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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Commercial. the Wool Market. Sydney, April 6

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1902 · page 2

The past week has been a particularly quiet one in connection with the local wool trade and although a good enquiry has been met with, the market is practically bare of…

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Trangie. Farme[?]s' and Settlers' Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1902 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Irangie Branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held in Heffernan's Hall, Trangie, on Saturday evening…

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The Wheat Yield

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 7

The recent figures respecting the wheat yield for 1901 show, once more, the absolute unreliableness of any forecast issued before the harvest has actually…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 4

Yesterday's wool sales were strong. Beat scoured and lowest qualities advanced 5 per cent.: other descriptions unaltered…

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High Price of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 4

The high price ruling for wheat has caused the ship Iredale, which cleared with a full cargo of breadstuffs, to return to Darling Harbour to unload…

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The Price of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 4

The regret of most of our wheat growers at the present time will be that they disposed of their produce so early in the season. The season's market opened at a…

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A Crack Judge of Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 4

Our Bodangora correspondent, writes as follows:—I heard a good incident related the other day re Mr. Harry Martin's capabilities as a judge of wool. A certain…

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Messrs. Quirk, McLeod's Wheat Shed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 4

When the Railway Commissioners were here yesterday, Mr. McLeod, of Messrs. Quirk, McLeod and Co., asked for some consideration in their enterprise in erecting…

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A Farmer Robbed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 4

Whilst riding between Castlemaine and Guildford, Victoria, early on Monday morning, a farmer was pulled from his horse and throttled (being rendered unconscious) by…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Faitening Cattle Foe Profit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 6

IF cattle have to be purchased for fattening purposes, one should never buy inferior stock at my price, bat should select cattle that are well…

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Artificial Feeding of Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 5

IT is reported that an interesting experiment in the artifical feeding of sheep is being conducted at Hay, where 5000 owes, rising 4tooth, are being fed on chair in a small…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 2

The weather is Still cool and clear…

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Commercial. the Wool and Produce Market. (By Telegraph). Sydney, April 11

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 2

Yesterday' wool sales were again active. Greasy reached 8[?]d, and scoured 18d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report that:—Business in the…

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The Dairying Industry

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 3

AT a recent meeting of the Dairy Farmers' Union of New South Wales, Mr. O'Callaghan, the Government and dairying expert, who has been invited to give a lecture in…

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Trangie Farmers and Settlers' Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Trangio Farmers' and Settlors' Association was held last Saturday afternoon. Mr. Kelly, delegate to Sydney in connection with the recommendation of…

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Trangie Farmers and Settlers' Association. to the Editor of the Dubbo Dispatch

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 5

SIR.--I doem it desirable, in the interest of the residents of Trangie, to refute certain statements made so wildly by some members of the Trangie Farmers and Settlers' Association at…

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The Farmers’ Union

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 2

The Hon Secretary. Mr. T. Hutchinson, is busily engaged sending out circulars to all the farmers in the district, pointing…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 2

It is all weather, beautiful weather, and yet no weather, and weather we will be able to weather it or not, there'll not be a wether left soon—u[?] it rains…

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Commercial. the Wool and Produce Market. Sydney, April 12

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 2

The monthly series of winter sales were continued on Wednesday and Thursday last when catalogues were submitted by all the rolling brokers aggregating 8288 bales,…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 2

Heavy clounds are hanging about, but they are very high up and we cannot say there is a chance of rain…

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