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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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Pastoral Market intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 7

Sheep.—29,895 were yarded on Monday, the quality generally being fair to good, with a few lots of prime wethers. The market opened to the…

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Cattle by Sea to Melbourne

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 2

The effort that is now being made (says the Argus of April 26) to bring in fat cattle by sea from New South Wales to Victoria, will be watched…

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The Queensland Cattle Tick. Approach of the Plague. Proclamation by the Government

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 2

THE rumors relative to the spread of the tick disease in Southern Queensland would appear to have been to some extent verified, judging from the…

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Farm Produce

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 4

The agricultural capabilities of the district have not yet been developed to an extent to make the exhibits of produce a very important element in the show. That there…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 5

Sheep.—28,658 were penned. The quality of the sheep generally was of the middling description, which is a noticeable feature in the consignments…

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Coolabah Experimental Farm

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 4

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Sydney Smith, has been on a visit to the Coolabah Experimental Farm in the Western district…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Hombbush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 4

Sheep.—Another large supply was forward, but still the demand for anything approaching prime quality was as good as in the early part of the week,…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 5

Sheep.—25,170 were brought forward. The quality of the various consignments was again varied, purchasers for extra prime lots suitable for…

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Dairying in the Moree District. a Local Enterprise

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 4

To become noted as a dairying community has certainly not been numbered among the aspirations of residents in this part of the colony. Nor is it…

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Wheat Growing Experiment

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 4

MR. Edward Bird, a tenant farmer on the Redhoundbury Estate, Singleton, conducted during last season several experiments in the growing of wheats…

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Wheat Growing Experiment

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 6

MR. Edward Bird, a tenant farmer on the Redboundbury Estate, Singleton, conducted during last season several experiments in the growing of wheats…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 4

Sheep.—A most formidable list was presented to buyers, containing 198 different lots, totalling 49,400 sheep. The majority were small consignments,…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 6

Sheep.—A most formidable list was presented to buyers, containing 198 different lots, totalling 49,400 sheep. The majority were small consignments,…

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Will High Farming Pay?

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 4

IT is generally held (says the S. M. Herald contributor) that the time has not yet arrived when the Australian farmer can afford to cultivate his crops…

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Will High Farming Pay?

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 6

IT is generally held (says the S. M. Herald contributor) that the time has not yet arrived when the Australian farmer can afford to cultivate his crops…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1898 · page 4

Sheep—44,045 were [?] making a total of 66,697 for the week. The market [?] quite up to last day's [?] and impressed [?] progressed,…

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Wool Scouring

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 4

IN one of his recent reports, the writer of the S. M. Herald's Yorkshire wool letter makes some highly interesting remarks on this subject, and the…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 5

Sheep.—13,996 were penned. There was a large proportion of crossbreds among the consignments, prime merino sheep also being well represented. The…

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Moree District Farming. a Model Holding

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 4

IT has to be admitted that, as yet, but little has been done to manifest the agricultural possibilities of the Moree district which probably accounts for…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 5

Sheep.—The moderate supply of about 36,800 anticipated for next Thursday had the effect of stimulating buyers in their operations on the small…

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