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

Farming & the land, 1905

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London Butter Market

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

A cable message received on Friday by the Agricultural Department from Mr. C. C. Lance, Commercial Agent in London, states that the butter…

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Progress of the Butter Industry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 1

In the course of his speech at the opening of the Wollongong Agricultural Show on Friday the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Moore, referred to the progress of the butter industry…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

THE wool sales of the week closed in Sydney on Thursday with a very firm market, and prices of all descriptions unaltered, greasy selling to 11¾d and…

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The Use of Superphosphates. Wheat at Corowa

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 3

Mr W. W.KILLRN, of Corowa, who made certain experiments with manures during the recent harvest, reports the following results :—Early in July 40lb of superphosphates were drilled in,…

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Pastoral & Agricultural

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 3

It is commonly supposed that fowl manure is good for nothing. Most men throw it away ; only the wily gardeners make any use of it. In this way much of…

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Gurrundah Butter Factory

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above was held at the manager's residence on Saturday night last. Mr. R. Heaton J. P. chairman of Directors,…

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Pastoral & Agricultural

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 20 February 1905 · page 3

Blayney, Thursday.—The rabbit question is becoming a serious difficulty to farmers in this district. Phosphorus poisoning has been resorted to, but…

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Wool and Wheat

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

During the present season 506,257 bales of wool have been carried by the State. This shows an increase of 110,157 for the like period of last…

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Great Wheat Combine. London, Feb. 17

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

It is reported from Chicago that Messrs. Schwab, Gates, and others are forming a great wheat corner. The resources…

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Interesting to Farmers

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

An interesting grain exhibition will be opened at Kerang, Victoria, on February 23, under the auspices of the local branch of the A.N.A, A great…

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Farmer Supposed to Have been Murdered and Burnt

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

THE police at Cro[?] Nest, [?]owoomba (Q.) district, received a report on Wednesday that Walter Benton, aged 40, had been missing since the 4th…

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Cattle on the Railway. Alleged Negligence

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 2

THE railway commissioners of New South Wales were sued by William Rutter Hindmarsh of Robertson, farmer, in the Metropolitan district court yesterday, for the loss…

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Pastoral & Agricultural

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 3

M o meeting of the Hay Pastures Protection Board, the following resolutions were carried :—“That a letter be written to the Minister for Lands point…

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That Wheat Transaction

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 2

At the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions on Tuesday Alexander Sutherland Allen pleaded not guilty to a charge of having, on December 13, falsely pretended to…

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Wheat that Never Came.—Swindling a Sussex-street Firm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 4

At the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions on Tuesday Alexander Sutherland Allen, a young man, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having, on December 13, falsely pretended to the firm of Sheppard,…

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Wheat That Never Came Swindling a Sussex Street Firm

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 2

At the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions on Tuesday Alexander Sutherland Allen, a young man, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having, on December 13, falsely…

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Wool

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 3

MESSRS. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. Ltd;, report as follows for the week ending February 22nd:—The wool market in Sydney is quiet, but prices are unchanged…

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Fertilisers for Wheat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

Corowa, Wednesday.—Commenting on the wheat-growing experiments with manures made by Mr. W. W. Killen, which did not prove a success, Mr. G. M'Lellan, a prominent…

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Treatment of Seed Wheat

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 6

The recurrence of smut in wheat hag caused farmers a great deal of anxiety in recent years. Time was when it was apparently an easy…

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Pastoral & Agricultural

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 2

Land owners are notified that Wednesday next 1st March is the date for commencing the next period of continuous poisoning. On that date so the…

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