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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

166 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 9

Green Manure Crops for Orchards

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 1

The natural conditions under which fruit is grown in California are so much akin to what we experience in this colony, that we may with every prospect…

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Peculiar Experience of a Farmer's Wife

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 4

A farm wife's life may be thought regular and devoid of incident, but for 17 years the life of Mrs Hannah Eliza Nevin, the wife of a farmer residing at Oakwood, Inverell, has…

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Peculiar Experience of a Farmer's Wife

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 4

A farm wife's life may be thought regular and devoid of incident, but for 17 years the life of Mrs Hannah Eliza Nevin, the wife of a farmer residing at Oakwood, Inverell, has…

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Meteorological Forecast for Farmers and Gardeners. for the Month of August, 1960

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

10th--Atmosphere unfavourable for sowing and planting. Weather unchanged. 11th to 13th--Good atmosphere for farm and garden operations. Weather in…

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Poultry Notes. Farm, Plumpton, Booty Hill

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

IN following up the branch of seasonable work, under notice last month, it is necessary to refer to the charactics of the different types of fowls generally to be found in…

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Braidwood as a Dairying Centre

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

“The Farmer’s Co-operative News,” of August 6th writes :—-The Braidwood Butter Factory is expected to be at work again shortly after a spell of…

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Wool Clip

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

THE shearing season has fairly set in and pastoralists and sheep farmers are speculating with pride and pleasure on the prospects of the clips. The general community…

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Meteorological Forecast for Farmers and Gardeners. for the Month of September

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 3

1st to 3RD--Atmosphere loss productive. Weather cloudy, cold winds and squally, frost and snow in many places, especially in northern and southern districts. In…

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[Meteorological Forecast for Farmers and Gardeners.] for the Month of September

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 3

1ST to 3RD-- Atmosphere less productive. Weather cloudy, cold winds and equally, frost and snow in many places, especially in northern and southern districts. In…

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Meteorological Forecast for Farmers and Gardeners. for the Month of September

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 September 1900 · page 4

1ST to 3RD -- Atmosphere less Productive. Weather cloudy, cold winds and squally, frost and snow in many places, especially in northern and southern districts. In…

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Committal for Cattle-Stealing

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 2

AT the Captain's, Flat Police Court last Friday, a lad of 15, named Henry Murphy, was brought up on remand charged with cattle stealing. Accused was defended by…

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Meteorological Forecast for Farmers and Gardeners. for the Month of September

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 2

1ST to 3RD-- Atmosphere less productive. Weather cloudy cold winds and squally, frost and easy in many places. especially in northern and southern districts. In…

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Skill & Power of the Boer Farmer

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 1

The skill and power of the Boer farmer in the matter of lifting heavy weights are remarkable. These he inherits from his forebears, who were compelled to hew…

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Sheep's Tongues

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 2

Soak four or five sheep's tongues in a strong brine for two or three hours. Then boll with some mace, whole pepper and allspice, till the skin will peel off. Remove…

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Meteorological Forecast for Farmers and Gardeners. for the Month of September

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 2

KST to 3RD-- Atmosphere loss productive. Weather cloudy, cold winds and squally, frost and snow is many places, especially in northern and southern districts. In…

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Braidwood Police Court. Monday, Sept. 17. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Cattle Straying

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 September 1900 · page 2

John Allen was summoned by T. H. Wingrave for allowing homes to trespass on the strata. He pleaded guilty and was fined is and costs 4s lOd. T. Pooley was charged with allowing three horses…

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Meteorological Forecast fox Farmers and Gardeners. for the Month of September

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 4

1ST to 3RD -- Atmosphere less productive. Weather cloudy, cold winds and squally, frost and snow in many places, especially in northern and southern districts. In…

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Smallest Sheep in the World

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 1

The very smallest of all the kinds of sheep, says a contemporary, is the tiny Breton sheep. It is too small to be very profitable to raise, for, of course, it…

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Sheep's Hearts

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

Soak three sheep's hearts in lukewarm water for an hour, cut away the pipes, and fill the centre of the hearts with veal stuffing made with six ounces of breadcrumbs, a…

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Britain’s Big Butter Bill

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1900 · page 6

Australian butter-makers will no doubt be interested if we reprint a Frenchman’s statistics on the butter trade with England. M. de Loverdo’s paper gives the following…

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