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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Australia and the Land. What the Commonwealth Offers the British Farmer. What the British Farmer Wants. Cheap Land the Only Attraction. (From the British Australasian.)

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 4

There exists in Australia an organisation known as the Immigration League of Australia. Its headquarters are in Sydney, and its moving spirit in…

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The Farmers and Settlers Association. Secessions in Riverina

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 3

OWING to the way in which business wan conducted at the recent annual Conference of the Farmers and Settlers Association--to the continual fixing of the place of meeting at…

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Wool. a Few Hints to Wool-growers. (Continued from last Thursday.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 September 1906 · page 2

On arrival of a clip in warehouse the broker likes to have advice from owner containing station weights and description of every bale. It may not…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 September 1906 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. report under date 26th inst.:— Wool—Consequent upon the recent rains, deliveries of wool in Sydney…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Limited, under date September 25, report:—The wool market is still very bare of supplies owing to the delay caused by the rains…

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Homebush--thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 5

ABOUT 36,500 sheep and lambs were pennel at to-day's sales. The sheep comprised an excellent representation of good to prime merino wethers and ewes, with a very fair proportion of…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co, report:—Auction sales were held on three days of the past week, when the offerings amounted to 14,357 bales, and the total…

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London Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 5

At the London wool sales recent prices were exceedingly firm…

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Facts About Grains of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 7

Ideal bread can only be made by condansing in flour all the nurritious elements of wheat, which can be readily assimilated A grain of wheat has four distinct parts,…

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Wool Sales. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 4

Yesterday's wool sales were exceedingly firm with keen American competition…

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The Wool Market. Sydney, September 25

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 2

Winchombe Carson & Co. Ltd., report:—The wool market is still very bare of supplies owing to the delay caused by rains. The roads are still in a bad condition and some…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Cultivation of Corn

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 2

IT has been clearly demonstrated that any mutilation of corn roots has an injurious effect. Penning three to four times during the ordinary season on all sides six…

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Farm and Field. Grindstone with Pedal

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 7

A reader of one of our exchanges has Revised a simple means of turning the grindstone by foot power. As shown in the illustration, the gearing of a bicycle…

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"Irrigation and Land Drainage." a Book for Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 3

We are pleased to acknowledge the receipt from the publishers, Mes rs. Angus and Robertson, Sydney, of a work by Mr. W. Gibbons Cox, entitled "Irrigation and…

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Baby Farmer Committed. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 4

At the police court yesterday Elizabeth Scholes was again committed for trial for baby farming…

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Wool Exhibit in London

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 October 1906 · page 4

The London correspondent of the "S.M. Herald" on August 24 wrote: " I may mention that to the other features of the Cannon-street…

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The Wool Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1906 · page 2

The fifth series of London-Colonial wool sales which opened on Tuesday last, showed from part to 1d per lb. decline as compared with the closing rates of the previous galas…

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Wool Exhibit in London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 October 1906 · page 3

THE London correspondent of the "S.M. Herald" on August 24 wrote: -- "I may mention that to the other features of the Cannon-street showrooms has been added a…

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Wool Sales. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1906 · page 2

Wool auctions are brisk and high prices ruling…

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Regulation of Wool Trade. Short Weight Bales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 October 1906 · page 4

FOR the proper conduct of such a huge business as the selling of our wool clip by auction it is absolutely necessary that a stringent set of selling regulations should be…

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