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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Farm and Garden. Original Abtioles. Protecting Dairy Cows

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 2

PROTECTION for dairy cows' is very apt to be neglected, and they are frequently left to obtain a soanty living from bare pastures and exposed to all the…

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The Sea Carriage of Goods Act. Difficulty in the Wool Market. Sales Suspended

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 4

THE wool sales were suspended in Sydney on Wednesday owing to the wool buyers declining to pay primage charge levied by shipowners under the Sea Carriage of Goods Act. And…

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Facts for Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 3

UNDER the above title the New Zealand LOAD and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have issued a very interesting pamphlet in which they endeavour, and fairly…

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The Farmer's Absence

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 7

' Well,' said Farmer Briggs to the artist, ' how much will [?]ee paint my farm with me standin' at t' door for?' ' Oh, five guineas,'said the artist…

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The Wool Trouble

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 2

The position of the wool trade dispute is practically unaltered…

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What People Are Saying. a Hint to Farmers

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 2

AS writer personally knows several good results from the undermentioned brand of wheat, the following may be of interest to local farmers. Sydney…

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A Splendid Onion Crop

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 2

The 1904 onion crop in Wellington produced some splendid results, notable among the largest producers being two Chinamen—Ah Fie and…

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The Wool Trade Dispute, a Settlement Ef[?]ceted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 3

The dispute between the wool buyers and shipping agents with regard to the imposition of the primage charge by steamship owners was brought to a close on Monday…

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The Deadlock in the Wool Trade. Primage Charge Reduced

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 2

THE trouble which has so completely disorganised the wool [?]of Sydney during the past few days continued during the week Representatives of the shipping companies met…

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Farmers and Settlers. Meeting of the DubboBunglegumbl[?] Branch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 2

A MEETING of the Dubbo-Bunglegumbie branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon. Mr. A. Craig occupied…

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Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 4

At the wool tales yesterday values ware well maintained. ' Greasy reached 12½d, scoured 20¼d…

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Commercial News. Wool, Grain, and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report (January 14th):— Wool—At the last moment it was found necessary to postpone the wool…

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Genesis and Progress of the Wool Industry

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

Speaking in Sydney last week Sir Francis Suttor made a most interesting speech relative to one of N.S. Wales' principal industries, viz., wool-growing…

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The Wool Trade Dispute. a Settlement Effected. Primage Charget to Be Held in Abeyance

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 6

The dispute between the wool buyers and shipping agents with regard to the imposition of the primage charge by steamship owners was on Monday…

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How Millions Were Made. Colossal Dealings in Wheat

The Castlereagh · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 3

"I do not consider my dealings in wheat pure gambling. I have made millions in London," declared a bankrupt, examined in that city…

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Australian Farming. Damage by Bush Fires

The Castlereagh · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 10

It is now clear that the fires which have occurred during the last three weeks, especially those in New South Wales, have been exaggerated by the…

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Wheat Standard Fixed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 5

At a meeting of the grain trade committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Mr. J. M. Paxton presiding, it was decided, after exhaustive…

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Wool, Grain, &c. Dalgety and Company. Ltd

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 3

WOOL:-- At the last moment it was found necessary to postpone the wool sales fixed for Wednesday last, owing to a difficulty which has arisen between wool buyers and shipping…

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Big Wheat Loads. a Record for the Mill

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 4

ON Thursday Mr. Chas. Salter brought in the biggest load of wheat received this year at the mill. The load, which was drawn 10 miles by 14 horses, consisted of 120 bags,…

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The Farm and Station. Rabbit Destruction at Wagga Farm By Means of Larbon Bi-Sulphide

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2

MR. GEO. McKEOWN, the Manager of the Wagga Experimental Farm, has sent the following communication to the Chairman of the Wagga Pastures Protection Board…

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