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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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The American Wheat Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 4

A 'FRISCO paper, dated May 17, reports :— Six weeks ago it looked as if California farmers were going to have a record-breaking year. The rains have been so prolonged, so widely diffused, and…

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Melbourne Stock Sales. Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 3

1230 yarded, comprising 50 from New South Wales, 380 from North-eastern and Upper Murray districts, 700 from Gippsland, and the remainder from the Westward and paddocks near town,…

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Corn Crops for Fodder

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 3

FARMERS and others generally may not be aware that the care of the corn cob, usually burnt on the farm, has now, thanks to agricultural science, been found to be suitable for fodder. For some time…

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Annual Sheep Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 3

THE annual sheep show in Sydney practically opened on Thursday, although the official opening did not take place until Friday. The [?] sheep, taken all round,…

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The Sheep Show. Sydney, July 2

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 2

The annual Sheep Show opened yesterday. Some classes were not well filled owing to the drought, but on the whole the exhibits were more numerous than last year, and the…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening. July 2

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 2

The weather continues beautifully [?]no by day, but has become coldor at night and in the early morning. On Thursday morning small black clouds made their appoarance from the north, and shortly afterwards the…

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The Annual Sheep Show. the Best Ever Held. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 3

The Sheep Show is said to be the best ever held in the colony. Mr. S. McCaughey's Vermont ram Aristocrat won the grand championship…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] Tuesday Evening, july [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1897 · page 2

The weather continues bright but cold, and there is a good shoot in [?] and [?] so that shortly Stock feed will soon be plentiful throughout the district…

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Stud Sheep Sales. the Champion Rams. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1897 · page 3

At the annual stud sheep sales yesterday, the sheep sold realised £3300, To-day the champion ram…

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Melbourne Stock Sales. Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 3

1300 yarded, comprising 30 from New South Wales, 450 from North-eastern and Upper Murray districts, 750 from Gippsland, and the remainder from the Westward, consisting chiefly of fair to…

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London Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 4

MESSRS. WINDELER AND Co. in their wool report dated London, May 22, say:—For the third series of Colonial Wool Auctions which closed to-day,…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Westren Herald [?] Friday Evening, July 9

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 2

Beautiful, though cold, weather prevails at present With frost n[?] night, and there is every appearance of settled weather for some time to come. The roads, are drying fast, and a nice shoot in stock feed is…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening. July 16

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 July 1897 · page 2

The weather continues [?] unselected. During the last few days the sky was cloudy, and rain threattend.but none tell. to-day the weather has been bright and cold, and every indication of rain has again…

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Dubbo Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 July 1897 · page 2

THE annual general meeting of the members of the above was held at the rooms, Royal Hotel, on Friday evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. J. O. Machattie,…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald office, Tuesday Evening. July 20

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1897 · page 2

The wether comtines very unsettled. The last day or two has been very warm, and a muggy night on Monday brought a spr[?]klling of rin erly on Tuesday morning, but with the execption of Louth, which…

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Important to Wool-growers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 July 1897 · page 4

THE attention of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce has been called by the Bradford Chamber of Commerce to the "tying of fleeces" and "false winding," and the following are extracts from the…

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The Dairy Conference

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 July 1897 · page 3

THE business of the Dairy Conference, at the H[?] bury Agricultural College, Richmond, was concluded on Saturday morning. A number of delegates returned to Sydney in the afternoon, and…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald [?], Friday Evening, july 23

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 2

The weather coninues cold and unsettled. This ovening the sky is overeast, and very light rain is falling. A heavy downpour within a short time would neither be unexpected nor unwelcome…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 August 1897 · page 2

The weather at present is [?] and cold, with [?] [?] [?]…

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