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Farming & the land, 1908

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 2

The following are the stock movements for the past fortnight: 3 horses, and 3,560 sheep, J. Doyle’s, Maude to Seymour; 200 rains, Zara to J. B. and…

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Deniliquin Butter Factory. Half-yearly Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders [?]he Deniliquin Butter Factory and Farm [?]duce Co., Ltd., was held at the Temper[?]e Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Mr J…

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The Branding of Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 3

Mr. Alex. Campbell, Inspector of Stock, Corowa, is in receipt of the following Departmental letter, branding of travelling sheep with…

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In Australian Boy on Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 1

Sheep are herbivorious animals, though pet lambs, will eat anything from tobacco to [?]imuan shirts. Most sheep prow wool it's no bother to…

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Mortality Among Cattle. an Expert's Investigations

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 3

Many cattle, principally young cows and beifers, have died in the Yurrawonga district during the present summer, some farmers losing nearly the whole of their…

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A Pastoral Visit

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 4

A distinguished clergyman. Who under the name of “Athol Forbes” has given the world some of the humorous experiences of clerical life,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Tuesday, February 18th

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 6

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., Ltd., held their last regular weekly sale for the season, when they submitted a catalogue…

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More Serious Floods. Macdonald River Rises Porty Feet. Great Damage to Crops. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 3

As a result of the recent heavy downfalls of rain, serious floods have [?] on the Lower Hawkesbury, Most of the streams banks, theory…

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Mortality Among Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 18

Many cattle, principally young cows and heifers, have died in the Yarrawonga district during the present summer, some farmers losing nearly the whole of their…

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Wool Sales

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 3

The second series of Victorian wool sales for the season were brought to a close on Monday last when Dalgety and Co., Ltd.,…

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Cornering a Cattle Thief

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 11

Victor Lorini was an Italian, a friend of mine, who owned a large and prosperous cattle ranch in the wilds of South America; and although one or two of his…

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Gross Cruelty to Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The Horsham Court was engaged all day on Friday dealing with two charges of cruelty to sheep preferred against Samuel May, proprietor of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 5

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report Having submitted at auction on Monday a catalogue of 3144 bales, which included a varied selection of wools all of which…

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The Melbourne Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 17

In reviewing the wool season just closing, the baneful influence of the American financial crisis is the all dominant feature…

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English Wool Market. Bradford, January 17, 1908

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 17

As the new year advances the Bradford market begins to show signs of increasing confidence, and its frequenters have once more assumed the cheerful countenance. It…

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Farmers' Telephones

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 33

The Postmaster-General (Mr. S. Maugher) made a reply in Melbourne to representations from the Farmers' Inter-State Conference as to the inadequacy of telephone…

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Training the Farm Worker

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 33

A deputation representing the Immigration League of Australia, waited upon the New South Wales Minister for Agriculture in Sydney, for the purpose of…

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A Forgetful Farmer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 32

The Horsham (Vic.) court was engaged all day on Friday dealing with two charges of cruelty to sheep preferred against Samuel May, proprietor of Messrs. May…

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Wire Netting for Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 33

From an explanation given by the Premier of the intentions of the Victorian Government in regard to tho provision of wire netting, it does not appear that farmers who…

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Dairy Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 18

Calves can be successfully and economically reared on a mixture of separated milk and oatmeal gruel. Beautiful cows are not those that…

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