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Farming & the land, 1894

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Rape As a Crop

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

A correspondent at Narrabri, writing to the Evening News, asks:—Can you give me any information as to the cultivation of rape for grazing…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 4

W. K. Garnsey and Co., Forbes, report. Sheep.—Owing to the continued wet weather the demand for all classes of sheep is increasing. We have sold on account of…

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The Farmers' Conference. at Junee. the Fiscal Question to Form One of the Association's Planks. Protection Carried Unanimously. [By Our Special Reporter.]

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 2

THE conference of delegates from the various Farmers' Unions throughout the colony, which had been specially called in accordance with a resolution carried at the recent…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 4

Messrs. Tompson, Manning and Jeremy report having made the following bales:—On account of J. J. Charley, Bruceale, 550 mixed sheep; on account of H. Rudd…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 3

Messrs. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy report having made the following sales:—On account of Mr. J. J. Charley, Brucedale, 500 mixed sheep…

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Seed Wheat to Farmers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 2

REPLYING to a question by Dr. Ross in the Assembly as to proceedings taken by the Government to recover the cost of seed wheat supplied to farmers, Mr. Slattery said that…

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The Export of Butter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 4

MR. Rose put a number of questions to the Minister for Agriculture in the Legislative Assembly Wednesday with reference to the practice of the Victorian Government in…

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MANIFESTO. To the Farmers and Land Settlers of New South Wales

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 8

Gentlemen,—The members of the Executive Council of the New South Wales Farmers' and Settlers' Association submit to you a synopsis of the resolutions adopted at…

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Farmers' Conference. Under Auspices of the FARMERS' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. Protection Adopted As a Policy. Opening of Whole of Central Division Re-affirmed. Conditional Purchase and Leasing Combined. Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 5

THE above conference was opened on Tuesday afternoon, having been convened to deal specially with one question—whether the association should adopt a fiscal policy,…

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The Farmers' Blunder

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 6

We join with the many others of the press and of the advocates of land law reform in condemning the decision which was arrived at by the special conference…

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Farmers' Conference at Junee. a Protection Plank Adopted. the Central Division Leases. Junee

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 8

A special conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales was held at the Council Chambers to-day to consider the fiscal…

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Starting a Poultry Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 2

A correspondent, writing to an exchange, says:—Poultry is kept principally for two purposes—that of furnishing table fowls and supplying…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · 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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Advances to Farmers. the Credit Foncier System to Be Adopted in Victoria

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 2

MINISTERS are (the Argus says) tolerably far advanced with their scheme for assisting the farmers to cheap money. The leading principles have been adopted, though there…

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Farmers' Home Pony and Galloway Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 3

SATURDAY'S meeting was favored with fine weather, and a fairly large gathering was present. As usual, the arrangements worked smoothly, and the sport was of an…

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Farmers' Home Pony and Galloway Race Meeting. Saturday, 31St March, 1894

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 4

The postponed meeting of the Farmers' Home Pony and Galloway Club was held on Saturday last under favourable weather conditions, and a fairly numerous assemblage…

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Interesting to " Sheep-farmers."

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 2

A Mr Featherstonaugh, a name weltknown in pastoral circles, has lately been moving in an important matter-- the formation of a graziers' meat-export…

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Mr. Weir and the Eurongilly Farmers and Settlers' Association. [To the Editor]

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 5

SIR,—I was somewhat amused, though not surprised, to find that Mr. Weir had, after being deposed as a delegate of the Eurongilly Farmers and Settlers' Association, resorted…

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Removing Brands From Sheep. By Telegram. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 2

A special case, arising out of the case Dow v. Vickery, came under the notice of the Chief Justice in Chambers this morning. Mr. Garland appeared for Dowe, the…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 2

Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy report having made the following sales:—Account Mr. J. Edmondson, Downside, 316 mixed sheep; account Mr. Jas. Miller, Wagga, 50…

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