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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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Withdrawal From Mimosa Pastoral Lease for Settlement by Other Holdings. Barmedman and Wagga Land Districts. Within the leaschold area of Mimosa No. 502

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 5

Counly of Bourke, parishes of Tara, Methul, Robertson, and Berry Jerry, about 23,000 acres. It is contemplated that this land will be made available for homestead…

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Hillston Farmers and Settlers' Association. Important Meeting

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 4

A MEETING of the above Association was held in the Royal Mail Hotel Hall on Saturday evening, at 8 p.m. There was a fair attendance of…

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New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association. Temora, June 30, 1808. to the Editor

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

SIR,—The Executive Council of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association has directed me to forward you, for public information, the following manifesto…

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For the Farmer. From Various Sources

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 6

The giant horse of the world is the shire gelding "Great Tom of Lincoln." He was bred by Mr. F. G. Battle, of Potter Handworth Lincoln England and sold to Mr. Nelson who…

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Sheep Board

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the Sheep Board was after, wards held, present—W. B. Smith (chairman), A. Ward, C. Purcell and J. Miller. An application was read from Mr. G…

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Sydney Sheep Sales. a Splendid Ram for Yabtree

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 4

THE final sheep sales were held in Sydney on Friday last, when catalogues of long wool sheep were submitted, as well as a lot of American rams offered on account of Mr…

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The Farmers' and Settlers' Manifesto. [To the Editor of the Wagga Express.]

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 4

Sir,—In the manifesto of the Committee of the Farmers' and Settlers' Automation farmers and others are recommended to give their votes in favor of Mr. Barton's party, as…

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Disposal of Wheat. (To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 July 1898 · page 2

Sir,—Now that the millers ring has become to perfect that the have complete control of the wheat market of New South Wales, it is high time that the wheat producers did…

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The Pastoral Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 2

As the time for the holding of the Wagga show israpidly approaching, it will not be out of place to a aqiin remiod those who intend to be exhibitors that the…

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Lalla Rookh. (From Our Correspondent.) the Weather and Crops

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 3

The weather at present is not very favorable for the wheat which has not yet appeared above ground. The absence of rain is still the general complaint as at this…

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For the Farmer. From Various Sources

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 6

Very often an odd beast dies on a farm and no reason can be assigned for its death. Mr. T. Young of Wasia, a few days ago found in the stomach of an…

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Sales by Auction. Pastoral Yards. Thursday, July 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 3

BY Messrs. Tompaon, Manning and Jeremy: —Fat cattle, working bullooka, mares and fillies. By Messrs. A. A. Meuranb and Co.:—…

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Allora Spring Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 4

IN Queensland the Allora spring wheat has found great favour, and has often gone under the name of Ward's Prolific, or Queensland Word's Prolific, owing…

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Workers, Beware of Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

The Worker · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 1

VOTE FOR THE LABOR CANDIDATES…

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Canowindra. Friday. Suicide of a Farmer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 2

A. Thompson, a well-to-do farmer, committed suicide by attaching a shot gun to his left leg and pulling the trigger with a string attached to his right foot. All of…

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For the Farmer. From Various Sources

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 6

That the denudation of timber decrease the rainfall has been long regarded as one of the scientific facts beyond argument, but the royal commission on forests, which has…

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Sales by Auction. Pastoral Yards. Thursday, July 28

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1898 · page 2

MESSRS. Tompson, Manning and Jeremy— Fat cattle. Messrs. A. A. Meurant and Co.—Fat cattle heavy draught horses…

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Seasonable Wheat Culture

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1898 · page 3

THE rainfall has recently been so abundant in most districts that the soil is now thoroughly saturated, and has so run together that by and by, when the warm…

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Riverina Pastoral Rents. an Important Case

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1898 · page 3

AN argument was heard by the Full Court on Tuesday on a motion to make absolute the rule nisi for a new trial in the case of Landale and another v. the Minister…

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English Commercial. Wheat and Flour. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 July 1898 · page 3

The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,071,000 quarters, against 2,470,000 quarters last week, and for the…

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