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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

1,200 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 60

Wellington Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 4

In this issue will be found particulars of a special sheep sale at Wellington on the 9th February next, when Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston will sell…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Our catalogue of the 29th January included an excellent selection from the Northern Tableland. These favorite…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Rape and Barley in Dry Areas

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 9

As rotation of crops will be, of necessity, forced upon wheat-growers and mixed farmers generally, in the course of a few years to enable the fertility…

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Serial Story. Romance of an Irish Farm Chapter Ii

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 10

"Rogueen-fooleen" had his pockets at the moment lined with contraband tobacco which he was carrying over the cliffs to a friend, but he looked up…

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Wellington Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 4
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

In this issue will be found particulars of n special sheep sale at Wellington on 9th February next, when Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., will sell by…

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Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date January 31st:—We brought forward a large catalogue of 6400 bales at our sale on Tuesday, the 30th inst.,…

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Beetles Damage Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture recently received from Mr. J. B. Suttor, Commercial Commissioner in the East, a sample of woollen tops, shipped from…

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Good Wool Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 4

(Competition for (high-class wools is very strong at present in Sydney. Japanese and American buyers are particularly active, 14%d per lb. being…

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Record Haulage of Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 6

[?] performed the record [?] as the appended list will show. With a waggon…

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The Sheep Fly and the Rabbit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 7

At a meeting of the Wagga Pastures Protection Board a letter was received from the Jerilderie Board asking for co-operation in having an Act passed…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Cobar Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefld, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of tho Department. Tho Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would ho impracticable to the individual producer…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. For The Man On The Land. These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. [?]), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. Rust in Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 8

Reports from tbe State Experiment Farms throughout the State relative to the liability of the different kinds of wheat to rust are [?]. The…

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Cheap Farming Land

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 4

On turning to our advertising columns, readers will observe that tho famous "Terramungamine" Estate is now being offered for private sale in 49 blocks. The…

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Motive Power on the Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 7

Machinery is the order of the day; there is no sense in doing by hand that which can be J[?] better and quicker by the aid of machinery. The " Alfa- Laval"…

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TOMINOLEY. Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 2

The annual meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday last, when the following members were…

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EUMUNGERIE. Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the Eumungerie branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association took place on the evening of Saturday, 27th inst., in Wh[?]en's…

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Latest Particulars. Alarming Situation. Fisher Considers Strike Unnecessary. Railway Men Out. Brisbane Shut Up. Butter Factory Windows Broken. Mounted Police Called Out. Grog Supply Cut Off. Government Determined to Maintain Order. Possibility of Sydney and Melbourne Tramway Men Joining in. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 5

The situation at Brisbane is rapidly becoming more alarming. Mr. Finlayson, M.H.R., wired Mr. Fisher suggesting that a…

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The Pastoral Out Look

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 4

It cannot be denied that the pastoral outlook at the present time is anything but reassuring. That stormy petrel of prophecy, Mr Wragge,…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 4

The weather is still very hot, and the north-east wind still blows. The indications for rain are becoming stronger, and we would not be at all surprised if there were a…

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