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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Dairying in the Western District the Camperdown Factory

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 3

THE progress which dairying has made in the Western district of Victoria is perhaps. the most remarkable development that has taken place since the first days…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Monday. Warwick Farm Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 2

The Warwick Form races were contested on Saturday with the following results:—Farm Stakes Idyl, 1 ; Colleen, 2 ; Minimus, 3…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

The rates of the Antwerp wool sales denote a rise of five centimes on cross breds 15 on merinoes (good), and 20 on good lambs…

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Dairying

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 19 January 1899 · page 4

FROM our Bombala exchanges we learn that for the month ending 31st December the Bombala Dairy Company treated 100,121 gallons of milk at an…

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London Wool Sales. Advance in Prices. London, Jan 17

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 3

The first series of the London wool sales for the current year was opened to-day. The total arrivals amounted to…

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Wheat Market Hardening

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 3

The London wheat market is hardening. Victorian January ship meats have been sold at 28s 6d. per quarter. Two cargoes of the…

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The Dairy Company. Its Progress

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

IT is now all but forty years ago since the first step was taken by SIR. JOHN ROBERTSON to, as it was fondly and it might be said, fatuously imagined…

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The London Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 2

At the wool sales being held in London merinos are very animated. Crossbreds show a slight decline; American buyers being less eager…

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Travelling Sheep Case

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 3

A case was heard against a drover at the Parkes Police Court in which the defendant was summoned for travelling sheep…

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LATEST European News. LONDON, Friday. the London Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 3

The extreme rates ruling at the beginning and middle of the sales were not fully maintained. As compared with the December…

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The Dairy Company. Its Prospects

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 2

HAVING briefly dealt with the existence of the Company in our last issue, it remains to touch upon its prospects from the standpoint of the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 3

The wool market in Molbourne yesterday was weak…

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Black-sheep Breeding

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1899 · page 3

Mr. McWhirter has a station at Otago, New Zealand, and is breeding black sheep, as the wool commands Id to 2d per lb. more than…

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The Ten Commandments. Butter Factory Versions

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 2

1. Thou shalt not slumber late in their morning, but shall arise early and deliver thy milk to the factory, for he that goeth late causeth the butter maker to use…

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Dairy Notes

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 2

THE cow that gives a good return for the food consumed is the cow for profit. Count the actural cost of producing milk and butter, and see if any other…

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London Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 2

Cablegrams received to-day state that the London wool sales are very spirited. Merinos are hardening…

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The Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 2

The wool market is vary spirited and price are unchanged…

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Something Like a Poultry Farm

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 2

It is now more than a year ago since I advocated a poultry farm as a 'Little Industry' by which a girl might learn…

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The Bombala Co-Operative Dairying Co., Ltd. Half-yearly Meeting

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 2

The above meeting was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon last, Mr. J. Gerathy in the chair. The Chairman read the advertisement…

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Smuggling Sheep Into Victoria. Evasion of Customs Du-ties

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1899 · page 2

Some extensive transactions in smuggling sheep at Goora-madda, on the border, have been discovered by the…

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