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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Useful Farm Hints

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 3

The following formulae, by a member of the Royal College of Victerinary Surgeons (Eng.), will be found useful in treating common ailments…

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Farm Work

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 1

At the time of writing the land is beginning to thirst, and if the hay. crop is to be a bountiful one we must have some copious showers soon, or what would be much…

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The London Wool Sales London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 2

The tone of the wool sales continues very firm and competition is kean. The new clip of merinoos has realised the…

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Wool Report

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 2

On Thursday Harrison, Jones and Devlin brought forward an attractive catalogue of 8,400 bales, chiefly northern and western wools, which…

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The London Wool Sales London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 September 1905 · page 2

The fifth series of wool sales was continued yesterday. Business was brisk, Continental buyers being especially active. Prices remained…

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How to Breed Sheep. Mr Horsfall at the Sheep. Breeders' Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 September 1905 · page 3

Speaking at the social following the lats sheepbreeders' Show Mr. J. S. Horsfall, of Widglewa, in the course of toast of "The Winners." said:-in the…

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The Sheep Fly

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 13

In regard to the results of my investigations in the habits of the "Blown-Sheep Flies" in the Bourke district last month, when I visited Beemery station, as it was…

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Vermont Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 24

According to the "Argus" cablegrams of Saturday the Widgiewa wool averaged in London 13½. per lb. This is a high price, if not a record for Riverina, and it shows the quality of…

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The Wool Season

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 13

The season proper opens on Tuesday, October 3rd, and everything points to a most successful season. Most of the centres of the world have become very bare of stocks,…

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Market for Australian Wool

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

Dr. F. Olake, director of the Sonju woollen mills at Tokio, is at present in Sydney. He stated in an interview that Japan is likely in the near future to be…

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Wool and stock Reports

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson & Co., Ltd. report:— Wool:—Last weeks auctions went off most successfully with the keenest competition for all grades. There was practically no…

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The London Wool Sales London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

The fifth series of wool sales is closed. Business was brisk and prices for all classes firm being in fact the highest reached during the present…

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London Wool Sales. Tuesday, September 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 4

Dalgety and Company Limited have received the following cable from their London office under date of 20th inst.:—"The fifth series of wool sales continued firm, and lately reported…

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Special Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 2

A special sheep sale will be held on Friday, next at the local yards by Messrs. E. Trenchard and Co., In conjunction with Messrs. Mackenzie Brothers. The auctioneers annoyance that 7000 sheep will be…

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Stock Report Stock Movements. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 2

The following an the stock movements : 8.200 sheep, Kerarbury and Widgiewa to Horsham ; 120 lambs, Praire Park to Melbourne; 28 Lincoln rams, Deniliquin to Nariga 1,399 sheep, A. G. Stevenson’s;…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles,[all Rights Reserved.] Keeping Stock and Farm Fertility

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 1

THERE is always a warfare about land fertility. There are some people who seam to think that when they take up land that they may ‘continuously grow…

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The Ticket Of-leave System in New South Wales. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 2

SIR.—A good deal has been said about the “ ticket of leave” System as applied to immigrants from Great Britain and Ireland by Our honoured and respected Commonwealth Government, but it seems…

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London Wool Sales. a Widgiewa Achievement. the Record for Riverina

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 3

During the serics, of London wool anles which closed last Wedncsday, the following average prices were realised for tthe fl[?] portions of the clips…

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North and South. a District Farmer on Railway Matters

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 3

Mr. G. [?]…

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The Wool Theft

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 4

Referring to the wool thefts in the Gundagai district a resident of Adjunbilly says:—"The manner in which some sheep of the Wagar landowner…

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