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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Farm and Garden Original Articles How to Improve Country Milk

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 5

THOSE people who own thirty or forty cows, and make it a business in producing butter for the market, usually exercise great…

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Glenwood Stud Sheep

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 September 1902 · page 2

Mr. Norman Smith, of "Glenwood," Spicer's Creek, has taken so prominent a place aa a successful breeder of prize stud sheep that the following shearing results…

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Mr. Crick & tile Farmers’ & Settlers Association. Sydney, 27th August, 1902. ( To The Editor Bligh Watchman.)

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 2

Dear Sir,—The accompanying letters may be of interest to your readers and will serve to indicate Mr. Crick’s method of dealing with those who have courage…

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The Wool Crop. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 4

During last month not a single bale of wool was despatched from the railway station at Warren, although the average for the previous Augast was…

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Losses in Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 3

WE recently mentioned that a number of Messrs. Horrigau Bros. sheep were dying at Myall Mundi from some unknown cause. As the mortality still…

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Another Trouble for Sheep-ownjbrs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 3

A SHEEP-OWNER near Narromine has found another source of danger to sheep. He has been feeding a large number for some months on imported chaff, amongst…

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Pastoral and Commerial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 2

The threatening weather reported in our last issue culminated on Saturday in a welcome steady fall of rain, registering 62 points. This is the heaviest fall which…

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Commercial. the Wool Market. Sydney, September 1

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 2

The past week has been a very quiet one, and transactions have been restricted to dealing with local supplies of scoured akin wools which meet with a fair degree of enquiry at…

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Trangle. Farmers' and Settlers' Association Annual Celebration

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 2

ON Friday morning Mr. H. Willis, M.H.R., Mr. S. Phillips, M.L.A., Mr. J. M'Inerney (president of the Farmers' and Settlors Association) and Mr. T. J. Campbell…

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Sheep Stealing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 4

Mr. W. E. Parkinson, of " Umagarlee," is amongst those who have felt severely theft amongst his flocks. He was fortunate enough to have fair feed for his stock during…

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Latest Commercial Homebush Sales -- Thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 5

About 19,000 sheep and lambs penned at to-day's sales, from 78 consignors. The sheep comprised a large proportion of good useful merinos, also a large sprinkling of prime,…

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Pastoral and Commerial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 2

The weather continues bright and warm…

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Commercial. the Wool Market. Sydney, September 3

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 2

Winchcombe, Car[?]on and Co., Ltd., report:—Wool of the new clip is coming in slowly, shearing having been delayed by the welcome rains which have fallen. Meantime…

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Farm and Garden Original Articlks Marketing Farm Produce

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 6

The matter of [?]sociation in the improvement of the relation of the farmer to the salw of produce in the market is yet in in infancy…

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Farmers and Settler’s Association

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 2

An adjourned meeting of the members of the above was held in the Mechanic’s Institute last Saturday afternoon, Mr. R. Murchison being in the chair…

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Sheep Dying From Hard Feed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

MR. J. W. STEWART, Government Veterinary Surgeon, paid his promised visit to Myall Mundi last Thursday and Friday, accompanied by Mr. R. G…

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Pastoral and Commerial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

The weather for the past two days has been quite warm. The thermometer on Monday showed 89 degrees, and to-day 90 degree in the shade. There is every…

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Commercial. the Wool Market. Sydney, September 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

There has been no material alteration in the position of affairs in connection with the local wool market during the past week, and business is still confined principally to…

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Death of Sheep from Change of Diet. The Myall Mundi Case

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

THE intestines of the sheep which recently died at Myall Mundi from some indefinable cause were examined by Mr. J. D. Stewart, Government Veterinary Surgeon, on the occasion of his…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report that their next auction will be held on Thursday, 18th instant; the opening sale of the season, however, will be Tuesday, 7th October, by…

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