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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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The Wool Clip

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 November 1904 · page 4

Up to date 356,000 bales of wool have been received at the various shipping depots, which is an increase of 117,000 bales over last year…

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Wool Sales. N. Z. Loan & Morcantile Agency Co., Ltd. MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 November 1904 · page 2

At Melbourne wool sales the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency CO. Ltd., held their sixth sale of the present season this afternoon, when…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 November 1904 · page 2

The wool sales opened brisk at par. Prices showed an advance of 10 per cent…

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Potato Crop Fails

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 November 1904 · page 3

Great distress prevails on the west coast of Ireland in consequence of the failure of the potato crop, which has proved the worst since 1879…

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Butter Exports

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 29

Over £100,000 worth of butter left Australia last week by the R.M.S. Macedonia for London. Of this, 766 tons was from Victoria and 306 tons from Sydney…

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Bad Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 28

A remarkable parcel of butter was on view at the Government Cool Stores a few days since. This was 116 cases taken on board at Sydney by the steamer…

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Wool Market

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 2

Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co. Ltd., report:—We offered 1900 bales on Wednesday and sold the bulk of the catalogue. Keen competition and last…

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The Wheat Yield

The Independent · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 4

Somewhat conflicting reports S.M.Herald) have been received from the good wheat country through which the main Western line runs,A stock…

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Albury Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 4

Younghusband, Row and Co. Proprietary Ltd., Albury, commenced their wool selling season on 18th inst when an excellent attendance of buyers from both…

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Theft of Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 28

A young man named Frederick Pilcher was presented, before Mr. W. B. Cairnes, J. P., at Mulwala, on a charge of stealing 50lb of wool from Messrs. Sloane and…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 2

The London wool sales continue animated at full opening rates…

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London Wool Sales. Wednesday, 23rd November

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 4

Dalgety and Co. have received the following cable from their London office under date 22nd inst.:—"The sixth series of wool sales opened to-day with a good…

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Wool and Stock Reports. Riverina Grazier Office

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 4

MELBOURNE WOOL SALES—The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., Ltd., wire that they held their sixth sale of the present season on Tuesday afternoon,…

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Tobacco as a Farmer's Crop for New South Wales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 12

The successful culture of this crop for a period of more than sixty years in various parts of the colony has very fairly demonstrated that a number of the many…

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Correspondence. Important Wheat Experiments. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 17

Sir,—It will be remembered that about eight years since the French Government entered into a contract with Australian millers to supply flour for the French colonies in the Pacific…

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London Wool Sales. Opening the Fifth Series. London, September 23. 1904

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 12

Another series of London wool sales being at hand, it was only natural that men's minds should turn towards Coleman-street Wool Exchange, and not a few for the…

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District News. Thoughts of an Idle Moment. The Farmers and Politics

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 2

The farming class, as a large and ever-increasing power in the land, has a certain amount of interest for the politician—or would be politician. Amongst all parties there is a…

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A Farmer Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 24

A sad accident, resulting in the death of a farmer named Charles Whatley, occurred between Clear Hills and Drysdale on Tuesday. Whatley and a young man…

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The Rice Farmer of Japan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 37

The rice farmer has always been the necessary and leading factor in Japan's economic life. One of the most characteristic sights in Japan is this tiller of the soil…

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The Irish Farmer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 37

The Irish landlords are combining to stand out for better terms, and one large owner declares that "The Irish farmer is the most privileged person in the world." He has had…

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