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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herals Office, Tuesday Evening, February 11, 1908

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 2

Since our last issue splendid rains have visited the whole of this district. Only 159 poluts have been recorded locally, but more rain is threstening. For a fuller compendium we refer to our rain report below,…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [?] Friday [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 2

On WAednesday mo[?] last [?] of rain were re[?] and on thursday 31. This ma[?] the total rainfall for [?] up to [?] [?] points. [?] the [?] is [?] and we are undergoing…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, February [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 2

Since our last the weather has been excessively hot and muggy, and the thermometer to-day rose to 100 in the shade. The atmosphere feels as if we would shortly have more thunderstorms. Since the recent…

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Tar Branding Sheep

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 4

The following is an extract from n letter that Mr. Frank Grimley has received from a Continental woollen manufacturer:—"The very fine wools…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening, Febrauary 21, [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 2

The weather at present is bright and warn during the day, and salary at night; just such weather as would [?] more thunderstorms. The [?] corded heat for the past few days has been [?]…

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London Wool Sales. London, February 20

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 2

It is expected 240,000 bales will be available for the second series of the London wool sales. There is every prospect of the prices advancing…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office. Tuesday Evening, February 23, 18[?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 2

More splendid rain. On Monday morning the weather was threatening, with a strong north-casterly wind. After lunch rain commenced to fall lightly, and it continued throughout the night, the showers…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [?] Herald Office. Friday Eventur, February 2[?], 18[?]6

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

The weather is now simply lovely. The recent rain although adding to the already surplus water in p[?]aces, has done a deal of good in others. Grass and ber[?]age are growing [?]uxuriantly. All nature [?]…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [?] [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 2

[?] up [?] days and [?] and [?] meats. The grass and [?] as it has [?] grown [?]…

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Californian Wheat. Sydney, March 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 2

Seven thousand five hundred tons of wheat arrived yesterday from California direct…

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Pera Farm

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 3

On Monday lost Mr. J. S. Jefferson, the irrigation export in charge of the Pera Government Farm, brought into town some samples of sorghum, broom millet, and…

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A Wheat Surplus. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 3

The latest inland statistics give a surplns of 1,589,000 bushels available for export…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office. Friday Evening, March 6, 1896

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 2

At present the weather is cloudy and muggy: rain is threstnenick. The Warrego Watchman, Feb. 2[?], says.—The weather shows sings of clearing up this morning. We…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, March 10, 1896

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 2

The weather, both locally and throughout the district, continues bright and warm, and there is no present appearance of a change. Grass and herbage, as well as water, is in profusion everywhere…

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Seed Wheat for Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 3

THE Minister for Agriculture has decided to distribute seed wheat among farmers who have been victims to drought, or who have suffered…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening, March 13, 1896

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 2

The weather for the past two or three days has been very hot and muggy. Although the thermometer showed no more than 100 degrees in the shade, it was very distressing. Rain is not far off…

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London Wool Sales. (By Telegraph.) SYDNEY, March 12

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 2

At the wool sales this evening business was active, and prices were well maintained…

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PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.iramsssr?.. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 2

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Board of Sheep Directors

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 2

A meeting of the Bourke Board of Sheep Directors was hold at the Stock Office, on the 18th inst. Present: Messrs. M. R. Dwyer (in the chair), J. McCaughey, M…

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