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

Farming & the land, 1909

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Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 4

Schute, B[?]ll and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date May 25:-- Animated competition prevailed right…

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Wool Market. Schute, Bell, £ Co.'s Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 2

May 25.—Animated competition prevailed right up to the close of the series in London on Friday last, fine crossbreds and superior merino selling…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Fruit Tree Walls

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 4

On closely examining an old fruit-tree wall one cannot help a feeling of regret that the common practice of nailing trees is so destructive. The…

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A Great Wheat Belt. Forbes-stcokinbingal Railway Scheme

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 8

The country lying between Forbes and Temora, over which the Minister for Works travelled last week, has benefited exceedingly by recent rains…

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The Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 7

Following are extracts from the report of the directors to be presented at the half-yearly meeting at Lismore on 1st June.— "Your directors derive much gratification in…

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Gambling in Wheat. London, May 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 4

The successful "bull" campaign on May wheat by. Mr. Patten, the Chicago speculator, closed quietly. Profits are estimated at 5,000,000 dollars (£1000,000)…

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Shooting Affray. Business Man and Farmer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 3

A shooting affray took place just before one o'clock on Monday in Argent Chambers, Hunter-street, as the result of which Mr. Ernest Barter, aged 33, of the firm of E. S. Barter and…

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Farmers and Settlers. Association's Defence Policy

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 2

The defence question is held by the Farmers and Settlers' Association members to be the most important matter that is being forced upon the attention of the…

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Farm and Field. Farm Yard Manure

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 2 June 1909 · page 4

Writing on the value of farmyard manure. Mr Shortt, chemist to the Experimental Farms, Canada, makes the following remarks in a recent…

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The Wheat Gamble. London, May 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 4

The position of Mr. Patten, the Chicago speculator, who has cornered the American wheat market, is so strong that he could have demanded five dollars a bushel. He…

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Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 4

Sobute, B 11 and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date June 1:-- Yesterday's sales passed off…

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Wool Market. Winchcombe, Carson & CO

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 6

June 1.—We brought forward a catalogue of 1350 bales at oar yesterday's sale. The offerings were of considerable interest, as they included…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Profitable Small Holdings

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 4

The most profitable and most suitable industries for a small holding are.—Bee-keeping, poultry-keeping. cow-keeping. pig-keeping, fruit-farming,…

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The Farmer's Question

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 5

Passing through a small town the other day. I was attracted by a man who stood upon a box, waving his arms, and evidently interesting a small…

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A French Farm. Popularity of English Methods

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 8

I was present a few days ago on one of the most perfectly equipped of French farms at the very crisis of the lambing season, and in no place or…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Prices Advance (5 Per Cent)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 4

WINCHOMBE, Carson & Co., Ltd. report under-date, 1st June, 1909 :— We brought forward a catalogue of [?]balsa at bar yesterday’s sale…

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Bread and Butter Dance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 2

The bread and butter dance and euchre tournament held in the Mechanics' Hall on Friday night last in aid of the Boys' Orphanage, Clinton and Bourke streets,…

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Wheat Shortage. London, June 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 4

Wheat in New York is being shipped back to the West, owing to the scarcity. This is a movement without precedent in the comercial history of the United…

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Wheat Prospects

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 8

The drought conditions in Argentine reported in a recent cable message, will cause anxiety to other than the p[?]s[?]oralists and agriculturists who…

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Wet Wool. Both Sides in Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 3

Melbourne, Wednesday.—The fourth conference on the question of wet sheep shearing between representatives of the Pastoralists' Association and the Australian Workers' Union…

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