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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Dangers of wool shipment

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 2

The "Times" says that underwriters are [?] at the resent disasters to wool ships, and fear that the present high Prices of the…

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Latest Telegraphic News. A Wool Record

Delegate Argus · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday—The quantity of wool sold at auction and privately in Sydney this season has been 628,577 bales, which constitutes a record…

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Judging Sheep at Cooma Show. (To the Editor of the "Manaro Mercury.")

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 2

Sir,— Although a great de has been dose recently to attract [?] sheep to our local Shows, yet what is the good of doing this and…

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Stud Sheep Sales

Delegate Argus · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 7

THE 32nd annual stud sheep fair was commenced in Sydney on Monday. A very large number of sheep men were present. Amongst the sales were:—…

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Selling Cattle by Means of Fictitious Lawsuit

Delegate Argus · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 10

A curious story is told in Blackwood's Magazine, which illustrates aptly how legal fictions came to play so important a part in the development of carly law;…

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The Manaro Farmer. July

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

Perhaps there is no better month than July for the [?] of [?] insect peats in the vegetable [?] All [?] etc., not wanted to [?]…

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Sydney sheep dog trials. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 2

The first four prison in the sheep dog trials at the Sydney Sheep Show, were won by [?] King and McLeod, of [?] Downs…

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An English Paper on the Sydney Wool Trade

Delegate Argus · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 8

THE following paragraph appeared in the "Reading Mercury," Berkshire, England, on May 19:— A Link with the Past.—The "Annual…

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The Sydney and Home Wool Markets

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 2

Winchoombe, Oatson and co., Ltd., report:— Sydney, 18th July: Our to-day's catalogue was but a small one, but of sufficient…

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London wool sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1906 · page 2

The wool sales closed last evening steady, with improved competition. The following prices were realised: Yandama, 224d;…

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A New Sydney Firm. an Efficient Combination. (Extract From "The Farmer and Settler," 11Th July.)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 2

Under the style of Hals and [?], we welcome as old friends under saw [?] an addition to the Sydney Arms of Stock and [?] Agents. The gentlemen named…

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The Manaro Farmer. August Farm Talk

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 2

This is the busy month in the early parts of the Manaro; a large percentage of cut hardy vegetable can be sown. [?] drills one inch deep and two…

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Tick in cattle

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 2

Tick has been found in cattle on the Twend, the [?] kind that caused much disaster to Queensland herds…

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Prices of milk and butter raised

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1906 · page 2

The prices of milk and butter have been raised. The retail price of butter now is 1s 3d…

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Cattle fever in Natal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 September 1906 · page 2

Cattle fever has broken out in Natal. The authorities are taking every precaution to prevent, if possible, the spread of the fever…

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The English hop crop. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 September 1906 · page 2

The English hop crop amounts to only half the local consumption. The quality is splendid…

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The Manaro Farmer. for September

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 September 1906 · page 2

This is our spring mouth, except in the very late localities, and we can sow [?] every hardy most of vegetable. After the 21st September…

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State school farming encampments

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1906 · page 2

A [?] of Schools for 12 days, for a dozen boys each of the twelve city school, will be hold in the various farming districts…

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Regulation of Wool Trade. Short Weight Bales

Delegate Argus · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 5

FOR the proper conduct of such a huge business as the selling of our wool clip by auction it is absolutely necessary that a stringent set of selling…

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Rise in price of cattle

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 2

At Homebush yesterday there was a considerable rise in cattle. Prime beet brought to 35s per 100lbs. That was exceeded in odd cases. The…

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