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Farming & the land, 1898

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The Wool Dispute

Coolamon Echo · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 2

WITH regard to the recent wool dispute Mr. J. W. Grimshaw, of Queensland, writes a letter to The Daily Telegraph which affects the interests of this district…

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Does High Farming Pay?

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 1

THERE is a widespread endeavour among farmers to cultivate their land on as cheap a scale as possible, to economise expenses in labour and manure at every…

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Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 7

Mr. R. H. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows, September 29th:— From all the large wheat-growing districts…

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Commercial. Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 3

IN a former issue Mr. H. E. Garter, wheat broker Sydney and Melbourne, wrote, as follows in connection with his report on the wheat markets to this paper:—"My reports…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association for the week ending 23rd September, 1898, report as follows:— Wool.—At this week's sales 11594 bales…

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London Wool Sales. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 5

At the London wool sales to-day the competition was good, and prices were unhanged. The following prices were obtained for the…

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The Wool Dispute. to the Editor Daily Telegraph

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

Sir.—I have just received word from an esteemed station-owner, a friend of mine concerning this dispute among the wool buyers, which I would like to make public…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 5

SIR,—I have been impatiently waiting for a more able pen than mine to be taken up to assist Mr. L Cox in his discussion with your paper of the actions of the…

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Station and Farm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 3

THE dry weather still continue about Yass, and one farmer who started to plough 12 acres of new ground lout week had to knock off on account of the…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Cootamundra Branch. Addresses by Delegates

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the Cootamundra Branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday afternoon, to…

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Farmers' Meeting. Farmers' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 6

A FAIRLY good roll-up at Mr. John Webb's Royal hotel on Saturday of representative men in this district gladdened the hearts of the promoters of the above meeting. It was…

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Local and General News. the Wagga Dairy Company

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

Our Grong Grong correspondent, writing yesterday, reports that much indignation is expressed by the shareholders at that place in the Wagga Co-operative Dairy Co…

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For the Farmer. From Various Sources

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 6

A writer of the Melbourne Leader says:— noticed an article in reference to the "big bullock" at the Royal show in this week's Leader. I thought it might be of interest to…

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Successful Wheat Growing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1898 · page 4

LAST year's wheat returns shew we have a small surplus for exportation from last year's crop, writes the daily Telegraph, and the figures for the coming…

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Sales by Auction. Pastoral Hotel Yards. Thursday, 6Th October

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1898 · page 3

MESSRS. Tompson, Manning, and Jeromy:— Fattening age wethers, fat evew, mixed cattle, druught horses, milch cow. Messrs. A. A. Meurant and…

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The Wool Trade

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1898 · page 7

The recently framed arrangements by the wool trade have been abandoned by the Wool brokers' Association. They have fixed the commission at a uniform…

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Alleged Larceny. a Boundary Eider Charged with Stealing a Sheep Skin

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1898 · page 7

AT Gundagai Police Court on Monday, Edward Billingsley, boundary rider on Muttama Station, was charged with having in his possession a sheep skin, reasonably…

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London Wool Sales. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 October 1898 · page 3

At the London wool sales to-day the market was irregular, and prices were in favour of buyers. The following were the average prices…

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The Dispute in the Wool Trade. a Settlement Arranged

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 October 1898 · page 4

The dispute in the wool trade may now be regarded as at an end, the whole of the members of the Wool selling Brokers' Association being once more a united body…

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Brookoing Farmers' Union. Quarterly Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1898 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of the above union was held On Saturday last at Lookback Mr. Herbert (Vice-president) occupied the chair…

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