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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Sheep Export. South African Trade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 6

IN his recently issued report on South African trade during the year 1906, our commercial agent, Mr. George Valder, makes some interesting remarks on the sheep…

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A Rise in Butter. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

Yesterday morning the wholesale price of butter in Sydney was farther advanced to 120s per cwt for superfine brands, being a rise of four shillings. Other grades…

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Sheep for Homebush. Omitting the T Mark

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

IT has been notified that of late there is a tendency on the part of stockowners and others consigning sheep to Homebush to omit branding the letter T on the animals so consigned…

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" Wet" or " Dry " Sheep. The Shearers and the Pastoralist

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

AT Orange District Court, on Wednesday, Henry Burns, Thomas Smith, Michael Gibbons, and William Livingstone, shearers, proceeded against James McClymout, of "Coilsfield," Spring…

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The Wool Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, February 12

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

As sales proceed the demand is becoming more general, and while the expansion has not been followed by any appreciable movement in values, it has had the effect of…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles (All Rights Reserved.) Dairy Notes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 2

Long churuings cause more annoyance to the dairymaid in spring and autumn than at other seasons, and the cause of this is that at these two…

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Geurie. Farmers and Settlers' Carnival

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

THE carnival held at Geuri[?] on Wednesday by the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was, despite the rainy weather, very successful…

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Farmers' Telephones

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 3

The Melbourne correspondent of the DAILY TELEGRAPH reports that Mr. Austin Chapman says that when he stated in Sydney the other day that the Government…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort and Co., report under date 12tli inst.:—We submitted an average catalogue of 3646 bales at our auction to-day to a good attendance…

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Sale of a Dairy Herd

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

The sale of Mr. H. M. Sarina's dairy herd was conducted by Messrs Bedford and Taylor at the Wellington yards on Saturday afternoon. There was a fair…

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Re Branding Travelling Sheep with Letter “T.”

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 3

Mr. E May-Steers, Stock Inspector, has handed us the following letter for publication : It has been noticed of late that there is…

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Travelling without a Permit a Cassillis Sheep Man Fined. a Harsh Proceeding

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 3

At the Mudgeee Police Court, on Friday before Messrs. O. A. Edwards, P.M., and C. H. Tucker-man, J.P, George Fitzgerald, a well-known resident of…

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Travelling Sheep Without a Permit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 4

At the Mudgee Police Court, Mr. F. H. Whyte, Inspector of Stock, proceeded against G. Fitzgerald for travelling sheep without a permit, the charge being…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

The weather to-day has been hot and muggy. Yesterday a heavy dust storm came from the north-east, and rain was expected to follow, but hopes were again…

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The Wool Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, February 18

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

At Winchcombe, Carson & Co.'s wool sales yesterday the market ruled strong at last week's rates, Competition was animated for all good descriptions. Greasy reached…

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The Cattle Tick in Queensland. New Restrictions as to Crossing Places

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 3

A PROCLAMATION has been issued in the 'Government Gazette' notifying that all stock that have been within 50 miles of Mitchell, in Queensland, subsequent to a…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Wednesday, February 19, 1908. THE £100 Sheep Prize

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

In our last issue we reported that the committee of the Dubbo Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Association had taken the forward step of deciding on a…

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Mr. Wade's Manifesto Again. The "Farmer and Settlers'" Criticism

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 4

THE 'Farmer and Settler' has hitherto been the faithful follower of the Carruthers-Wade party, but the recent manifesto of the present Premier on the eve of the Municipal and…

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Pickling Seed Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 7

Mr. George L. Sutton writes in the "Agricultural Gazette:" "Seed wheat intended for this season's planting may be pickled' with bluestone…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date l8th February:—Caution is still the predominant feature at the current…

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