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Farming & the land, 1908

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Handling Wheat. South Austraian Commission.. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 2

The South Australian Commission which is inquiring into the best methods of handling and marketing wheat hold its last meeting at…

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Australasian Wool Trade. Brevities From Dalgety's Review

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 4

The principal features of the wool year 1007-8 were briefly as follows:— High values ruling at the commencement of the regular selling season…

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Rambles in the Riverina. Barellan-a New Wheat Centre

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 19

There is nothing whatever in the way of a town at present (outside of a small store) at Barellan, the terminus of the newly-constructed line from Temora…

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Cattle-driving in Ireland. Another Judge Speaks His Minid London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 3

Still another strong condemnation of cattle-driving has been made by an Irish judge from the bench. Mr. Justice Ross, speaking yesterday at…

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Stockowners' Meeting. the Question of Stock Routes. "Loss of 100 Million Sheep."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 18

The annual meeting of the Stockowners' Conference was held at Aaron's Exchange Hotel, Sydney, last week. Owing to the indisposition of the president, Sir Francis'…

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London Wool Sales. the Market Animated. Prices Extremely Firm. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 3

The fourth series of London wool sales for the present year were continued yesterday. There was again a large attendance of…

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Cablegrams. the Shortage of Beef. Deputation to the Prime Minister. Asks for a Committee of Inquiry. and Free Importation of Cattle. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 3

The position in Great Britain occasioned by the serious shortage in beef is becoming acute, and meat is realizing high prices. An influential deputation waited on the…

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The Dairy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 16

Too much milk fed to calves will create scours. Have the cow in strong flesh condition by the time that freshening is due…

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Merino Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

Competition in the merino sheep classes was limited to exhibits from half-a-dozen stations, viz., Cobran Estate, Mathoura, Calimo, Steam Plains, Wandook and…

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Other Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

There were very few exhibits of sheep of English breeds. Mr Geoff. Hetherington, of Carrigan Park, got first and second prizes in the [?]tion for best Lincoln ram and first…

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The Sydney Stud Sheep Sales. High Prices Realised for Riverina Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 3

At the Sydney sheep sales the following prices were realised for stud sheep from the Deniliquin district:— On account of Albert Austin, Wanganella:…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). the Sheep Farm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 1

At the present time the object should be to keep sheep thriving. It is quite possible that the severe weather we are having at the time of writing may…

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Items of News. Pastoral Conditions in Southern Riverina

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 6

The entries for the annual show of the Australian Sheep Breeders Association, to be held in Melbourne on August 3 and 4, reflect the very…

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London Wool Sales. the Market Irregular. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 5

Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Co., London, report as follows, under date 16th inst.:— "We now quote the market par to…

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The Annual Show. Few Sheep Ehhibits. Horse Classes Well Filled. Attractive Industrial Exhibits. Unfavorable Weather Yesterday. Judges

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

Sheep (marino)—Messrs George Lewis and H. [?] Turner. Sheep (English Breeds)—Mr W. B. Clarke. Horses (Draughts)—Messrs A. D. Rowan…

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Diseased Dairy Cows.—whole. Sale Slaughter

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 6

The Perth (W.A.) Central Board of Health has been actively engaged during the past few days in ordering the destruction of a number of cows which, according…

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London Wool Sales. Keen Competition. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 July 1908 · page 2

The July series of London Wool Sales was continued on Friday, in the presence of a very good attendance of home and foreign buyers…

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The Testing of Wheat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 3

In giving evidence before the Wheat Commission, which concluded its sittings in Sydney last Thursday, Mr. F. of Gutbrie, chemist, of the…

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Farmer's Dreadful Fall

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

Mr. Alan Lindsay, one of the pioneers of the Taminick district, met with a serious accident on Friday afternoon. He was engaged in cutting limbs from she-oak…

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A Shower of Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 3

It must have been a high wind bydeed, that brought a shower of wheat the other day to the villagers in a place on the southern…

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