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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

115 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 6

Lion Farming

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

The greater part of the lions exhibited to the public have been born and reared in travelling menageries or caravans. As soon at a lioness dm a litter of cubs they are taken away from…

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The Wool Duty

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 2

London, Monday—The Association American wool growers and the wool manufactures have failed to agree on the new tariff rates for imported wools…

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London Wool Sales

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 3

The London wool sales have opened with a fairly brisk demand, and buyers are in moderate attendance. Prices on the whole…

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Pastoral Pleader

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 March 1897 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday—The Anglican clergy of Australia and Tasmania have issued a pastoral on the subject of Church finance, pointing out the necessity for increased…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 March 1897 · page 2

The committee of the above met in the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday afternoon. Dr Blackall presided, and there was a fair attendance. The preliminary business having…

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A Farmer Burnt Out

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 March 1897 · page 2

On Sunday last a serious fire occurred at Canberra, by which the residence of Mr Morton, senior, was totally destroyed. We have not been able to obtain any particulars…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report that catalogues of moderate extent w[?] submitted this week. The selection of w[?] was, as is usual at this period of the year, mu[?]…

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The Glut in the Wheat Market

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 2

A paragraph as to the disastrous effect which the importation of Californian flour is having upon the Riverina farmers in closing their outlet for sale of wheat appears in a recent issue of the Melbourne…

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London Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 2

London, Thursday—At he wool sales the prices are uncha[?]ged, with the exception of faulty sorts, which are weak…

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A Bird That Feeds on Live Sheep

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 4

The kea is an outlaw bird of New Zealand for each of whose bills the Government offers a reward of a shilling. The kea is a gourmand. It…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 2

An the Cooma Police Court on Friday Patrick Hayes and his two sons, James and Dennis Haves, Joseph Phillips, James Trainer, and Tommy Ah, Yee, were charged…

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Local News. Payment of Seed Wheat

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 2

WE are informed by Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan who has been interviewing the Department with regard to the above that the following circular will be issued on the matter:--…

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Payment for Seed Wheat

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 2

Mr E. w. O'Sullivan has been interviewing the authorities with regard to the payment for seed wheat, and he has to state for public information that the…

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Sydney Wool Market

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 3

We have much pleasure to drawing the attention of our readers to the advertisement of the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers Association which appears in another column of this issue…

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The Mountain Murders. Butter En Route to Sydney

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

THE Mariposa which left Auckland for Sydney on Friday night, was visited by a large crowd, but few of them were privileged to see Butler…

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The Landing of Butter

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 2

WHEN the Mariposa was within a couple of days of Sydney the prisoner relapsed into a state of mind almost as untractable as during the first few days of the voyage…

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The Drought in the Interior. Half the sheep in the Colony Expected to Perisp. A Probable in Beef and Mutton

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 3

ALTHOUGH the copious rains which fell in the coastal district during last week have been of incalculable benefit in the area over which they have…

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The New Cham Farmer

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 2

DAIRY-FARMERS and agriculturalists generally will do well to note Mr. Hennessy's now book on FARMING and DAIRYING, is catching on, and procure a copy before…

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A Herd of Cattle Poisoned By WEEDS

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 4

Over sixty head of travelling cattle died last Friday morning whilst depasturing on a portion of the Murrumbidgee Flats near…

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The New Chum Farmer

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 2

DAIRY-FARMERS and agriculturalists generally will do well to note Mr. Hennessy's now book on FARMING and DAIRYING, is catching on, and procure a copy before…

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