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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Hobart wool prices

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

Price at the Hobart wool sales are the highest since the Crimean war…

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The Golden Fleece. Messes. John Bridge and Company's Wool Sampling Room

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

The following is an extract from the Sydney Town and Country Journal issue of the 21st December 1904, which we know will be of interest to our…

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Wool Trade Deadlock. SYDNEY

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

In consequence of the imposition of the "value primage" charge levied upon wool by the shipping companies, to cover the liabilities incurred by…

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Woolless Sheep. and Goats That Faint

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2

SOME woolless sheep have been recently brought to the United States by the Department of Agriculture. They are fawn-colored, somewhat resembling…

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A Toowoomba Farmer missing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2

Mr. Walter Stolon, aged 40, of farmer of the Teowoomba district, has been missing since 4th February. It it supposed he has been murdered and his body burnt…

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Green Rye as a Preparatory Crop For Potatoes

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 4

There can be no doubt that many of the failures attending spring-sown potatoes in various districts of this Colony are due to the unsuitable…

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Cattle Sale at Bendoc

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 6

MONDAY last was a red-letter day in the history of Bendoc, when it was visited by one of the largest crowds the little village has ever witnessed. The…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Rearing Turkeys for Market

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 1

IN feeding turkeys for market it should be remembered that they sell for a much higher price per pound than beef, mutton or pork, while the actual food cost…

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Wool Sales

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe Carson & Co. Ltd., report under date 1st March:— After an interval extending over three weeks auction sales were resumed in…

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Mortality Amongst Sheep. Caused by Bating Dead Rabbits

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 2

Mr. Wilks, district stock inspector at Albury, has been called upon to make a departmental report on a very remarkable case. Latterly Owen…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Green Bone As a Poultry Food

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 3

AS a poultry food green bone is commanding more attention annually than any other article of diet. The green bone cutter is as important on a…

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Winter Fodder and Shelter for Dairy Cattle

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 4

At this season dairy farmers will be hard at work in the effort to provide in what may appear to each to be the best direction ample supplies of…

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Macaroni Wheat. Trial Lots for Experiments

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1905 · page 2

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture desires to invite attention to an offer of the department to furnish trial lots of macaroni wheat. The…

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The Horse for the Farmer

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 3

The kind of a horse the farmer should breed for his use on the farm and for market cannot be answered in one sweeping statement and made applicable to all…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Poultry Yard

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 3

THERE are two varieties of Indian Game, the Cornish and the White, both of about the same shape and weight. Male birds weigh from seven and a half…

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Myall Creek Estate. Fifty-nine Farms Applied For. Forty-seven Settlers in Attendance. Inverell

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 2

Applications for the Myall Creek blocks came in much better on Saturday, and the officials at the Lands Office had a busy time, but were…

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Mice, Sheep, and Magpies

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1905 · page 2

Whon the heavy rain set in last week at Lismore it was thought that the mice would be killed in their burrows. They have, however, sought shelter in…

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Woful Fire at a Wool Factory

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 3

On Friday, 18th June, 1876, a are, most destructive to life and property, occurred in the carpet manufactory and wool works of Mr. James Templeton, at Ayr, the…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. Warwick Farm Races

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1905 · page 2

The June meeting of the Warwick Farm Racing Club was held to-day Results:— Hurdle Race: Clodian 1, Cordon 2, Sir Faust 3. 2, Parrot 3. Two-year-old [?] Buddah 1, Grafton Lass 2, Master Thirza 3, Warwick Handicap: Fanshawe 1, Firectly 2,…

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John Bridge & CO's. Ltd. Report. Wool

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 2

For our twentieth sale of the 1904-5 season, and last of the statistical wool year, we brought forward on Thursday a catalogue of 233 bales wool, consisting of…

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