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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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A Butter and Cheese Factory

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 2

An advertisement elsewhere intimates. that Dr. Failes invites all interested to a meeting on Thursday week 19th October to consider a scheme…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 2

The opening of the Melbourne Wool Sales yesterday, rates showed an advance of 40 per cent, being unprecedented in history of the colony. Considerable excitement [?]…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

At the wool sales tins week, 22,000 bales wore disposed of. There was an immense attendance of buyers, all sections operating vigorously. Greasy…

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Prize Farm Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 6

THE competition for a Spaiding Robbins four furrow plough offered by the Department of Agriculture, and two other prizes, for the best…

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The Wheat Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 2

Wheat and flour continue flour in Sydney, as in other Australasian centres. Melbourne shippers are unable to cope fully with tho brisk export inquiry for wheat, as fow sellers arc forthcoming…

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A Wool Combination

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 3

Thirty eight Wool combing firms of Yoikshire have formed a comblpation with a capital of £2,500,000…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, October 17. the Weather

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 2

Writing on Sunday, our Ford's Bridge correspondent says—The wind suddenly changed last evening from North-west to South-west. During the small hours of this morning our long expectations…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald [?]mec, Friday Evening, October 20

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

The weather during the past week has been very fine, though oceasional rain threatenings have not been wanting. Early this morning a fow drops of rain foll, but the clouds rolled away, and this evening…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 4

No. 107. The Tuberose (continued)—Venus Fly Trsp—Description—Leaves—Flowers Cultivation—Fritillary—Species — Crown Imperial—The Nectary—Varieties—The…

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Butter and Cheese Factory

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 25 October 1899 · page 3

There was a fair attendance at the meeting called on Thursday by Dr. Failes, and several leading farmers sent messages that they would take…

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High Price for Cattle

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 25 October 1899 · page 2

Yesterday (Tuesday ) Messors, Damson and Rogers offered a lot of Urawilkie stores for sale at the Association yards, when splendid prices were realised, forward…

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

The Western Herald · Wednesday 25 October 1899 · page 2

The weather is [?] This morning a clap of thunder ws accompanied by a shower of rain of short [?] and followed by a [?]…

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Labor Farm Near Wellington

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1899 · page 2

Information of an important nature was to-day received in town of the Government's intention to establish a Labor farm in the vicinity of Wellington. The…

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Suntop and Ponto Farmers' Union. (Minutes of meeting held at Mr. T. O'Brien's, Suntop, October 14, 1899.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 October 1899 · page 3

Mr. T. Brummell presided. Proposed by Mr. T. Collins, seconded by Mr. T. O'Brien, that the minutes of last meeting be adopted as read.—Carried…

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The Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 5

All records were broken at yesterday's sales. Greasy from Mudgee made to 17¼d; scoured from Brewarrina made to 27d…

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Selected Story. the Young Lady of Ta[?]rion Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 3

ON the southern bank of the River Darling in N.S.W. nestles the town of Brewarrina and close by is Tar[?]ion Creek which gives it name to the farm house in its vicinity. Tarrion Farm is…

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

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 2

The [?] We have been [?] winds from the week and [?] the [?] [?]…

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Naturalist. a Butterfly Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 3

Few people are aware that there exists in English an establishment where butterflies, both British and foreign, are born, bred, and sold in tens of thousands, and where you…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 4

108. Marvel of Peru—Species—Woodrool— The Hollybook — Varieties — Thyme— Propagation—The Pine Tree—Its Value —Species—Upward of Twenty—…

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Selected Story. the Young Lady of Tarrion Farm. (By a Special Contributor.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 6

On the southern bank of the River Darling in N.S.W. nestles the town of Brewarrina, and close by is Tarrion Creek, which gives its name to the…

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