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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Wheat at Berrigan

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 3

Thus the "Berrlgan Advocate":--"Wheat is coming forward rather freely to the local station and the price on offer during the past day or two has…

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The Seed Wheat Liability

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 29

Several farmers in the Molong district who have suffered severe losses owing to hailstorms, have applied to the Minister for Lands, asking his acceptance of…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Feb. 10

The Independent · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company report:-At our wool sale to-day competition was very active-merine and crossbred greasy fully maintaining last…

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Farmers Settlers Association

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Jerilderie branch of the above was held on Saturday last. Present: Messrs. P. Wall (chair), C. Smith, Davis…

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Travelling Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

Sitting in Chambers in Sydney last week Mr Justice Pring heard a special case concerning the right to travel sheep without a permit a distance of 40 miles. The matter was one in…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

Clouds of dust blew over the town from the south on Saturday afternoon, and were followed by showers of rain. In the evening this wind blew vary strongly, and some heavy showers fell. Thirty seven points…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd, offered on Wednesday a catalogue of 392 bales wo[?] being almost too small to supply general quotation[?] competition, however, was active, and in [?]…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Fattening Poultry for Market

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 1

THE standard weights of Barred Plymouth Rocks are, cock, nine and a half pounds, hen, seven and a half pounds, cockerel, eight,…

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Manitoba Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 3

A parcel of the Manitoba variety of Wheat grown in New South Wales was bought in Sydney recently at the high figure of 3s. 9d. per bushel.The…

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Wheat Traffic

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 2

District wheatgrowers show a decided disinclinution to part with their grain at present prices, and in consquence Messrs. A A Piggin and Co., and…

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Wheat Traffic

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 2

During last week 2113 bagt of wheat were trucked at the Corowa railway station making the total for the season 10730 bags. This represents only a…

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Wool and Stock Reports Riverine Grazier Office

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 2

There are no stock movements to report since our last issue…

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Migratory Sheep of Spain

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 1

There are said to be about 10,000,000 migratory' sheep in Spain, which travel as much as 200 miles from the plains to the…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 2,425 bales were catalogued, and 2,300 were sold. There was a good competition from a full attendance of buyers, most…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 4

After an interval of about three weeks the Melbourne sales were continued to-day. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. submitted what must for this…

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The Wheat Traffic

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 2

There has been a steady stream of New during the week into Yarrawonga duing the week. The total quantity from all source loaded at…

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Close of the Wool Season

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 2

The wool season is now praci[?]leally used, only about 3000 bales a weak [?] now received at Sydney, Comparing the returns with last year it is…

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Russian Wheat Harvest. Expectations of Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 12

The outbreak of war directs attention to the Russian wheat harvest. Of all agricultural products of that Empire wheat is the most important. The wheat area in European…

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Record Sale of Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 4

WARE and Co., Tamworth, have just sold for Mr. T. Scriven, of Clevelands, Mungindi, 21,000 fat and store wethers at 15s 9d, which is considered a record price for 21,000 wethers in one…

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Wholesale Wheat Stealing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 4

Henry Grady, mn., Pavid Grady, and John Grady were Charged with a breach of section 10 of the Lien Act, it living hern alleged that the accused…

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