Wheat Stealers
Sydney, Thursday.—Two men named Charles and Thomas Hall were committed for trial at Albury for stealing 120 bags of wheat…
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Farming & the land, 1892
21 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2
The Farmers' Column. Mixed Grasses for Pasture
For pasturage we recommend a variety of grasses and thick seeding. Stock like variety and thrive better on it. Each variety has its season of greatest excellence, and thus…
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Sydney, Tuesday.—One hundred and ninety tons of butter were despatched from Melbourne to London by the Britannia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. Wool Rising
London, . Thursday.—The London Wool Sales are improving…
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London, Thursday.—The Siamese rice crops have failed. A disastrous famine is expected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Annual Meeting
THE annual meeting of the above association was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Queanbeyan, on Saturday, January 30th. The president (F. Campbell, Esq.,) occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Adjourned Annual Meeting
THE adjourned annual meeting of the above Association was held in the Oddfellows' Hall one Saturday afternoon. The Rev. R. A. Steel, in the absence of the…
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The feeding of the sheep has a most marked influence on the quality and quantity of the. wool. In this connection the rules to be observ ed are:—1. To obtain wool of good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer's Column. DON'T
An American paper has the following don'ts in regard to horse flesh: Don't breed that old broken-down mare. It won't pay, but will be an injury to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer's Column. DODDER
Specimens of this plant, known as Cuscuta epithymum willd, having recently been received by the Department of Agriculture from the Monaro and other districts, it…
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London, Thursday.—At the London sales present rates are maintained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Pastoral and Agricultural Association. General Meeting
A GENERAL meeting of the members of the above Association was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, on Saturday. There was a good attendance. Mr. Jas. Cunningham (President)…
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Melbourne, Tuesday.—A woman was yesterday committed for trial for starving, a child to death. She kept it for 17 days, without proper food or care. The mother…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 26. (Before Messrs. W. Frice, P. J. B. Donnelly, and A. Dyce, Js.P.) Sheep Worrying Cases
Lake Calverwell sued James Cooper for £2 10s damages done to sheep by worrying. Mr. Garraway for plaintiff, Mr. Dowing for defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Stock Protection Board
A MEETING of the above Board was held in the Courthouse, Queanbeyan, on Tuesday. Present—Messrs. N. Powell (in the chair), James Cunningham, F. Campbell, C. H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Under this heading we invite discussion on all current topics of general interest to the District. At the same time it must be distinctly understood that we do not hold ourselves in any way responsible for the opinions expressed. Farmers Arouse! to the Editor of the Queanbeyan Age
SIR,—There never was a time since free selection came into law in this colony when it was more imperative for the farming population to earnestly unite and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Under this heading we invite discussion on all current topics of general interest to the District. At the same time it must be distinctly understood that we do not hold ourselves in any way responsible for the opinions expressed. Stray Cattle. to the Editor of the Queanbeyan Age
SIR,—It is said that "a fellow-feeling makes us wondrous kind," and I am writing on behalf of my neighbour, whose front gate was thoroughly disorganised and his flower…
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Goulburn, Friday.—The Synod elected the Rev. Canon Chalmers to the vacant bishopric. The proceedings were orderly and quiet…
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Sydney, Friday.—An extensive programme is being prepared for the Farmers' Union Conference at Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan P. and A. Association. Sheep Show and Horse Parade. OFFICERS:—President, James Cunningham, Esq.; Vice-Presidents, F. Campbell, Esq., and D. T. Tully, Esq.; Executive Committee, Rev. R. A. Steel, Messrs. E. H. Land, H. J. Dixie, W. D. Downing, and J. T. Collett. Treasurer, Mr. W. A. McDonald; Secretary, Mr. W. Beatty
Our first September Sheep Show and Horse Parade is now a thing of the past, and in spite of rainy forecastings, dull morning, and cloudy sky, we had, on the…
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