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Farming & the land, 1892

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 3

Mr. Peter Burt, Tarcutta, has sold a draft of fat cattle. Tompson, Maiming, and Jeromy, agents. Mr. T. Stockton, North Wagga, has sold…

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Eight Trucks of Cattle Smashed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 6

ABOUT 9 o'clock on Wednesday nignt with cattle train on the Western line was proceeding to Sydney, the centre portion, consisting of eight [?], became derailed…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:—At our wool sale to-day we submitted a representative catalogue, comprising 6000…

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" New Style Farming."

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 4

IN an article in The Australasian of this week on " The New Style of Farming," the contributor " Thistledown " writes:—"In the northern parts of the colony farmers…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 3

The following are the crossings over Forbes common for the week:—Nov. 27th.—5576 wethers from Gumble Station to Molong, Dalgety and Co. owners, E. J. Owens in…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 2

Messrs. Edmondson and Co. (in conjunction with Messrs. Heath and Irvine) report laving held a most successful horse sale at the Pastoral yards on Saturday, when they…

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A Good Sheep Story

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 3

A BIT of sharp practice, in which a banking company and a firm of stock and station agents were the principal operators, took place a few days ago (says the Forbes Times),…

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London Wool Sales. London, Dec. 2

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 2

AT the London wool sales to-day there was a largo selection of heavy and inferior Queensland wools offered. The competition was weak, and prices were occasionally in…

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London Wool Market. [From the Age Special Correspondent.] London, Oct. 28

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 3

THE more cheerful fueling in wool circles, both here and in the manufacturing districts north and west, referred to in our last mail's report continues, and the event of early…

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" How to keep the Boys on the Farm."

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 2

IT will be learned with satisfaction by the members of the M.P. and A. Association and the public generally, that Mr. H. C. L. Anderson (the Director of Agriculture) has,…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 3

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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District Crop Reporting

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 4

THE following are the names of the voluntary crop sub-reports already appointed, and their districts. Persons willing to act for those districts (walked with an asterisk) where no…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1892 · page 3

Messrs. Brown and Clayton report holding a very successful sale of horses at Tumut on Saturday last, when they yarded a large number of good useful sorts. They…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 December 1892 · page 3

At the Melbourne markets on Tuesday The supply of fat sheep wu a moderate one, only, 21,000 having been yarded, consisting chiefly of middling and useful…

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The Wheat Harvest. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1892 · page 3

MR. Coghlan, the Government statistician, has prepared a statement for the information of the Colonial Secretary, regarding this season's probable wheat harvest. He…

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London Wool Sales. London, Dec 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1892 · page 3

AT this evening's wool sales the competition wits weaker all round. Medium combing wools have declined 5 per cent, since the opening of the series. Carrawilla realised…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1892 · page 3

Braim, Stevenson, and Co., Deniliquin and Hay, report the sale of 7000 aged ewes on account of R. T. H.. Clarke, Cobran; 5000 ewes on account of F. Dale,…

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Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 December 1892 · page 6

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. report:—Sydney, Friday.—We offered yesterday 4300 bales, making our total quantity catalogued this week 6554 bales. Competition from a…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1892 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:—At our fourteenth sale of the season we to-day submitted acatalogue of 6500 bales…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral Agricultural Association Address by the Director of Agriculture

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 December 1892 · page 2

On Thursday evening Mr. H. C. L. Anderson, Director of Agriculture, delivered an address entitled " How to Keep the Boys on the Farm," under the auspices of the…

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