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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Tarcutta. [From Our Correspondent] Pastoral and Agricultural

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 4

THE late splendid rains, (over 2 inches) have altered things vastly for the better in our locality Crops are growing splendidly and grass is abundant. All kinds of stock…

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Sydney Wool Sales. High Prices Realised

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 4

At yesterday's sales at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-street, greasy merino touched the high figure of 17¼d, a price which has not been reached within the…

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"Sunnyside" Dairy Herd. Successfully Cleared at Auction

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 2

MESSRS. Tompson, Jeremy and Co. (Wagga), report having held a very successful auction sale of the dairy herd, pigs, sheep and horses used in connection with the widely…

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Selected Story. the Young Lady of Tarrion Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 6
Also in The Cootamundra Liberal

ON the southern bank of the Rivor Darling in N.S.W. nestles the town of Brewarrina and [?] by in Tarrion Crecj which gives its hame to the farm hourse in its vicinity,…

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Farmers' Company

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 2

The executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association have almost fixed up their company, and it now only remains for the farmers to join in and…

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Hillston Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 7

The annual meeting of members of the above Association was held at the Royal Mail Hotel on Saturday evening, 21st inst. About twenty members were present, and…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference. Resolutions Laid Before the Government

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 5

Mr. Hassall, Minister for Lands, received a deputation on Friday (20th inst.,) from the Farmers and Settlers' Conference, which was held at Orange during August last, and…

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For the Farmer

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 3

The Riverina wool clip promises to be better both in quality and in quantity than last year. Stud sheep at Braes Springs averaged from 22 lb. to 16th for rams, and…

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"Sunnyside" Dairy Heed. Successfully Cleared at Auction

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 5

Messrs. Tompson, Jeremy and Co. (Wagga) report having held a very successful auction sale of the dairy herd, pigs, sheep, and horses used in connection with the widely known…

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Adelaide. Monday. Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 2

The third series of wool sales began this morning, when about 20,000 bales were offered, prices all round showing a hardening tendency, with very keen competition…

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Wool Still on the Rise

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 2

At the Brisbane wool sales on Saturday all good greasy acoured descriptions realized 7½ to 10 per cent above the September sales…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 2

Dalgety and Coy. offered at their wools sales to-day, a catslogue of 3,300 bales, comprising representative clips from the leading districts of Victoria and N.S.W. The sale…

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Commercial. Wool and Produce Reports. Week Ending [?]

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 4

The Australasian Mort[?] and Agency Co., Ltd.; John Bridge, and Co, Ltd.; Dalg[?]ty and [?] Ltd.; [?] [?] Co., Ltd.; Harrison, Jones, and D[?]…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Currawarna Branch

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 2

AT the residence of Mr. D. Cox, Currawarna, on Saturday afternoon, the monthly meeting of the local branch of the Fanners and Settlers' Association was held. The…

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

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 2

The weather for the past few weeks has been most, delightful, being nice and cool for this time of the year. The crops are still green and progressing very favorably,…

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Farmers' and Settlers Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Currawarna branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held at the residence of Mr. D. Cox, Currawarna, on Saturday afternoon…

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Frost Bitten Wheat

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 4

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

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Formal Appointment of Secretary

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1899 · page 2

ON Tuesday night a special meeting of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held for the purpose of formally appo[?]nting Mr. R. E. A. Shor[?]er to the…

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Local Wool

Coolamon Echo · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 4

No matter what paper you pick up you will [?] across a paragraph with regard the high price obtained for this or that [?]. We are pleased to note that local…

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