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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Patent Sheep Truck

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 December 1900 · page 2

Considerable interest was manifested at Flemington on Wednesday in the arrival of a patent sheep truck, constructed on a new plan, to the design of Mr. William…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 December 1900 · page 3

At Thursday's wool sales the offerings totalled over 9000 bales, being the largest sales this season. Bidding was very animated, and the market was fairly sustained…

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A Successful Wheat Growing Experiment

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 December 1900 · page 2

Mr. J. Cahill will harvest a very fair crop from his settlement lease a few miles from Mullengudgery. Though this is hits first season there, he had rather more than a…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 3

Cattle easier. Best bullocks from £9, extra from £10 10s, good from £8 10s, medium from £7 10s…

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Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 3

Sheep higher. Best wethers to 13s 8d, good 12s to 12s 6d, medium from l1s. Shorn—best mermo wethers to 12s ld, good from 11s…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday greasy made to 9d, scoured to 16[?]d…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, December 4

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 2

The prolonged excessive heat culminated curly this morning in n heavy thunderstorm accompanied by a welcome downpour, 35 points of rain being registered in Bourke. This, though comparatively useless to…

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Sydney Wool Sales. (By Telegraph.) SYDNEY, December 4

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 2

At the local wool sales yesterday, greney made to 9d, scoured to [?]…

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American Wheat Farms

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 3

Mr. R. Holland contributes an interesting article to "Pearson's Magazine" describing the enormous wheat farms in the Western States of America. Some of the "Bonanza"…

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Spicer's Creek. Meeting of Farmers' Union

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 5

Mr. Blackball, president, in the chair. Minutes of last meeting having been read and confirmed, the secretary read correspondence from the Roads Department to Mr…

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About "Wheat."

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 7 December 1900 · page 1

This is the answer sent to a question given in a country school, "What do Jon know about wheat?":—"Wheat is a well-known serial, when it;s groan…

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Breeds of Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 3

WRITES "Berserker" in the "Queenslander": -- Queensland with its diversified climate, configuration, and varied classes of pasture, does not permit of any fixity of rule…

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Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 5

AT yesterday's wool sales the business was active. Greasy reached [?] and scoured 14d…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 5

Cattle much higher. Best bullocks from £9, extra from £11, good from £8 10s, medium from £7 15s…

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Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 5

Sheep advanced. Shorn Best merino wethers from 12s 6d, good from 11s 6d. Woollies very scarce…

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Dubbo Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 4

A MEETING of the Committee of the above Association was held at the rooms on Wednesday evening. Mr. F. Mack (one of the vi[?]presidents) occupied the chair and there were…

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Pastoral and Commercial, Western Herald Office, Friday Evening, December 7

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

Comparatively [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Points of Good Horses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 3

The heaviest draught horse, even, will sell very much better if he has good style and action. Select animals with round body, deep chest, short back, strong loin,…

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Sheep Buying

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 December 1900 · page 2

So as to keep up the good reputation of their father as a sheep breeder, Messrs. Harry and Charlie Martin, of "Gunegalderie," continue to buy high-class sheep…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 December 1900 · page 3

Two big catulogues were offered on Thursday, amounting to 8570 bales and sales for the day were 7466 bales. The high character of the wools submitted induced very…

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