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Farming & the land, 1893

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 2

THE New Zealand Land Association, Ltd., acting on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Melbourne, held their usual wool sale to-day, again…

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The Wheat Crop. the Season of 1893-94. Report or the Government Statistician

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 11

THE duty of reporting upon the conditions of growing crops, which until lately had been entrusted to the Department of Agriculture, has now devolved upon the Government…

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The Wool Tariff in America

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 6

ADVICES received from America by the last mail indicate that the agitation in connection with the proposal to put wool on the free list is increasing. A telegram in the…

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The Wagga Experimental Farm. Its Value to Agriculture. No. 1

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 5

A COUPLE of weeks ago it was stated that Mr. J. Coleman, the manager of the Wagga Experimental Farm, had received instructions to proceed with tho carrying out of…

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Farmers and Protection. MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 4

THE Parliamentary Tariff Board commenced taking evidence in the country districts at Nhill to-day. Several witnesses were examined, and they gave a discouraging…

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The London Butter Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 November 1893 · page 4

Some excitement was caused on Friday and Saturday in Sydney by a rumour that the London butter market had collapsed. Nothing so disastrous has occurred, but grave…

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A Magnificent Yield of Greasy and Scoured Wool

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 November 1893 · page 2

The Coonong flock of improved Vermont merinos were extremely successful at the last Wagga Show in annexing prizes in the ewes' classes, securing 12 first, two second and two…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 November 1893 · page 3

THE spring has opened with heavy rains, patchy in locality of fall, and the effect has been that one portion of the continent cries out in fear of floods while another looks…

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The London Butter Market

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 November 1893 · page 8

THE Daily Telegraph says:—Some excitement was caused on Friday and Saturday by the circulation of a rumour to the effect that the London butter market had collapsed…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.]

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1893 · page 2

Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. wire to the Wagga Wigga Advertiser:—We offered to-day 5667 bales wool. The sale passed off with good animation at very…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1893 · page 2

Mr. F. Wentworth, Burrabogie, has sold 4000 ewes. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy, agents. Mr: Jas. Harrington, Brugegong, has sold…

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The Price of Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1893 · page 4

The question of a probable rise in the value of wheat is being discussed just now (says the London correspondent of the Age) and Mr. C. Wood Davis, a Kansas statistician,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1893 · page 2

THE New Zealand Land Association, Ltd., acting on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Melbourne, submitted another large catalogue…

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Dogs Among the Sheep in New Zealand

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 December 1893 · page 6

It is doubtful if in times of peace the ear of man can be startled with any cry which carries with it an uglier significance than "There are dogs…

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The Wheat Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1893 · page 2

THE market advices from London are (yesterday's Argus says) a shade better than for some weeks put, although not affording much comfort. The English market is…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1893 · page 3

M'Burney, Wallis, and Co. report:—We held our usual weekly wool sale yesterday at the Wool Exchange. There was a very large attendance of buyers present,…

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The London Wool Sales. London, 3Rd December

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 December 1893 · page 2

The total quantity of wool sold up to date in the present series of London sales, which, opened on 28th November, is 47,000 bales. The following wools of Australian brand…

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The Wheat Harvest. (From the Herald Correspondent.) Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1893 · page 3

REPORTS from various parts of the district show that the wheat harvest generally will fall short of the average of last year. At Edgehiil and Mundawaddera some damage…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1893 · 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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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Tuesday, December 5, 1893 the Wheat Harvest

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1893 · page 2

FROM present appearances, it is to be feared the farmers of this district will have to face rather disappointing returns in regard to this season's wheat…

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