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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Pastoral Leases in Central Divisions

The Junee Democrat · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

Mr Gormly in the Legislative Assembly naked the Minister for Land? (I.) What number of pastoral leases in the Central Division have now…

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Farm and Garden Very Quaint Gardening

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 1

Curious as are the shapes into which yew trees are fashioned by gardeners of the old school, they are in no wise to be compared with the almost life-like forme…

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Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 2

Wheat.—Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker Sydney, and Melbourne, reports as follows (August 7th):—Since I last reported the wheat market is unchanged. Mil1ers are…

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Wool Report

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 9

MESSRS. GOLDSBROUGH, MORT & CO., LTD., Sydney, report as follos:—The local market remains in a very quiet condition, and transactions are not…

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Experimental Wheat Plots

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 5

The experimental manure wheat plots established on fallowed ground on the farm of Messrs. Hillgrove Bros., Birchip (Vic) are the "Leader" says, looking splendid. They…

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Alleged Wool Fraud

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 2

At the Police Court to-day three persons connected with a wool-washing establishment at Waterloo were charged with conspiracy to defraud wool buyers…

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Quarter Sessions. Wednesday. Before his Honor Judge Rogers. Cattle Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 3

Robert Fitzgerald pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing two cows, the property of John Foley and Thomas Hobson. Prisoner, when the court opened,…

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For the Farmer. Durhams v. JERSEYS

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 5

The question which is the most pr[?] broad of cattle for dairying purposes recently formed the subjects of a [?] delivered at Malt[?] by Mr. Albert Williams, a Hunter…

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Handling Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

The Hon. G. H. Greene, M.L.C., of [?] Grenfell (says the "Farmers" Co-operative News), who is one of our leading wheat-growers, has left for…

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Helping Dairy Farmer

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

Mr. Potts the Victorian dairy expert has made an Excellent suggestion to the Minister for Agriculture. Whilst touring the colony delivering lectures to dairy farmers he says he…

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The Tumut Farmers and Settlers Association

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 3

ON Saturday last a meeting of the Farmers and Sellers' Association, was held at the School of Arts, for the purpose of receiving a report from the…

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Riverina Farm Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

In the "Agricultural Gazette" for August Mr. W.M. M'Keown, manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm, has the following farm and garden notes for the…

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Wagga Experiment Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

A new course of instruction is about to be commenced at the Wagga Experiment Farm, and the other Experiment farms of the colony. The principal features of the new…

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Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 3

The London wheat market, according to the cable news, has advanced 6d per quarter, or 3/4d per bushel, during the past week. The cause of the advance is the unfavourabe…

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Sheep Poisoned

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 2

From Queensland comes word that 3,000 sheep, out of a mob of 10,000, have died near Claremont through eating poison bush…

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Set[?] in Rhodesia. Farms and Cattle for Australians

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 August 1900 · page 2

The British South Africa Chartered Company has arranged to grant 100 [?] in Rhodesia to members of the Australian Bushmen and the British…

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Sale of Diseased Cattle

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 August 1900 · page 4

A case of much interest, affecting the Payment for cattle at[?] found to be diseased, was heard at the Kiama District Court on Friday, before Judge…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. a Lockhart Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 August 1900 · page 3

A case of a[?] sheep stealing was [?] at the Albury Police Court before Mr. A.W. Barnett, P.M., on Monday, the accused bing a…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the Tumut branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the School of Arts on Saturday…

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