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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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For the Farmer. Spring Rust in Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 5

Mr. Farrar, the N.S. Wales Government wheat expert, has issued a report on the present rusty appearance of the wheat crops in many parts of the…

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Sheep Killed by Cold

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 4

On visiting the railway station (says, tho "Winton correspondent of the " Northern Miner" of the 9th instant) the scene of the late calamity to the…

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Peculiar Experience of a Farmer's Wife

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 6

A FARM wife's life may be thought regular and devoid of [?], but for 17 years the lifo of Mrs. Hannah [?] Novin, the wife of a f&rmer residing at Oikwood, Inveiell,…

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Wagga Experiment Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

Mr. R. H. Spencer has been appointed to take charge of the poultry and pig sections at the Experiment Farm. Mr. Spencer was formerly a student of the…

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Farm and Garden Bantam Chickens

The Temora Star · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 1

There are nowadays but few of the large fowls that have not their duplicates in miniature; amongst the later additions being Polish, Malay, Indian Game,…

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A Letter to the Girls and Women. a Grain of Wheat in a Bushel of Chaff. to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 4

WELL girls, it's no use, I must speak. Every second man I must has a perky, independent air abets him that lats one see he has either heard or read that…

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Illaba Farmers' Union

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 2

ON Saturday last the members' of the Illabo Branch of the Farmers' and Settlers Association to the number of about 30 attended a meeting for the purpose of…

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Farmer's Union

The Temora Star · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Saturday evening. Present :--Messrs. Stewart (chair), Lindsay (2), Naylor,…

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District News. (From Our Correspondents.) Tooyal. Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1900 · page 4

A meeting of the local branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held at Mr. A. Munro's farm on Saturday 28th July, and wab attended by about-5 persona…

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Farm and Garden. Level Roosts the Best

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 1

When the roosts are level the fowls will have plenty of room, but if the roosts are slanting from tho walls the hens will seek the highest ones, as instinct prompts them…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 3

MESSRS. GOLDSBROUGH, MORT & CO., Limited, Sydney, report as follows:—Our cablegram from London regarding the close of the 4th series of sales heads:…

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Wagga Municipal Council Murrumbidgee Gold Dredging ' Leases Cattle Driving in the Streets Special Rate for Street

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 6

AT thd'three weekly meeting of the IJorungh Council held on Thursday evening the following wero present t-The Mayor (Alderman George Kudd) in the chair, and Alder…

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For the Farmer. Decrease of Tuberculosis

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 6

Not only stock[?] but the public generally, will be gratified to learn that the dreaded disease of Tu[?] is gradually decreasing among the herds of this colony…

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Other Crops

The Temora Star · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 5

Sow Lettuce, Radish, Small Salading, &c. Of the former Victoria is a good upstanding Cos. variety. Where more flabby-leaved, cabbage varieties are…

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Farm and Garden. Preserving Eggs

The Temora Star · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 5

When the price of eggs-falls to the lowest level, it will be found more profitable to preserve most of those not required for home use, so that they can be…

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Leases of Pastoral Lands

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 2

A deputation of members of Parliament specially representing the central and western divisions of the colony was received by the Premier and Mr. Hassall, Minister of…

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Swindling Farmers

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 2

Another swindle on farmers has come to hight in New Jersey. Parties in town bought hay of fanners at the bam for so much per ton. When…

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The Courts Cootamundra Police Court. (Before the P.m.) Saturday. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

Robert Pitzgerald, on remand from Murramburrah, was charged with stealing a yellow and white cow, the property of one John Foley…

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Country News. Narraburra, Monday. CROPS

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

We are having some spendid weather here lately for the crops, and most of the early ones look splendid. LAMB MARKING…

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Pastoral Leases in Central Division

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 August 1900 · page 3

Mr. Gormly in the Legislative Assembly asked the Minister for Lauds: (1.) What number of pastoral leaser in the Central Division have now terminated?…

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