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

Farming & the land, 1906

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Telegrams. SYDNEY, Wednesday. the Sheep Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 4

There is a magnificent show of sheep at the Agricultural Ground. MR. CRICK AND THE LANDS. It is said that Mr. Crick intends to speak in…

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Sheep Sales

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

The annual sheep fair was opened on Monday at Miller's Point. Contrary to the usual custom. British breeds were offered before the merinos…

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Sheep Carnival

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

The sheep sales were advanced another stage on Tuesday, Messrs. Tresbeck, Son, and Co., in conjunction with J. M. Peck and Co., offering a…

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Sydney Sheep Show

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

Mr. Duddleston received a wire late last evening stating that Mr. Thomas Grace had carried off fire prizes out of seven entries…

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The Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co., report under date June 27:--The past week has been a very quiet one in the local market. With the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Rose Comb Brown Leghorns

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 6

SO very much depends on the fancy of the breeder of poultry, local and other conditions and the particular requirements. But both profit and pleasure…

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Messrs Schute, Bell & Co.'s Wool Report. (June 25.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

The past weak has been a very quiet one in the local market. With the exception of the sales of a few passed in lots of last week, very little has changed…

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Winter School for Farmers

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 3

THE opening lecture on Wednesday, given by the principal of the Hawkesbury College, at the Winter School for Farmers, dealt with commercial fertilisers and their legitimate…

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Sheep Dog Trial

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 6

For the sheep dog trials which began at the sheep show on Thursday 34 entries were made. These were not limited to Now South Wales. Rowdy represented Patrick Kelly, of Michelago, and gave a…

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Burrahgong Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the committee was held in the Society's room. Town Hall, on Thursday afternoon, the President (J. Forsythe, Keg) in the chair: also in attundance…

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Commercial. WOOL

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 4

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Limited report under date of 27th June, as follows :—The Sydney wool market is without change and business now is in a very narrow compass. Good…

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Wool Ship Fires. London, June 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 3

Spontaneous combustion among the wool caused a fire in No. 5 hold of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Rimutaka at London. The fire was not extinguished for two…

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Wealth in Wheat. Settlers and the Soil How to Get on the Best Land

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 6

Everybody interested in the supreme question of settlement knows that the available virgin area for agricultural settlement is [?] keen competition…

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Practical and Scientific Farming Paper by Mr. Thornber

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 2

THE Young Pastoral and Agricultural Aes[?]tion has taken up a commendable work in inviting agriculturalists to give closer attention to the subject of scientific farming. The first move in…

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Sheep Show

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 4

THE annual exhibition of tile New South Wales Shcopheeders' Association was held at the Agricultural grounds, Sydney, last week,—The display was a magnificent one…

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The Sheep Carnival

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 2

SIR HARRY RAWSON formally opened the sheep show on the Agricultural Ground on Friday. Subsequently his Excellency decorated the four grand champions and also made…

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Wool Market Prospects

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 2

The following is extracted from a private letter to a Sydney firm from one of their export staff in England, under date 11th May last: “I had a fortnight…

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Sydney Sheep Show. Yass Breeders Score

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 2

Judging in connection with the annual Sheep Show in Sydney was completed during last week. The display of merino sheep was in all respects as plendid one, eclipsing…

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Butter Grading

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 4

Melbourne, Sunday.—The Minister of Customs made an interesting statement to-day regarding the purport of the Commerce Act regulations concerning butter…

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Sheep Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 2

The first sale of merinos in connection with the annual auctions was held on Monday. A fine lot of stock was submitted, and the prices realised were in advance of…

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