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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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The Boonoke Wool

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

The Sydney “Stock and Station Journal,” referring to portions of the clips sent to Sydney by Messrs F. S. Falkiner and Sons from Boonoke, Moonbria and Perricoota, says:—…

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Open Column (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

SIR,—I would be very thankful if you would publish the enclosed correspondence. I may state that I am publishing this without the knowledge of Mr Blackwood, but I certainly think the kindness and…

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Wool and Stock Reports. Riverine Grazier Office

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 2

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

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Cyclists Come Some Croppers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 2

Several cyclists had severe falls at the sports on Saturday, but only one was so unfortunate as to be severely burt. The injured man, however, is…

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Mr. Tom Mann. Abandons all Political Work. Decides to Take up Farming

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 4

Mr. Tom Mann, who came to Victoria fifteen months ago as a lecturer on Socialism and kindred subjects, and who for the last twelve months…

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Wooragee Butter Factory

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

It is proposed to form a co-operative company, with the object o taking over the Wooragen Butter Factory. This [?] an exceedingly good idea, as…

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The Price of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

Considerable interest is being by farming communities in the threatened outbreak of ware between Russia and Japan. There is perhaps an underlying…

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The F.a.q. Standard of Wheat Harvest 1903-1904

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

The grain trade section of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce will meet at the office of the Chamber, Royal Exchange, Sydney, on Thursday, 14th January,…

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A Barbarous Method of Handling Cattle

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 1

There are quite a number of places where bullocks are "loaded" and "unloaded" in the manner of the sketch. That the system is cruel who will doubt, but what is…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 2

After an interval of over three weeks, the Melbourne wool sales were resumed, when brokers submitted catalogues aggregating 6213 bales, There…

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London Wool Sales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 3

The number of bales of wool that have arrived since the close of the hunt series of Komlon wool slaes in 100,000, of which 58,000 have been…

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Antwerp Wool Sales Fine Wool in Creat Diomand

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 2

The Antworp wool sales opened to day. There were numerous buyers, and great animation was shown…

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Get in the Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 2

Every possible endeavour should be made by farmera to got their wheat in and [?] the last of harvesting operations. With the changeable weather…

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Arrival of Wheat. a Record Established

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 3

Grain is pouring into Sydney from all parts of the country so rapidly that the Railway Commissioners have great difficulty in preventing…

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Alleged Theft of Wheat. Four Farmers Arrested

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 37

Some sensation was caused in Coolamon on Wednesday, when the police brought into town four well-known farmers from the Merrulebale Station run, who are charged…

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Kiewa Valley Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 35

The monthly meeting of directors was held on the 9th inst. Mr Stuckey was voted chairman in the absence of Mr Macdonald. Messrs Coulston, Croathwaite. Street, and…

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A Queen Sells Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 11

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has gone into the dairy business and is now making money by selling milk and butter. Her first step in this direction was when she induced…

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Wheat Testing Experiments

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 13

The agricultural department of the Yorkshire College has issued a report on a test of a number of varieties of wheat. Professor Seton says it is noteworthy that a yield of…

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A Wheat Prize

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 29

A sub committee of the Dubbo P. A. and H. Association has framed the conditions of a prize to be offered by the society for the best sample of wheat…

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The Wool Market. the Melbourne Wool Market

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 3

The sales were continued on Tuesday when the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. Ltd. submitted their first [?] since the Christmas vacation and the ninth for the…

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