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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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The Wool Market. [By Cable.] LONDON, March 21

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

At the London wool sales, according to private advices, all meri[?] were very firm, and is some case advanced 10 per cont. on the closing rates of the last series…

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London Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 2

LONDON, March 23.--At the colonial wool wool sales this evening Continental competition continued brisk. Dalgety and Company's cable:--The wool…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] H[?]. Tuesday Evening, March 2[?]. the Weather

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 2

There is little to [?] which continues e[?] but very [?].The north-eastern [?] of the [?], we are informed, [?] looking [?], but the want of rain [?]…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Friday Evening, April 1. the Weather

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 2

The weather is lovely but moisture is drying up quickly, and more rain is needed…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] Herald Office. TUESDAY Evening, April [?]. the Weather

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1898 · page 2

On Sunday [?] and the [?] cold all day. To-day, however [?] and [?]…

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Melbourne Stock Sales. Fat Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 5

17,500 penned. All qualities were represented, including a good sprinkling of best descriptions. Owing to the hot weather and many of the trade having supplies on band the…

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The Wool of 80 Years Ago

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 4

A friend who is engaged in the wool trade says a Loudon writer, lately showed me some samples of wool that were sold in London…

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A Bushie at a Wool Sale. (Stock and Station Journal.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 2

I FOUND the offices of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (I wonder why they don't get a shorter same [?]), and was shown to the manager,…

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Mixed Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 3

IN connection with the growing of healthy wheal crops there is one important point often neglected, viz., the sowing of mixed seed wheat. It has been established by numerous experiments…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] [?] the Weather

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 2

The weather is [?] has [?] [?] for this [?] of the year, and there is a [?] of [?] is the [?] of [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] are [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]. We [?]…

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The Latest Telegrams. Wheat Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 3

Wheat 4s…

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Profitable Fodder Crops. (By C. H. German, Manager, Pera Bore Experiment Farm.) SORGHUM

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 4

THIS is another class of fodder that is beginning to find favour with all growers in this district, and which, when worked well gives excellent…

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Wheat Growing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 4

AT the K[?] agricultural station a series of experiments in wheat growing has recently been ca[?]pl, [?]l. and the results should [?] of interest to [?] farmers…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] [?] the Weather

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 2

[?] does not soon fall. things will be very and during winter. The weather still continuce dry, and [?]…

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The Co-operative Wool & Produce [?]

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 2

The first annual meeting of the Co-operative Wool and Produce Company Limited was held at the company’s offices, 39 Hunter-street on Thursday…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] [?] the Weather

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 2

There is actually nothing to reports in connection with the weather, which continues [?] fine and dry— too fine for the season. Of [?] rain is hardly ne[?], but at present there are [?]…

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The Wool Market. [By telegraph.] Sydney, May [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 2

The [?] all [?] May [?]. [?] London [?] that the [?]…

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