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Farming & the land, 1899

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Telegrams Prices of Wool, Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 3

At yesterday's wool sales tho top prices realised were-Greasy 14¼d, sceured 25d. PRESENTATION TO REID. A great demoustration took place in the…

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Tooyal. (From Our Correspondent.) the Weather and Crops

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 3

Country people are all smiling in these districts on account of the beautiful rain, which commenced to fall about noon last Saturday and continued until towards…

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Wheat

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 1

MR. R. H. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports under date October 17 as follows:— Wheat has been somewhat excited during…

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Farmer and Company, Ltd, Victoria House, Sydney

Coolamon Echo · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 4

Mr Seymour, who is representing the above [?] will be showing at the Oddfellow‘s Hall, Coolamon on Friday and Saturday, October 26 and…

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The Wheat Problem

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 7

Evey circumstance that affects the wheat markets of the world is of interest to the Australian agriculturist, to whom the market price of wheat is a matter of the greatest…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Committee Meeting. New Secretary Appointed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held last night. There were present: — Messrs. E. Ingram (President),…

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Sydney Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 4

At the wool sales this week 23,822 bales were disposed of. The market for good wools was exceptionally strong, and in some instances last week's prices were exceeded…

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Fodder in Dairy Farming

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 7

Too much stress cannot be laid upon the absolute necessity for conserving the surplus fodder of spring in a way that will make it available for stock during the autumn and…

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Profits of Goat Farming

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 3

That there is an opening for the profitable [?]sation of poor country in goat farming seems to be indicated by a report recently issued by the United…

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For the Farmer

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 7

Mr. H. W. Potts, F C S., as a member of the Technical Commission, in reporting up on the recent visit to Queensland and New South Wales, describes the Bathurst…

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The Farmer's Smile

The Temora Star · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

The rain that was badly needed, came to hand at last The fanners were anxiously awaiting it, during the mouth that's past…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 1

The New Zealand Lean and Mercantile Agency Co.,Ltd.,report:We held our second sale of the season this afternoon,when we again brought…

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Commercial. Wool and Produce Reports. Week [?] OCT. 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 4

The Austra[?] M[?] and Agency Co., Ltd.; John Bridge and Co., Ltd.; Dalgoty and Co., Ltd.; Goldsbrough, Mor[?]nd Co., Ltd.; Harrison, Jones, and Devlin,…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Deputation to the Minister for Lands

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 3

A DEPUTATION from the Farmers and Settlers' Conference held at Orange in August last waited upon Mr. Hassall (Minister for Lands) last Friday, and laid before him…

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The Weather and the Crops

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 2

The District Stock Inspector (Mr. C. Lyne) during the latter part of last week made a tour of a large part of the district. and reports the country to be looking…

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Mr. N. A. Cobb in America. Visits to California and Alaska. Wheat and Fruit Growing

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 October 1899 · page 4

Mr. N. A. Cobb, 30 [?]aywood-street, Worcester, has returned home after a 15 weeks trip through the agricultural sections of the United States and in a…

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Wool Prices

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 2

At yesterday's wool sales all records were broken. Greasy from Mudgee realised 17¼d, scoured from Brewarina 27d…

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Latest Telegraphic News. a Wool Record. Sydney

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 2

Yesterday's wool sales eclipsed all previous records. Greasy from Mudgee realized 17 1/4d, and scored wool from Brewarrina 27d per lb…

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The War Cloud. Britain Getting Her Navy Ready Threatened International Complications. the Elandslaagte Battle. the Boer Rout. the Boers Massing on Kimberley. a Farm and £5000 for Cecil Rhodes' Head. Tearing Up the Railway Lines. the British Officers Marked Out. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 2

THE official return of the losses sustained by the British during the encounter at Elandslaagte is as follows:—Killed 42, wounded 205,…

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Frosted Wheat

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 4

During the recent congress of the South Australian Bureau of Agriculture one of the delegates produced a sheaf of wheat which had apparently…

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