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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Selected Story. the Young Lady of Tabbion Farm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 2

On the southern bank of the River Darling in N.S.W. [?] the town of Brewarrina and close by is Tarllon Creek, which gives its name to the farm house in its vicinity. Tarrion Farm is…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 3

At the Cooma quarter sessions on Tuesday 24th, Daniel Feeney, on bail, was charged with stealing, three sheep, the property of the Hon Alexander Ryrie, of…

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Wool Markets

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday — At the wool sales yesterday the market was very firm at last weeks closing rates for all descriptions. Top price 15¼d for greasy; 26¾d for scoured…

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Selected Story. the Young Lady of Tarrion Farm

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 4

On the southern bank of the River Darling in N. S. W. nestles the town of Brewarrina and close by is Tarrion Creek, which gives its name to the farm house in its…

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The Wool Market

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 2

At yesterday's wool sales the bidding was strong, greasy sold up to 16d, scoured to 24d…

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Dairy Notes. The improvement of New South Wales Stock, From the Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W.

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 4

THERE seems to be a consensus of opinion that our dairy cattle require more constitution and more udder development, and our average horse more stoutness…

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Wool Markets

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 2

The wool market continues very active, with most excited bidding and a slight further advance in some of the beat wools. The tendency is generally in the sellers favour. 29,700 bales…

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Sheep and their Enemies. an Important Deputation

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 November 1899 · page 2

A DEPUTATION representing the Stock Boards Council of Advice waited upon the Colonial Secretary on Monday to urge that in the sheep districts the Dog Act should…

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Dairy Notes The Improvement of New South Wales Stock. From the Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W.

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 10 November 1899 · page 1

Dealing with horses, them were 510,638 in the colony on 31st December, 1896. The value of the improvement that could be brought about in these we will leave…

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Braidwood Police Court WEDNESDAY. (Before S. Murphy, Esq , P.m.) Stealing Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 2

Lawrence James Flynn, a youth about 20 years of age, pleaded guilty to the above charge. Constable Clemesha deposed that about 9 o'clock on the previous night he was at Abdur Haman's…

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A Millionaire Cattle King

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 4

All millionaire do not aspire to social honors and a lordly yacht. James Healey, a New Mexican millionaire cattle king, lives no better than, not even so well, as the…

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Another Slaughter of Sheep by a Train

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 2

IT is Only a abort time back that we reported a flock of sheep camped on the line near Bungendore being run into by a train and forty of their number killed. A like…

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Notes and Comments. Sydney, Monday. the Wool Sales

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 2

The most interesting spot in Sydney at the present moment is the Wool Exchange. It is crowded with eager buyers, and competition, unusually keen, is now sharpened to the…

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Dairy Notes. The Improvement of New South Wales Stock. From the Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. Part Iii

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 1

I am frequently asked the question: What is the best breed of cattle for dairy purposes} Now, no more indefinite query could be put, because the…

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Wool Market

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—At yesterday's wool sales scoured sold up to 29¼d, greasy to 16¾d…

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Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—The wool market continues very strong with eager competition for best lots, whicn show a further advance of five per cent on the week; other…

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Commercial. WOOL

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 22 November 1899 · page 3

The Australasion Mortgage and Agency Co, Ltd.; John and Co., Ltd; Da[?]gety and Co., Ltd.; Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd; Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd.; Hill, Clark…

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Wheat Yield

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 2

THE Government Statistician's preliminary estimate of the wheat crop of the earliest districts of the colony has been published. A new departure of issuing the information…

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Dairy Notes. The Improvement of New South Wales Stock. From the Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. Part Iv. The South Coast Cattle. The Illawarra Durhams

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 3

The South Coast cattle, according to the best authorities, originated from crossing the Holstein, Ayrshire, and Durham breeds. Then the farmers,…

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The Wheat Crops

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 2

The Government Statistician's preliminary estimate of the wheat crop of the earliest districts of the colony has been published. A new departure of issing the information as it becomes available…

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