world's visible supply of wheat amounts to…

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