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

Farming & the land, 1899

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 4

THERE was no abatement in the demand for wool at the auctions on Thursday, and all descriptions brought prices equal to those current in the earlier days of the week. The…

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Merrilla and Mummell Farmers' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 4

THE final annual sports under the old regime of the above association took place on Friday on land at Kippilaw, kindly lent by Mr. A. E. A. Morrice. The weather was disagreeable, the day being…

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The Wool Trade "Combine." London, Oct. 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 4

The capital of the proposed "combine," promoted by the Yorkshire Woolcombers' Association, £2,500,000, has been largely over-subscribed…

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Sydney Wool Sales. (Week ending October 21, 1899.)

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 3

THE Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co, Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Harrison. Jones, and Devlin,…

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Selected Story. the Young Lady of Tarrion Farm

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 4

On the southern bank of the River Darling in N.S.W. nestles the town of Brewarrina and close by is Tarrion Creek which gives its name to the farm…

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The Farm. Sheep on Small Farms

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 4

Many farmers have sheep on their farms, and coult not be without them But there are many small farms still without sharp, and the excuse…

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System on the Farm

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 4

On many farms the most apparent causes of failure are want of system, wastefulness, and misdirected labour. It is, doubtless, for more difficult for the…

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Selected Story. the Young Lady of Tarrion Farm

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 3

ON the southern bank of the River Darling in N.S.W. nestles the town of Brewarrina and close by in Tarrion Crook which gives its name to the farm house in its vicinity…

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Wheat

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 4

MR. H, R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows Oct. 24th :— Wheat. The market although exhibiting…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 2

No. 107. The Tuberose (continued)--Venus Fly Trap--Description--Leaves--Flowers Cultivation--Fritillary--Species--Grown Imperial--The Nectary--Varieties--The…

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Selected Story. the Young Lady of Tarrion Farm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 4

ON the southern bank of the River Darling in N.S W. nestles the town of Brewarrina, and close by is Tarrion Creek, which gives its name to the farmhouse in its vicinity. Tarrion Farm is well known to…

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Frosted Wheat

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 2

DURING the recent congress of the South Australian Bureau of Agriculture one of the delegates produced a sheaf of wheat which was apparently damaged by frosts…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 2

AT the closing sales of the week held on Thursday there was again a strong market, though owing to the selection not being so good as on the previous day,…

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Sheep or Rabbits

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 1

Melbourne, Wednesday.—The Cool Storage Commission to-day further considered the rabbit export trade, and a novel view was presented to the committee by Mr. W…

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The Transvaal War. Defence of Kimberley. Fighting at Macfarlane's Farm. Strong Boer Reinforcements. Burial of Major-general Symons. London, Oct. 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 4

On Tuesday last a successful sortie was made from Kimberley, which is menaced by the Boers under General P. A. Cronje. Two armoured trains containing 500 troops left…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 2 November 1899 · page 2

ONLY one of the associated brokers sold on Tuesday, presenting an extensive catalogue, composed largely of New South Wales and Queensland wools, many…

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Wheat

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 4

MR. H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows, Oct. 31: The market has fallen in sympathy with the decline in Melbourne and very much…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 2

108. Marvel of Peru-- Species-- Woodroof-- The Hollyhock -- Varieties -- Thyme-- Propagation-- The Pine Tree-- Its Value -- Species-- Upward of Twenty --…

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Naturalist. a Butterfly Farm

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 1

Few people are aware that there exists in England an establishment where butterflies, both British and foreign, are born, bred, and sold in tens of thousands, and where you…

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Dairy Farmers' Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 2

A LARGE meeting of dairymen and directors took place at Harvey's Hall, Crookwell, on Saturday afternoon last, for the purpose of hearing the views…

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