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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Farm and Garden. Work for the Week

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

Orchard.—Wherever trees arc in bearing there will be more or less work in the form of thinning out excessive young growth, so that light and air may be evenly…

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Irish Potato Crop. Distress on the West Coast. London. November 22

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

The failure of the potato crop on the west coast of Ireland has caused great distress among the peasantry. The failure is the worst that has occurred since…

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Farmers and Settlers' Union

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 3

A meeting of the Jerilderie Branch was held on Saturday. Present— Messrs. G. White, (chair) Theakstone, Elliott Noonan, Davis, Kelly, J…

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Fatal Accident at Clear H.Lts. a Well-known Farmer, Killed. [?]

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

"In the midst of life we are in death." To are there is nothing more expressive than that in our Burial Service, and it has been painfully ex[?]ed by the sad…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles Butter From Pasteurised Crime

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 1

As soon as the milk or cream has been received at the creamery it should be thoroughly pasteurised so as to check any further activity of the fermentation…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 2

Dalgety and Company Ltd. report having offered a nice catalogue of 2,902 bales at their fifth sale of the season on Monday, of which they sold 2,797 bales, which, with 327 bales sold privately during the…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 8,700 bales were catalogued and 8,370 sold. The market closed firm, medium greasies and all crossbreds being in strong…

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Stock Report. Stock Movements Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 2

The following are the stock movements:—32 cattle from Morago to Melbourne[?] Prowse Bros owners: 3691 sheep from Gonhar and Berenambeh to John Cooks, Melbourne; 500 sheep from Gundagai to…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 2

The Wool Sales to-day opened firm, and prices were fully maintained…

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Farms for Next to Nothing. Vast Tracts in Canada

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 4

Some realisation of the vastness of the unoccupied lands of Canada may be gathered from second volume of the Canadian census of 1901 just issued by the census…

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Big Butter Shipment

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 November 1904 · page 3

The P. and O. R.M.S. China, which left Sydney on Saturday took 7150 boxes of butter. She will pick up 24,000 boxes from Melbourne…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 November 1904 · page 2

The Wool Sales to-day were again very spirited, and prices ruled firm…

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Fat Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 November 1904 · page 2

Messrs. A. A. Piggin and Co., as agents for Mr. W. A. Innes, despatched is trucks from Wahguayah yesterday, containing [?] sheep for the Melbourne…

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The Butter Commission

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 November 1904 · page 2

The evidence before the Butter Commission to-morrow will be interesting. Mr. Taverner, the Agent General, being the principal witness. It is not at…

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Corowa Wool-scouring Works

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 November 1904 · page 2

After over a quarter a century's conduct of the Corowa Wool Scour, Mr. G. F. Sugden retires next week and will be succeeded by his son-in-law, Mr. W…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 November 1904 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., Ltd., held their sixth sale of the present season last Tuesday afternoon, when they submitted a large and attractive…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 November 1904 · page 2

The wool sales to-day opened brisk, and prices ruled the highest of the series…

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London Wool Sales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 December 1904 · page 2

The wool sales to-day closed firm, and prices ruled the highest of the series. Good scoured merinoes ranged from…

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Butter Trade Conference

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 December 1904 · page 3

A conference of representatives of butter factories was held in the board room of the Lands Department to-day to consider the recommendation of the…

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The Embargo on Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 December 1904 · page 2

A Tocumwal correspondent reports that on the 19th November, Mr., T. Irwin, stock inspector, stopped 3000 tro[?]red wethers belonging to Messrs Ma[?]grove…

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