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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Sydney Wool Sales

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

THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report that sales were held on Monday at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-place, when the quantity catalogued totalled 1690 bales, and…

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Melbourne Stock Sales. Fat Cattle

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

1469 yarded, comprising 110 from New South Wales, 530 from North-Eastern and Goulburn Valley districts, 630 from Gippsland, and the remainder from North-Western district and the…

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Advice to Farmers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 4

A strangely [?] state of things exists (says W. G. McK in the AUSTRALASIAN) in some of the agricultural parts of the Central Division of New…

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Pastoral and Commercial, [?] Friday Evening, January 27

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 2

During the past few days the weather has been [?] hot, the thermometer steadily recording up to 111 deg. in the [?] Thunder rumbled in the distance this afternoon, heavy [?] clouds are…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

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

The mode of planting is generally in rows six feet apart and the same distance in the row. Five, six, or seven plants are generally placed together in a circular form and…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, January 31

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 2

Friday night last was simply unbeareble. The beat was intense, and very fair people could sleep comfortnbly. The air was very oppressive, and Saturday morning broke under dull and threatening…

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Seed Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

Owing to the failure of the [?] districts, a deputation has been arranged to wait upon the Minister of Agriculture to urge the Government to supply farmers with seed…

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Wool From Wingadee. Written for the "Western Post."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

There's wool along the river, And there's wool beside the tank, and the carrier 'loves the giver' Who amongst the squatters rank…

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Sheep's Head

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 4

Required: A. sheep's head, three carrots, three turnips, three parcnipe, five onions, parsley, pepper and salt. Method.—Soak the head in warm water to…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] Herald Office. Friday Evening, [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

Splendid weather has [?] during the week. The [?] have been bright [?] [?] [?]…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 3

The preceding articles related more particularly to those vegetable substances used for the food of man, we now proceed to describe those which are employed for…

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Wool From Wingadee

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 3

There’s wool along the river, And there’s wool beside the tank, And the carried ‘loves the [?] Who amongst the squatters rank…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, February 7

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 2

Weather— bright, warm, and [?] during the past few days. This afternoon, however, the sky clouded up, and should the north cast wind continue 21 hours touger rain may be expected. Surat reports…

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Correspondence. Wheat in Northern N. S W. From Producer’s Point Op View. [To the Editor Bliqh Watchman]

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 4

SIR.—With your permission I would like to say a few words on this subject, which must be of considerable, interest to a very large number, who, like myself, are…

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Seed Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

The Government has given authority for the distribution of seed wheat on extremely strict lines to distressed farmers…

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Drought Stricken Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

A deputation representing the Hay Landholders' Association interviewed the Minister for Lands to-day, with a request for relief to farmers, who are suffering from the effects of…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western [?] Office, Friday E[?] February 10

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

The threa[?]ng weather which prevalled during the carly part of the week passed off without res[?] and the weather has againbecomeoppressively warm. [By Telegraph.]…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 4

Large traots of land have been found suitable for growing cotton in Australia. It not only grows in the warmer parts such as Queensland, but aleo in cooler latitudes, and…

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A Standard for Wheat

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 2

MR. NEILSON has handed us a circular received from the Corn Trade section of the Chamber of Commerce dealing with the necessity of establishing a yearly…

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Correspondence. Wheat in Northern N.S.W. From a Producer’s Point of View. (To the Editor Bligh Watchman)

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 3

SIR,—Will you let me supplement what I said on the subject a few days back, with a view of showing what are my reasons for saying there is…

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