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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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The Powers of Sheep Inspectors. an Important Decision

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 4

The Registrar of the Tamworth Distiict Court has received from Judge [?] his reserved decision in the case of [?]…

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The Wool Sales. a Rise of Ten Per Cent. Market Closing Firm

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Sales were resumed on Tuesday last, and as [?] prices [?] On [?] closed [?] It is [?] to learn that…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 2

THE Sydney Wool Sales opened on Tuesday. The selection of wools submitted must be considered, taken as a whole, a favourable one. In view of the fears that have been indulged in, it may be…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, October [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1897 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon [?] by [?] [?] [?]…

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A Wheat Pest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 4

MR. J. A. PAGE, of Fairbank, Cook[?]midgera, is in receipt of the following reply to a letter sent by him to the Department of Agriculture: -- " I am directed to inform yon that the entomologist has furnished…

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Dubbo Circuit Court. Monday, October 11. (Before His Honour the Chief Justice). Wool Stealing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 4

Alfred Forder and Bernard McGowan were charged with stealing at Terramungamine on August the 7th a quantity of wool, the property of Mr. F. E. Body…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening, October 15

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 2

Splendid weather, with every indication of a continuance. The Coonamble Times, October 7, says—The weather clouded up at the b[?]ng of the week. [?]…

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London, Wool, Sales. [By Cable.] LONDON, October [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 2

Private advices from London state that the [?] sales clo[?]ed to [?] with [?] rates of last series…

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Diseased Cattle. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 3

The fund for meeting the cost of condemnation of diseased cattle, agreed upon by the Stock Board and the Buyers' Association, was inaugurated…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] Office. Tuesday Evening, October 19

The Western Herald · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 2

During the past few days the weather, though bright, has been uncomfortable. The atmosphere has been very mu[?] and distant thunder has been continually muttering, wh[?] during the evenings…

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The Condemned Cattle Question

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 4

A CONFERENCE took place at the Agincourt Hotel, George-street West, on Thursday night, between representatives of fat stuck agents and buyers. Mr. U. F. Curtis presided. There were present: --…

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Foot-rot in Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 6

WE have recently had several paragraphs on this subject (says Australian Field.) Perhaps the following opinion from a well-known large American sheep-breeder may be of…

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Diseased Cattle. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 3

The second reading of the Metropolitan Cattle Sale Yard Fees Bill, after discussion, has been adjourned for a week…

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Travelling Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 4

IN Chambers on Wednesday last, bofore Judge Cohen, a point of much importance to drovers and owners of stock was decided in the case of May…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 October 1897 · page 4

THE Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association report that sales were held on Monday, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8949 bales and the sales amounted to 7958 bales…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western [?]. Tuesday Evening, November 2

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 November 1897 · page 2

Generally the comparativel, cool weather reported in our last has continued, but it was marred on Monday by a series of Darling showers that were [?] finetly d[?]rossing They died away towards [?]…

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Local Wool Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 2

Daring last month 19,313 [?] of wool were desp[?]tched to the sca[?] from the local railway station. This is a decrease, as compared with the previous October's…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald office. Friday Evening, November [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 2

During the [?] week s[?]ine exceptionally Lot weather was experienced in Canna[?], and on Tuesday last the shade reading in some place, was [?] dev., but in no place re[?] lower than 100 [?]. The…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 November 1897 · page 2

THE Sydney Wool-selling Broker's Association report that the wool sales were held on Thursday, at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-place, when the quantity catalogued totalled 1144 bales, and the…

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