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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1895

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Experimental Farms

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1895 · page 4

A scheme for the establishment of experimental farms and test stations throughout New South Wales is now being considered by the Minister for…

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Melbourne Stock Sales. Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 October 1895 · page 3

The supply was rather lighter then that of last week, only 1200 having been yarned, comprising 200 from New South Wales, 450 from the North-eastern and Goulburn Valley districts, 200 from…

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Settlement of Dispute at Homebush, Re Condemned Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 October 1895 · page 4

THIS dispute which threatened to be of a serious nature, was satisfactorily settled by arbitration on Monday, the 7th instant, the arbitrators deciding that the action of Messrs Harrison, Jones, and…

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[?]Elling Sheep. [?] to Stock and Pasture Boards

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 3

[?]e decision of the Judges, on [?] Supreme Court in the action [?]nt Stock Bank v. Tolhurst, [?]eep travelling 30 miles to be…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening, Oct. 18, 1895

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 2

The weather continues hot and sultry, the mercury ranging close round 100 deg. in the shade each day. The horizon is surrounded by a thick haze, and a thunderstorm in a day or two would be no…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, Oct. 22, 1895

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1895 · page 2

The weather continues oppressively warm. The thermometer has registered over [?]— degrees in the shade each day since our last issue. Any little shoot in the herbag[?] tha w[?]s apper[?]nt as the result…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday [?] Oct. 25, 1895

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 October 1895 · page 2

There is little to report regarding the west [?] which continues bright, warm and dr[?] with cool night and wi[?] the slightest indication of a change.—That's all…

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The London Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 October 1895 · page 2

LONDON OCT. 25. -- Since the failure of French "bears" to depress the Antwerp wool market, the slight depression which took place in the London wool market at the close of the late series of wool…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, Oct. 29, 1895

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 October 1895 · page 2

The atmosphere has lowered considerably since our last issue and things are decidedly mole comfortable both by night and b[?]day. A cool dry wind has been blowing and d[?]st has been swirling about, but there…

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Coming Work for Our Farmers. the Duty Off Fertilisers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1895 · page 4

PARLIAMENT was not slow to make an effort on behalf of our farmers when it came to dealing with the duty on fertilisers; and now when the duty is…

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Original Correspondence. Condemned Cattle. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Dispatch.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 November 1895 · page 3

SIR, -- On my return from Northern Queensland, where I have been during the past four weeks, I noticed in your piper a letter and an advertisement referring to the lata dispute with the buyers…

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Wheat Imports. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 3

Duty yesterday was paid on 20,000 bushels of imported wheat…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening, Nov. 12, 1895

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 November 1895 · page 2

The weather continues bright and pleasant during the day, with cool nights, a nice breeze continues to blow from the east, and there is not a cloud to be seen. Accounts which have reached us tell of feed…

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Mixed Farming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1895 · page 4

There are indications that a decided change is taking place in the system of Australian farming, and though the process is felow, the signs of changes…

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The London and Sydney Wool Markets

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 November 1895 · page 4

A "WOOL GROWER" writing to the "S.M. Herald " says" in October last year I saw stated In print frequently that it cost 1⅛d par lb. more to sell in London than in Sydney. After…

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A Bird That Kills Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 3

THE Mountain parrot or kea of New Zealand is notorious as a bird which deserted its natural forests and berries, first for the pickings of the…

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Wheat for Sydney. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 3

Advices are received of further shipments of wheat from San Francisco to Sydney. The total amount now afloat for this port is seven thousand…

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Tick Fever in Cattle

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 2

Mr. Alexander Bruce, Chief Inspector of Stock, has forwarded to the Minister for Mines and Agriculture a memorandum with regard to the disease known as redwater in…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office. Friday Evening, Nov. 22, 1895

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 2

The weather to-day has been exceeding hot and muggy, and the thermometer has registered over 10 degrees in the shade Should the best continue to increase a thunderstorm may be anticipated, and it…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1895 · page 3

Wheat was unaltered in price. Sixteen thousand bushels of imported wheat passed the Customs yesterday. It is reported that the ship Moona,…

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