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

Farming & the land, 1901

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Thursday, August 2. SHEEP

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 2

ABOUT 25,370 sheep and lambs penned at to-day's sales from 97 consignors. The sheep penned were of high average quality, and included several lots of…

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Crookwell Farmers and Settlers' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held in the Crookwell School of Arts on Saturday afternoon, July 27 There was a largo attendance, and Mr. T. H. Gibson, J.P., was voted to the chair. The…

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Yass Wool-scouring Works

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 2

AN advertisement to which we would direct the attention of sheepbreeders is that which appears in this issue with reference to the Yass woolscouring works. This establishment, the company…

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Wheat-growing and Manure

Werriwa Times and Goulburn District News · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 1

THE wheat growers of South Australia have, during the last four years, been successfully adopting one of several means of increasing the yield of their…

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Wool, Grain, & Produce Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:— Wood—A quiet week has been experienced, very little business having…

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Police Court (Before the P,m.) Cattle Straying

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 2

D. Reid, J. Wales, T. McMahon, J. B. Baxter, J. McMahon, S. Ha[?]ghey, R. Reid, M. O'Connor, J, Bishop, & Barnes and J Long pleaded guilty to above and were each…

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Sheep-dog Trials

Werriwa Times and Goulburn District News · Monday 12 August 1901 · page 2

AN Inter-state Sheep-dog Trial, for prizes amounting to £100, was held on Friday and Saturday on the racecourse at Geelong. The trial was carried out on the Mallese Cross…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Pursuits the Most Natural for Man.—city Men and Country Men Compared.—evils and Dangers Attending Manufactures.—the Landed Interests to Be Encouraged

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 2

IT cannot be denied that the most natural occupations for mankind are to be found in agricultural and pastoral pursuits. These are the earliest industries of which we have…

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Larceny of Sheep

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 2

Richard Butler O’Neill (on bail) was charged that on 1st May 1901, he did steal 287 sheep belonging to Charles Byrne and another, and to that charge, as…

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Crop Prospects

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 2

Farmers in the district report the crops in a very backward condition owing to the continued dry weather and constant frosts. There have been about 23 of these frosts…

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Points for Sheep-breeders

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 2

FROM particulars received from the Australian Sheep Dip Company, Limited, Manufacturers of the Royal Sheep Dip, whose advertisement appears in another…

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Dairy Farmers' Conference. a Union Formed

Werriwa Times and Goulburn District News · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 2

A CONFERENCE of dairy farmers was opened on Wednesday afternoon at the Queen's-hall, Pitt-street, under the presidency of Mr. Alex. Campbell,…

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Closer Settlement. Provisions of the Bill.how Land May Be Purchased and Paid For., Farms to Be Leased Under Strict Conditions

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 2

A bill “to authorise the acquisition for purposes of settlement of private land or lands leased from the Crown, and to provide for dealing with and disposing of such lands,” was introduced into the…

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Butter Grading

Goulburn Herald · Monday 19 August 1901 · page 3

SPEAKING on the above matter, discussed the recent Dairy Farmers' Conference, Mr O'Callaghan, the Government dairy expert says:—"The weak point in the…

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Dairy Farmers' Union

Goulburn Herald · Monday 19 August 1901 · page 2

THE conference of the newly-formed Dairy Farmers' Union of News South Wales continued and concluded its sittings on Friday under the presidency of the executive council,…

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Farmers' Co-Operative Company, Limited

Werriwa Times and Goulburn District News · Monday 19 August 1901 · page 4

THE second annual meeting of the shareholders of the Farmers' Cooperative Company, Limited, was held on Friday. In the absence of the…

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Proposed Industrial Farms

Werriwa Times and Goulburn District News · Monday 19 August 1901 · page 2

THE Minister for Works is pushing on as rapidly as possible with his proposal to establish industrial farms in country districts. Reports have been called for from district…

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The Real Value of Crop Rotation. From the Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W

Werriwa Times and Goulburn District News · Monday 19 August 1901 · page 4

'A bare soil, writes Mr. G. W. McCiuer in the 'American Agriculturist,' must sooner at later become a barren soil, even without the removal…

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South Australians in Action. Rushing a Farm House

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 19 August 1901 · page 2

London, Friday Afternoon. — Renter’s correspondent states that a party of South Australian Bushmen, belonging to Major-General De Lisle’s column, rushed a farm…

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The Butter Market. London, August 15

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 20 August 1901 · page 4

MESSRS. Weddell & Co. in their annual report on the butter trade anticipate that last season's high prices will be maintained and possibly will be…

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