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Farming & the land, 1900

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Wheat Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

Messrs. Tomnson, Jeremy, and Co. report as follows:—The market has been fairly active during the week, and sales have been made from 2s 1½d to 2s 3d for prime plump…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Loss in Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

On Torrale and Dunlop stations, in the Bourke district, nearly 82,000 sheep perished last year owing to drought…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne, Jan. 10

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 4

Younghusband and Co. Proprietary Ltd. resumed their wool sales to-day, after the usual interval of four week's Christmas Vacation. A catalogue of 1160 bales was submitted; the…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

The secretary writes :—A meeting of the executive council of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association is arranged for Thursday, 8th February, at the town…

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For the Farmer. Working the Stubbles

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 4

Now that the harvest is over in the early wheat districts formers may be reminded that a good deal of the success of next season's crop depends upon timely action…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Temora Star · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 1

No. 120. Milking Cows--Catting and Grinding Feed--Ripening Cream--The Buttermaker--The Acid Test--Value of Grasses--Maturity and Variety--…

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Wool-classing. a Useful Handbook

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 3

From Messrs. Wm. Brooks and Co (Sydney), we have received a copy of Mr. George Jeffry's "Principles and pract cas of Australasian Woolclassing" Altbough in…

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Monday. Wheat 2871, new 2s 6d; maze 2-61 to 3s

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 2

Many thousands of people assembled in the streets yest-rday afternoon to witness the march of the troops taking part in the church parade. St. Andrew's and St…

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Riverina Farm Notes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 4
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

MR. G. M. M'Koowa, manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm, has the following report in the January number of the "Agricultural Gazette:"—…

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Commercial.. Sydney Wool Sales

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 3

At the only sale held on Thursday by the associated brokers, a fairly representative catalogue was submit'ed, southern, northern, Tasmanian, and Queensland…

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Farmer's Union

The Temora Star · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 2

THE above held their monthly meeting in Council Chambers on Saturday evening last, when ten members were present…

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Cable News. London Wool Sales. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 2

The wool sales opened hesitatingly. Prices ranged from par to a decline of 5 per cent. on the rates obtaining at the previous sales…

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Wheat Growing in This Colony. Views of a Victorian

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 4

In the course of an interview in Melbourne on Wednesday a member of a leading exporting firm extending their business to Sydney and who has just returned from that city,…

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London Wool Sales. a Slight Decline. London, Jan.17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 2

THE first of the series of wool sales for the year was opened this evening hesitatingly. Prices ruled from par to five per cent. decline…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 2

A general meetting of the above was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, when there were present Messrs Baylis (chair), Armstrong, Adams, Clarke, Culley…

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Public Opinion. to the Farmers. to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 2

Sir,—What should be the price of wheat? This is a question of deep and viral interest to a large section of our colonial population, the farmers, who are now offered a price…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 2

We learn on reliable authority that an effort is to be made at an early date to establish a branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association in this…

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Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 3

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows January 16th :— Wheat is very unsettled and the market…

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Merino And Crossbred Wool

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 5

IN his official report for the present year, Mr. Alex. Bruce, Chief Inspector of Stock, draws attention to the rumor that owing to the rise in the price of merino wool, it is the…

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