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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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The Wheat Traffic

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 4

The report of the railwayd commissioners for the year ending June 30 last contains some instructive particular regarding the wheat traffic…

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The Extension of Pastoral Leases. The Question of Conditions

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 3

Parsons and Dill appealed against, the recommendations of the Local Land Board in respect of their application for a lease within Toogimb[?] Holding…

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Dairying Exhibition

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 3

An exhibition of dairy products and appliances was inaugurated at the Royal Exchange, when exhibits of produce from various parts of New South…

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First Load of Wool

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 September 1904 · page 2

The steamer Marion arrived in Wentworth last Thursday from the Darling with the first of the new season's wool, comprising Redbank, Tanbury, Kiora, and Viewpoint clips…

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A Pastoral Humourist

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 28

It is seldom (says a Wagga paper) that the dull routine of the business which comes before the grave and reverend gentlemen who meet once a month in the Pastures Protection…

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The Wagga Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 13

Recently Mr. J. G. Rohr, proprietor of the Wagga Butter Factory, decided to embark upon the export trade, and made special arrangements to enable him to ship…

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The Yorkshire Wool Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 12

I do not know that I should have so recently have returned to long at Vermonts had it not been that here in Bradford an attempt was made the other day to speak…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

After four weeks' interval a wool sale was held to-day, 2,286 hales being catalogued, and 4,067 sold by auction and privately. There was a very large…

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The Wool Market. New English Clip. London, June 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 12

The transformation is marvellous and sheepbreeders themselves are simply "capped." We are just entering upon a new season's wool trade. A few country fairs…

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Brocklesby Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 34

The annual meeting of the Brocklesby branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held at the Brocklesby Hotel on Saturday, 3rd September. Present-Messrs W. Schilg (in…

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Henty Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 39

The ordinary meeting of the Henty branch of the F. and S. Association was held in the School of Arts on Saturday, September 3rd. The President (Dr…

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Alleged Baby Farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 29

The Methods of certain "kind ladies" who adopt healthy babies were exposed some what at the central court, Sydney, a few days since, when Elsie Mottam, or Smith, was charged…

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Fodder Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 13

The time (says the "Australasian") is now rapidly approaching when the preparation of the soil for summer fodder crops should be proceeded with. It is to be…

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What Some Farmers had to do Last Harvest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 16

Leave their own crop stand and wait until they could obtain the use of a neighbour's machine. Why? To save expense, etc., of course. Some farmers that have…

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Farmers Grain Shed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

Messrs. Barber, District Superintendent, and Calcutt Engineer, of the victorian Railways, visited Wahgunyah on the 2nd, inst for the purpose of…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 2

A meeting of the Council of the above Society was held on Thursday afternoon at the Royal hotel. Messrs W. Kilpatrick (chairman), Burchfield, Irvine, Parker, Donelan, Hamilton and Holmes were…

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Non-Branding of Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 2

The Acting-Inspector of Stock (Mr J. N. A. Weir) has received a circular from the Stock Department in reference to the non-branding of sheep as follows:—“ As frequent complaints reach this office…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 8,667 bales were catalogued, and 4,567 bates sold, including private transactions. Owing perhaps to the quality of offerings of…

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Telegrams. Inter-state. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. the Dairy Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 3

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Harry Rawson, visited the dairy show at the Royal Exchange this morning and expressed himself as astonished with the…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Interesting Results in Growing Pure Bred Corn

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 1

SOME careful experiments were recently made in order to ascertain the actual benefits of using pure bred seed corn instead of planting a common variety so as…

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