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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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Melbourne Stock Sales. Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 3

2,030 yarded for a fortnight's supply, comprising 450 from New South Wales, 800 from North- Eastern and Goulburn Valley districts, 250 from Gippsland, 130 from the Westward, and the…

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Latest Commercial Sydney Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 5

THE Sydney wool sales were held on Monday at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-place, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8148 bales, and the sales amounted to 6676 bales. The catalogues…

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The Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] SYDNEY, January 8

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 2

At yesterday wool sale there was sp[?] competition throughout, with improved prices…

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Bathurst Experimental Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 2

THE "Bathurst Times" of Friday has an interesting article on the Bathurst Farm, managed under the Agricultural Department, by Mr. John Coleman. It states that the racecourse and the…

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Melbourne Wool Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 3

GOLDBROUGH, MORT, AND CO. REPORT: WOOL,--No sales will be held during the current week, but we shall offer a fair-sized catalogue on Wednesday next, 27th inst. The first series of…

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Sheep Directors and the Civil Service Board

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 3

THE following is a copy of the circular issued by Mr. E. S. Antill, J.P., Chairman of the Canonbar Sheep Board to the chairmen of other sheep boards in the colony:--…

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Wheat-growing in the Riverina

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 2

An Albury telegram says:—The success which has Attended farming operations on the shares principle throughout Riverina has led to an extraordinary demand for…

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Melbourne Wool Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 3

GOLDSBROUGH, MORT, and Co. REPORT : WOOL. -- After a week's interval the rales were resumed today, when we offered 3396 bales. Although reports of the current London sales…

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The London Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 4

MESSRS. Windeler and Co's annnal wool circular, dated London, December 31, which is just to hand states that though the year just closed…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Heralt Office, Tuesday Evening, February 9

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 2

After five or six days of really enjoyable weather, made more pleasant by cool winds from the south. the heat is again strenthening,97 deg.in the shade having been recorded yesterday, and 101 deg.to-day…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Heralt Office, Tuesday Evening, February 1[?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 2

On Thursday the weather was intensely [?], and in the afternoon a heavy rain strom occured,[?] an [?]ch being registerd. The rain however has very patchy. At Feal's [?] and…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday Evening, February 16

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 2

The weather continues very unsettled. Back [?] have [?] rain for some [?] and are still [?] but without result with the exception of a few isolated showers in different [?]…

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Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 3

Only 16,500 penned, consisting chiefly of second and good descriptions, with a fair sprinkling of prime The supply proved well within requirements, consequently the demand was brisk…

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A Lively Time at Farmer White's

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 7

WHEN Farmer White drove up the lane as he returned from town his eyes bulged with surprise. Pickets were broken at intervals along his neat fence. The gate was hanging…

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Sheep in Argentina

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1897 · page 4

ARGENTINA was originally stocked with sheep in 1550 by Pedro M[?], who afterwards founded the city of Buenos Ayres. The first…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western S[?] Friday Evening, February 19

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 February 1897 · page 2

Since car [?] fine weather prevailed till this [?]. when a complete change set in. About mid-day a heavy wind and [?] came from the [?] and black clouds [?]overhead, the…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday Evening, February 23

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 2

There is little to report concerning the weather. [?]ght showers fell on Friday night. Which was followed by a cloudy muggy day on Saturday [?] then the weather has been very pleasnt, with bright…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Friday Evening, February 26

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

Beautiful weather prevails at present, without the allghtost indication of rain. Our Parragundy correspondent, under date February 2[?]. says—14 points steady rain feed is fairly…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, March 2. the Weather. a Ceneral Rain. a Good River in Prospect

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 2

At 12.30 a.m., on Sunday, rain commenced to full lightly, and it continued, sometimes heavily, until Monday evening, although [?] was [?]…

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