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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Tall Wheat Yarn

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 8

A story has been going round to the effect that a wonderful wheat has heen discovered by a farmer in Idabo (U.S.A.), yielding over 200 bushels per sore. It was called…

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Scarcity of Wool Trucks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 3
Also in The Western Herald, Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

In view of many complaints from country [?]stomers as to a [?] of trucks for loading wool, and the invariable reply of the goods manager to the effect that trucks…

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Pastoral and Commerrial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 4

The weather is again wanning up, and with it there are the usual indications of a change. Beautiful woolpacks are flouting about, and hope of rain still lives…

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The Record Load of Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 4

STILL they come--the record loads. A fortnight ago a waggon laden with 96 bales, weighing 16 tones 4cwt, arrived from Oban, and we thought that load would constitute a…

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The Wongarbon Sheep. to the Editor of the "Dubbo Dispatch."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 3

SIR,--With your permission I would like to refer to a letter written to the Talbragar Shire Council, wherein the writer 'complains about a sheep yard being twenty…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, & Co. Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 4

In accordance with roster arrangements, we did not hold an auction this week, our next being fixed for Tuesday, the 17th inst., when we purpose bringing forward a highly attractive…

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Farm and Dairy Original Articles [All Rights Reserved] Marigolds

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 2

In every garden space should be found for a few of these familiar old annuals. Their neat and clean appearance must, we think, commend…

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Irrigation and Watering Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 8

Mr. W. W. Froggett, Government Entomologist, chatting to a HERALD reporter upon his recent travels in other parts of the world, made some remarks about the…

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Weather and Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 4

Another week of dry weather is over, and the signs point to another of the delusive " changes" so frequent of late. From Stuart Town to Trangie and further…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 November 1908 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report (12th inst.):—In accordance with roster arrangements, we did not hold an auction last week, our next…

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Cattle Driving

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 November 1908 · page 3

Six persons have been arrested in Ireland in connection with cattle driving…

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Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 November 1908 · page 3

At Winchoombe Carson and Coy's axle on Monday, thirty-four hales combing wool, belonging to the estate lata J. Strah[?]rn, closed at 10½d per pound…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuseday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 November 1908 · page 2

The weather is hot and disagreeable. The droughty wind continues…

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Farmers Andsettlers' Association. Dubbo Branch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1908 · page 2

The monthly meeting of tha-Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Sattlers' Association was held on Saturday, the 14th inst., the president (Mr. J, Doyle) in the…

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Some Crop Reports

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 November 1908 · page 3

A Sydney firm advises the receipt of two trucks of New South Wales new milling wheat. One truck was consigned from Mr. E. H. Scholtz, of…

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Stuart Town. the Weather and Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 November 1908 · page 5

Since my last report we have been favoured with a few light showers, about 30 points falling locally, and in some parts of this locality some very…

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Dripstone. the Weather and Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 November 1908 · page 5

Hot and dry, and to make matters worse, flies are plentiful and troublesome, pestering man and boast. They have no respect to persons, but treat…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 4

The woather is muggy, dull and threatening…

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