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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Butter Commission

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 4

The Victorian Premier has made an offer to Mr. Carruthers that the Butter Commission should take evidence in Sydney. The question is under…

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What Are Cattle?

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 2

A matter of great importance to those engaged in the slaughtering trade—involving a tax calculated at about £60,000 upon the slaughterers…

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Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited report [?] date Sydney, September 7th. 1904. as follows:— We submitted at auction on Wednesday,…

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Farm Lad's Revenge. Shoots His Master and Suicides

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 5

Warcombe Farm, near Kingsbridge, was the scene of a grim discovery recently. The body of Mr Herbert Baker, the…

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Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 5

At Winchcombe, Carson's wool sales yesterday scoured reached 20¼d and greasy 8[?]d. Values practically unchanged…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company report:—" At our wool sales yesterday there was good demand for fine free greasies at extreme rates. For burry…

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Wheat Statistics. To the Editor of the Dubbo Liberal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of the 7th instant, I notice a return of the number of bags of wheat sent from the various sidings on the Coonambla line. These are not correct as…

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The Early Days in a Wheat District. No. III

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 6

WHEN men are [?]ip and tuck with nature in a primarily inhospitable country, they are very apt to let home comforts come last in the general scheme. In those first years of…

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Farm Lad's Revenge. Shoots His Master and Suicides. Uss in the Corner the International Game

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 4

Warcombe Farm, near Kingsbridge, was the scene of a grim discovery recently. The body of Mr Herbert Baker, the tenant of the farm, was found in a War in the future (remarks Mr Jerome K. Jerome, in "M.A.P.") is going to b[?] Puss in the Corner on a bigger scale. You lure your enemy away from his base…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Interesting Results in Crowing Pure Bred Corn

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 3

SOME careful experiments were recently made in order to ascertain the actual benefits of using pure bred seed corn instead of planting a common variety so as…

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Wheat Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 2

The Sydney wheat market on Saturday was quiet, and there was no change in values, parcels being bought at the rate of 3s 4½d. Some holders…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson & Co. report: Considerable quantities of the new clip, coming mostly from the early shearing districts, in the west and…

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Record Price for Shorn Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1904 · page 3

A pen of sheep, sired by Shropshire rams from merino Leicester ewes, which was exhibited at the Agricultural Show by Mr. T. J. Burbury, of Tasmania, and won…

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Butter Commission

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 September 1904 · page 4

Further startling allegations were made before the Butter Commission yesterday. The annual ploughing matches and…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 September 1904 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson & Co. report: New clip is arriving freely, and there is every indication of an early season. In view of the small quantity of…

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Wool, Grain and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 September 1904 · page 3

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:—Wool.—The wool sales held last week, although not considered as actually opening the season, were…

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Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson &Co., Limited, report under date Sydney, September 14th 1904:—New clip is arrivin freely, and there is every indication of…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 3

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON, AND Co. Report: THE now clip is arriving freely, and there is every in[?]ation of an early season. In view of the small quantity of merino wool available for…

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First Load of Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 3

The first load of wool of the season ariived at the railway station during the week It came from Mr. D. Kilby, of W[?]-while, and consisted of 24 bales of…

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Wool Etc. By Dalgety and Company, Limited

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 3

WE suffered a catalogue of 754 bales at Wednesday's sales, and have to report the sale at auction and privately of 617 bales. The highest price in gr[?]es (11d per [?]b.) was…

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