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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 December 1904 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort and Co held their last sale of the current year on Wednesday, and offered 5,750 bales Market firm for all are averaged to medium wools, superior descriptions met with poor…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 December 1904 · page 2

Younghusband, Row and Co. offered 3,289 bales, and sold 3,000 including 113 bales disposed of privately. The following are among the clips disposed…

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Stock Report. Stock Movements. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 December 1904 · page 2

We have experienced another heat wave this week the thermometer on Tuesday reaching 98.5 deg. and on Wednesday 99 deg. A changes from the south came up on Wednesday afternoon and for half an…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Cold Storage

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 December 1904 · page 1

IT would appear that the most deplorable part of the business of fruit-growing is the waste that, takes place when the crops are in a condition to be harvested. No…

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Losses of Wheat Crops

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1904 · page 3

A bush fire originated near Mrs. P. Lawless's homestead, Burramine, on Wednesday last, and 30 acres of wheat, a splendid crop, were totally…

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Exhibition of Wool Products. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1904 · page 2

The Governor opened an attractive exhibition of wool products at the Stock Exchange to-day…

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Ovens and Murray Dairy Co

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1904 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of directors was held on Wednesday, Mr. Doolan presiding. The manager (Mr. Wilmshurst) reported that during the month over 86 tons of…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 December 1904 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Melbourne, report by wire under Tuesday's date that they held their ninth sale of the season and last for the…

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N.s.w. Wheat Harvest

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 December 1904 · page 3

The N.S.W. Government Statistician Writes thus on the coming wheat yield:—The best returns in the State will be obtained from the northern…

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Wooragee Butter Factory

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 29

At the monthly meeting of the Wooragee Co-operative Butter Factory the manager reported that they had purchased 27,175lb. of butter fat during the month…

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Sheep Stealing Case

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 3

An interesting and lengthy case was heard at Goodooga on the 9th and 10th instant before Messrs F. A. Ridley, PM. and F. W. Bacon, J. P., when Archibald…

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Wool Market

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., Ltd. report:—We held our tenth sale of the season on Tuesday 13 inst, submitting a catalogue of 5, 326 bales embracing some very good to…

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The Wagga Wheat Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 39

The prevailing price for wheat in the local market on Monday was 3/. The market is about stationary. If anything the prices are a bit firmer than two or three days ago…

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What a Wheat Failure Means

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 13

The information contained in a Foreign Office report just to hand conveys some idea of the wide-reaching effects of a failure in the Australian wheat crop, such as…

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Damaraland. Large Capture of Cattle. London, December 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 27

The Herman troops engaged in suppressing the rebellion of Hereros, in Damaraland, have gained another success. As the result of an engagement against the…

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Wool Sales. Goldsbrough, Mort & Co., Ld. MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company report wool sales suspended during Xmas recess. Their opening sale of New Year will be held on eleventh…

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Tobacco as a Farmer's Crop for Now South Wales. (Continued from our last.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 12

The general fashion among tobacco-growers in calculating the area of seed-bed required is to allow 1 square inch to each plant, and sow double the estimated…

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New South Wales Wheat Harvest . Estimated Yield of 16,121,000 Bushels

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 2

The Government Statist on Tuesday last issued a report on the wheat harvest. He sets down the estimated yield at 16,121,000 bushels, or 10.2 bushels per acre. This…

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Some Notes on the Wheat "Bobs." Its Peculiarities, Economic Value, and Origin. (Continued from our last.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 12

I will now go on to give the history of "Bobs," which is very interesting; and because it. contains points which may be of value to other plant breeders, I shall…

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Germanton. Monday, Dec. 19. The Weather and Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 2

Since my last report a great change has taken place in the weather. Saturday morning last rain began to fall and continued steadily all day, so heavy at times as to…

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