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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Railway Returns. Wool and Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 3

THE railway officials report that the wool is coming in very rapidly now, owing, no doubt, to early shearing and the comparatively dry weather. During the past week the receipts at…

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London Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 5

The London wool sales closed very firm at the highest prices of the series…

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Through the Dubbo Wheat Belt. II

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 3

THE strong soil of our river banks is by no means the beat for wheat- growing. The lighter soils, a mile or two back, are mu[?]t superior in a season that isn't made to order. The river…

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Latest Commercial. Wool Etc. John Bridge and Co.,ltd. Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 3

WOOL:-Sales were held during the week when fairly important catalouges consisting of new clip from a good many districts of this State and Queensland were submitted to a…

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Property Sale. Well Improved Farm near Trundle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 4

WE invite attention to the following sale by E. Weaver and Co., of Forbes, of the property known as "Norong" (Mr. McAnaney's) 15 miles from Trundle, consisting of 46941 neros,…

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Gold in Sheep's Teeth

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 October 1904 · page 2

Some time ago a mild sensation was caused by the discovery of a quantity of gold in the tooth of a sheep that had been killed in London, and…

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Destruction of Sheep by Dogs and Foxes. Proposal of Place the Dog Act under the Administration of the P. P. Boards

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 5 October 1904 · page 2

MR. F. E. WINCHCOMBE, M. L. A, recently urged that in order to strong then the hands of the Pastures Protection Boards in dealing with the dingo and fox posts, the whole of the…

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The Ostrich Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1904 · page 3

" HAVE you seen our Ostrich Farm?" This is about one of the first questions asked of the visitor to " Gi[?]" to-day; and in that brief question the possibility of a new and…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson & Co. report: The wool market continues very firm, with a good demand for all classes of wool. The new clip is coming forward…

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"Blown Sheep." an Official Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 7

The Department of Agriculture has issued the following report concerning sheep maggot fly, or blown sheep' in Australia:—" The trouble of 'blown…

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Commercial News. Wool Grain and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 7

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report (October lst):—Wool.—Daring the past week transactions in wool have been confined to…

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Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report, under date, Sydney, October 5, 1904, as follows:—Auction sales will be resumed on Monday next, and on…

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Gold In Sheep's Heads

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 8

An East End doctor has made a remakable discovery, A few days ago he was in the house of a friend at Bethnal Green, when he picked up the jawbone of a sh[?]p, noticing a…

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Seed Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 3

For seed wheat to the value of £127,000 distributed by the Government the balance owing is £56,700…

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Latest Commercial. Wool Etc. Harrison, Jones and Devlin. Limited, Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 3

WHEAT.--The market for this grain continues very firm, and although shipping buyers are not operating with as much freedom as of late millers will readily purchase at full…

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Self-help Among Farmers An Excellent Example

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 2

THE farmers on the Furracabad Estate, near Glen Innes, have just instituted a systein of self-help which might well be emulated by many others in similar positions. Until…

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Through the Dubbo Wheat Belt. II

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 12 October 1904 · page 3

MR. J. CARTER, who struck me as a well-fitted attainment for his position, in the teacher of the Coalbaggie school. I forgot to mention last week that Mr. B. Kilby usually runs 3000…

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Detention of a Farmer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 12 October 1904 · page 3

In connection with the forcible detention of a paralytic sheep farmer named Keenan, accused alleged he had a power of attorney from Kennan giving him control of the…

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Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 October 1904 · page 4

The Chief Inspector of Stock reports that last year the State imported 1,521,270 sheep, and exported 761,540…

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Cattle Sale at Orange

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 October 1904 · page 4

Messrs. J. S. Leeds and Co. notify an important sale at the Corporation saleyards Orange, on Thursday next, 20th October, at 11 a.m., when they…

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