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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Partlcolored Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 7

In the Camaroon districts of Africa are thousands of remarkable sheep, and the Germans who have settled there say that they are useful domestic animals…

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Commercial. the Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2

Winchcombe, Oarson and Co., Ltd., report:—Active business will not he resumed in Sydney until Monday, tho 5th January, when euction sales will be continued…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2

Great heat still continues, and the herbage, the result of the late rains is wittering fast, On Tuesday last the glass showed 104 degrees on Wednesday 112 was the maximum, while…

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Cobar Pastoral and Agricultural Association. (To the Editor Cobar Herald.)

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2

Dear SIR,—As the annual meeting of the above Association will be bald shortly, in Cobar, it is to be hoped that the residents of Cobar and…

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Splendid Seasons in New England. Phenomenal Crop Returns

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 4

HARVESTING is in full swing at North Guyra, and the crops are the best for years. Fat stock are becoming plentiful and record potato crops expected this year…

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A Crop of Criminals

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 3

"THERE are few people in this city," said a police sergeant while speaking to a DAILY T[?]LEGRAPH reporter, "who have the faintest idea of the crop of criminals…

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An Estimated Record Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 3

HA[?]VESTING is in full operation at Glen Innes, days an exchange, but the phenomenal growth renders the work a matter of some difficulty, as in some instances oats…

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Poultry Farming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 6

Yards for fowls are seidom too large. They should be big enough so that the grass will grow and keep growing. A Plymouth Rock specialist keeps tea to…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Willows As Retuners of the Banks of Rivers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 6

[?] of the problems that confronts mthe farmers it the use of proper plants under the varied conditions of soil and [?]mate. Usually the…

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Starving Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 3

Three thousand starving sheep have arrived at Wallerawang to be hand fed; 15,000 more are on route from the Parkes district…

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Starving Sheep. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 3

3000 starving sheep have been untrucked at Wallerawang and will be hand fed; 15,000 more are due to arrive from Parkes…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 3

The first wool sales of the Year were held yesterday, the market opening at par to 5 per cent, firmer on the closing quotations of last year…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Officie, Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 2

Saturday last was a record day, viz., 121½ in the shade. Since then it has been cooler, but very boisterous; the wind blowing from the west and south-west. There is no hope…

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Wool on Fire. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 3

By a fire at West Narrabri 550 bales of wool were destroyed yesterday…

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Commercial. the Wool Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, January 1

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 2

At the opening of the local wool sales yesterday the prices showed an advance from 4 to 5 per cent. Greasy reached 11¾d and occured 20½d…

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Alleged cattle Stealing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 3

The Galgong Police Court was crowded again last Friday, scores of people being unable to gain admission, when Ernest Hough and William Blaine (on bail) were…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report Jan. 6:—After an interval of three weeks wool sales were resumed this afternoon, under the most favorable auspices. There…

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Boer Farmers' Delegates

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 6

The farmer delegates from South Africa, who are visiting Australia with a view of studying our methods of agriculture, arrived at Bourke on Saturday night and visited the…

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Maize Crops Ruined

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

It seems the hardest of lack to producers that after counting on good crops of maize to make up to some extent for the wheat failure, such disastrous weather as…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Fiday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2

The weather is graJually brooming warmer aftur the cool change. The climax will probably bo reached about Sunday. (BY TELEGRAPH.)…

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