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Farming & the land, 1892

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The Macdonaldtown Baby Farming Cases. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 November 1892 · page 2

THE city coroner resumed the inquest this morning on the body of the infant found by the police on the 3rd inst. buried in a yard at the rear of 25 Burron-street, Macdonaldtown…

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What pays best, Milk or Butter?

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1892 · page 4

IN reply to the question, "What pays better, to make milk into butter or cheese?" Peter Collier, director of the New York experiment station at Genova, answers substantially that…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 3

Messrs. Bear Bros., Grong Grong, have sold 30 fat bullocks. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy, agents. Mr. Jas. Denni[?], Tarcutta, has sold 750…

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The Wheat Crops. (To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

Sir;—I have on several occasions during the last month felt rather amused at the highly imaginary views ol several press correspondents of your own and other…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. THUSDAY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:—At our wool sales to-day we submitted a good catalogue comprising 5500 bales. There…

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London Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] London, Nov. 24

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

The London wool sales had to be postponed to-day on account of the heavy fog. The quantity available for the scries is 238,000 bales, of which 20,000 have gone…

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One-Crop Farmers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 5

MR. De La Motte, Inspector of Agriculture, has been officially interviewing the Moama farmers, and writes thus: It is very pleasing for me to report that the "…

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North Wagga Common and the Model Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 3

A RUMOR gained currency in Wagga sometime ago us to certain alleged intentions of the Minister of Lands, in regard to the North Wagga Common, which caused some…

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The Macdonaldtown Baby Farming Cases. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

The inquest on the Maedonaldtown baby farming case was resumed to-day, and the evidence concluded. The solicitor for the Makins intimated that he did not intend to…

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Sydney Baby Farming Horrors

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

At the baby farming inquest yesterday (telegraphs our Sydney correspondent), disclosures were made to the effect that babies' clothing had been pawned in the name of Mrs. Makin…

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Farmers and Low Wages

The Worker · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 3

"High wages are ruining the country; farming wan't pay without cheap labour; the [?]sts through their strikes to maintain [?]possible rates have caused the…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1892 · page 3

The following are the local stock passings: —195 crossbred, and merino fat wethers (Mackay and Copland's), Pom[?]ngalarna to Flemington (Sydney), and 398 do to…

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London Wool Sales. Advance in Prices. London, Nov. 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1892 · page 2

The fifth and last series of colonial wool sales for 1892, the opening day of which was postponed from yesterday on account of a dense fog, commenced this evening…

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The Macdonaldtown Baby Farming Cases. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1892 · page 2

The inquest on No. 4 body found in Makin's yard, at Macdonaldtown, was concluded to-day. The jury found that body No. 4 was identical with the infant of…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1892 · page 2

MESSRS. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy report having held their usual weekly sale on Saturday last at the new Farmers' Market, Kincaid-street. The following are…

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Wagga District Crop Reporting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1892 · page 3

THE following are the names of the voluntary crop sub-reporters already appointed, and their districts. Persons willing to act for those districts (marked with an asterisk)…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1892 · page 2

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. wire to the Wagga Wagga Advertiser:—We offered at our wool sales to-day 5527 bales, and sold 5223 bales. Prices were…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, Nov. 28

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1892 · page 2

This evening's wool sales passed off very briskly, with biddings particularly for Riverina wools. There is good competition on Continental account but the home trade…

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Mr. Anthony Brunskill's Prize Model Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1892 · page 3

THE October number of the Agricultural Gazette contains the report of the judge (Mr. John Coleman) on the model farms which obtained first prize in the years 1890 and…

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The Model Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 1 December 1892 · page 2

In the columns of this journal have appeared items of intelligence over which Wesleyed ministers have seriously conversed and prayed during the sessions of the late district…

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