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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Farmers' Conference

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 August 1903 · page 4

The Farmers' and Settlers' Conference at Narrandera has resolved in favor of the conversion of homestead selections and settlement leases into conditional purchases…

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Police Court. Saturday, Aug. 8. (Before Mr. T. C. K. McKoll, P.m.) Alleged Cattle Stealing

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 3

Edward Thompson was charged with stealing one head of cattle, the property of Laurence Fallon. Mr. McQuinn appeared for the…

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Last Year's Wheat Famine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 3

Is reply to a question asked in the Legislative Assembly last week by Mr. Haynes, M.L.A. the Colon[?]d Tr[?]mer (Mr. Waddell) said: The aur[?] of wh[?] imported from outside the…

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Commercial. the Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 2

Winchombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report:—A firm tone characterises the market, and we continue to put through a fair amount of business at full late rates…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 2

The weather in the daytime is beautiful, but the nights are still frosty…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles Early Yegetables

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 6

SUFFICIENT soil should be placed above the manure to hold the entire root systems of the plants down, became it is detrimental…

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Inferior Butter

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 2

Government officials believe that this enormous quantities of inferior butter are being shipped from Melbourne to England, owing to the absence of a proper…

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Farmers in Politics

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 2

The President of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association urges the establishment of branches of the Association in every electorate, also the formation of a Parliamentary…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 August 1903 · page 2

As will be seen by our meterological means, the past faw days have been excep tionally mind; in fact Sunday was more in keeping with an carly summer's day, the…

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The Farmers and Settlers' Association's Conference. To Meet at Dubbo Next Year

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 August 1903 · page 2

AT the sittings of the Farmers and Settlers Associations annual Conference at Narandera last week it was resolved that Dubbo should be the meeting place for the next Conference,…

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The Farmers and Settlers' Conference

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 August 1903 · page 3

The Farmers and Settlers' Conference expressed approval of clause 14 in the new Land Bill providing that arrears that had accrued during the drought be paid for by instalments…

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Farmers and Settlers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 2

A special meeting of the Formers and Settlers Association was held at the Court House Hotel on Saturday last. The President (Mr. R. Webb)…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 2

Bight and clear, the nights and early mornings sharp, but during the day warm. No further indication of rain…

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The Wool Market. (By Tleegraph.) Sydney, August 21

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 2

At Winchcombe Carson and Co.'s wool sale yesterday scoured reached 21d, and greasy 11d…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Further Resolutions

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 3

THE following resolution in addition to those given in our last were carried at the sittings of the Farmers and Settlers' Association Conference at Narrandera this week:--…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles Growing Plants in Pots

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 5

THE amsteur horticulturists is liable to errors which should be avoided one of the errors is that some think that plants in pots will…

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Commercial News. Sydney Wool sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report by wire as follows:—"Wool market very firm with a better demand for merinos than at last month's…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 2

Monday night was very sultry, and shortly after midnight rain commenced to fall. It came lightly at first, and then heavily for some time. The record his morning shewed…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 August 1903 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report:— The wool market continues very firm, but the scantiness of supplies stands in the way of any great volume of business. The…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Startrrs in Butter Making

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 5

STARTERS and cultures are now extensively used. A buttermaker is not considered up todate unless he bas a fair…

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