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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

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Wool for the U.s.a

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

The Minister of Agriculture is in receipt of a communication from the office of the Trade and Immigration Commissioner to the United States…

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Commercial Wool Report. Schute. Bell & Co., Wool and Produce Brokers, SYDNEY:—January 12th, 1914

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 4

The market closed this week at very satisfactory levels for all descriptions, the trend of the values being still 'somewhat in sellers' favor. Continental…

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Attract[?] Farmers to [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 2

As the result of a conference a few days ago with Mr.[?] Hunter, director of [?]mated immigration [?]…

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Record Cattle Year

Delegate Argus · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 3

Last year at Homebush was a record for cattle. The total number sold—279,295 was some 35,500 above the previous best…

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Melbourne Wool Market

The Bombala Times · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Report:—We held our first sale of the second series to-day, when in submitting some 6150 bales, we…

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Commercial Wool Report. Schute. Bell & Co., Wool and Produce Brokers, SYDNEY:—January 19th, 1914

The Bombala Times · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

The market closed at its highest point for the season for good wools last week, and there is every prospect of prices holding firmly up to the close of the main…

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Wool Trade Review

Delegate Argus · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 3

The end of the active portion of the 1913-1914 wool selling season is now very close at hand (says the Daily Telegrapoh of 23rd…

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Wool Trade Review

Delegate Argus · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 3

Last week's auctions in Sydney brought the weekly series of wool sales for the season 1913-1914 to a very successful close. There can…

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Commercial Wool Report. Melbourne Wool Market

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantilegeney Co. Ltd., Report:—We held our closing sale of the regular selling season to-day when we brought forward 4252…

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Sale of Queensland Sheep Property

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

Messrs. Hain & Searight, Sydney, report having sold, in conjuection with Mesers. T. A. Speucer &.Co. Roma,…

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Schute. Bell & Co., Wool and Produce Brokers, Sydney:— February 2nd, 1914

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

The previous week's prices were well maintained at the three days' sales last week, advances of 2 1/2 to 5 per cent, having been realised in some instances…

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Compulsory Sheep Dipping

Delegate Argus · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 3

Beneficial results have followed the compulsory dipping of sheep in South Australia, according to the annual report of the Stock…

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Commercial Wool Report. Winchcombe Carson Limited Report:—February 13th, 1914

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4

The wool auctions in Sydney this week conclude the weekly series of sales for the season 1913-14. After the splendid sales in Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane…

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The Bee Farm. PART 1

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 2

Out of the thousand bee farms supposed to be to the in New South Wales there are probably only a dozen or so on Manaro. Quite…

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[?] South [?] Complete Failure of Crops.`

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 3

Owing to the long drought, the crops throughout South Africa, have been a complete failure…

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Strange Cattle Disease. Trouble at Bega

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 3

BEGA, Thursday.—Considerable uneasiness prevails throughout the district owing to the deaths of dairy cattle from some disease. This is the…

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Farmers "Full" of Socialism

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 2

It was stated at the Bathurst Farmers' and Settlers' Association, that the members all along the line were willing to stand…

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Cambrel-roof Barn. Roomy, Convenient Building Which the Handy Farmer can Build for Himself

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 5

In this design we show a [?] from which more barns have been expected than from any other barn plan over [?], says the Farmers…

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A Cruel Trip. Heavy Losses in Sheep

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 2

On Thursday last one of the most aggravating of the many complaints of delay in the transit of live stock to Sydney was brought under the notice…

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General Cables. London, Saturday. Farmer's Terrible Crime

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 2

J. A. Eubanks, a farmer of Oakperk, Georgia, killed his wife and two daughters while they slept, fired the house and…

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