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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Ponto Farmers' Union

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 June 1902 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Ponto Branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held at Ponto on Saturday, 14th June. The following business was…

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Vermont Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 3

BY the steamer Strathmore there arrived last week in Sydney, in charge of Mr. C. O. Church, a consignment of 51 Vermont ranis and owes, the property of Messrs. Bissell…

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Pastoral and Commerial. Western Herald Office

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 6

Friday Evening. The weather is beautiful…

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Champion Sheep. Sydney, June 27

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 6

The ram, Bonnie Chie[?], owned by Mr. S, McCaughey, won the grand champion prize at the Sheep Show. The champion ewe went to Tamania…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Sydney Sheep Sales. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 5

The ram, Bonnie Chiel, owned by Mr. S. McCaughoy, won the grand champion prize at the Sheep Show. The grand champion for ewe went to Tasmania…

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Prize Sheep at the Show. Sydney, Friday.]

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 3

The ram Bonny Chiel, owned by Mr, S. M'Caughey, won the grand champion prize at the Sheep Show, being classed as strong wool unhoused. Mr. James…

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The Latest Telegrams, Seed Wheat. Sydney, Fridny

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 3

In the Assembly yesterday the Minister for Agriculture declined to places sun on the estimates to purchase seed wheat for farmers, as it would be…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Angora Goats. I

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 5

ANGORA. goata thrive beat on bush land where there are. plenty of sprouts, weeds, and other vegetation. They seem to prefer that…

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Pastoral Letter

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 June 1902 · page 2

A pastoral letter refering to the Pope's jubilee was road in all the Roman Catholic Churches yesterday…

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Loss of Sheep

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 June 1902 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Sheepbreeders Association on Saturday night, the chairman said that by the end of the year the number of sheep in this State…

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Farmers and Settlers’ Association

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above Association was held in the Mechanic’s last Saturday afternoon, when there was a fair attendance of members present…

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High Price Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 2

OWING to the extreme scarcity of feed, consequent on the prolonged drought (says Saturday's Maitland Mercury) it is now a matter of great difficulty for butchers to obtain any decent…

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Annual Sheep Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 2

THE sheep sales which follow the annual exhibition of the Sheepbreeders' Association were opened on Monday last at Bradley's Head, Quarantine Grounds, where a number of…

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The Sheep Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 3

THE sheep sales which follow the annual exhibition of the Sheepbreeders' Association were opened on Monday at Bradley's Head Quarantine Grounds, when a number of…

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The Wool Traffic

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 2

IT IS REPORTED that the wool traffic for the financial year, so far as the railway, system is concerned, has practically concluded. Taking the three ports of Sydney, Newcastle, and…

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WOOL. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 4

During the financial year 596,000 bales of wool were received in Sydney, Newcastle and Morpeth, being an increase, of 36,000 bales as compared…

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New Sheep Vans. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 4

Owing to the increase in (he number of sheep vans required the Railway Commissioners have accepted a tender for 100 new vans at a cost of about…

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Wool and Produce Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 2

The New Zealand Lean and Mercantile Agency Company Co. report:- The market has continued very quiet, buyers having shown no disposition to…

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Sheep From New Zealand. Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 4

A steamer left New Zealand yesterday with 500 live sheep for Sydney…

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High Prices for Sheep. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 3

Several hundred cross-bred sheep from Victoria were sold at Homebush yesterday, and brought extreme rates, making up to 41s 2d per head. Forty…

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