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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Seed Wheat. Sydney, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 4

Of 2877 applications received for seed wheat 976 have been approved. On the present soale of distribution 4020 farmers will be supplied…

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Hand-Feeding of Sheep. the Jemalong Experiments. More Than 75 Sheep Per Acre

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 4

A practical demonstration ef exceptional value to pastoralists and others, tending to solve the problem of stock-feeding under adverse conditions, and to minimise the…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 2

The weather is fearfully hot, and we have never experienced anything like it in the month of March before. Certainly we have in years gone by had hot days in…

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Hand-feeding of Sheep. The Jemalong Experiment

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 3

A PRACTICAL demonstration of exceptional value to pastoralists and others, tending to solve the problem of stock- feeding under adverse conditions, and to minimise the…

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Cablegrams. Wool Sales. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 4

At the London wool sales prices for merinos were firmly maintained at the average rate of the January series, and closed at medium from par to 5 per cent…

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Wool on Fire. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 4

Two tracKs, containing 86 bales of wool, attached to a train, caught fire between Brewarrina and Byrock. The wool was destroyed…

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Manitoba Wheat. Experiment in South Australia

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 3

AN interesting experiment has been successfully conducted at Mount Gambier, South Australia. About three years ago Mr. T. H. Williams, owner of the local Telegraph Flour Mills,…

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Scarcity of Cattle Trucks. D Trucks to be Utilised

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 3

IT appears that the necessity for carrying starving stock from foodless districts to new pastures, as well as the conveyance of stock hack to their original quarters in consequence…

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A Wool Train on Fire. Between Brewarrina and Byrock

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 4

Two trucks, containing 86 bales of wool, attached to a train, caught fire yesterday between Brewarrina and Byrock. The wool was destroyed…

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Farm and Garden, Original Articies. Staeters for R[?]pening Cream

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 6

IN order to state the subject starters plainly and intelligently, it is necessary to take the fundamental principles of the ripening of cream into…

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Baradine. Farmers and Settler’s Association

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above took place on the 7th inst. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed on the motion of…

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Warwick Farm Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 2

Flying Hdcp ; Ceontha, Euston, Berwick; Stewards Mile ; Smith, Marvel Loch, Ambulance ; Farm Stakes ; Shock, Biddy Moriarty, Paradenyia: Warwick Hdcp:…

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Homebush-- Monday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 3

THERE were 13,603 sheep and lambs forward, made up of a number of all qualities, with some very choice sheep included. Butchers competed strongly for good sheep, causing a rise in values…

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Seed Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 2

In reference to the supply of seed whest by the Government to tenant farmers, Mr. S. Phillips informs us that when the tenant farmer applies on the…

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Wool Sales. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 3

At the wool sales on Saturday merinos touched the highest prices of the series; crossbreds remained firm at late rates. LATER…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 2

Although apperances have all been in favor of rain lately none has fallen. The atmosphere has been cool during the past few days, but it looks like warming up…

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Cablegrams. Wool Sales. London, S[?]nday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 4

At the wool sales on Saturday merinos touched the highest prices of the series; crossbreds remained firm. GALWAY ELECTION…

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The Wool Market. (By Cable.) London, March 16

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 2

At the London wool sales there was good competition, and prices were well maintained…

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Eschol. Farmers and Settlers Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 2

A MEETING of the Farmers and Shelters Association was held at E[?]chol on March 13th, Mr. T. S. Campbell, the general secretary from the head branch in Sydney, attended, Mr. W…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Balladoran Branch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 2

MR. T. I. CAMPBELL, General Secretaty of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, addressed a meeting of the Balladora[?] branch on the 11th instant. Mr. James…

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