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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

1,070 stories in Riverina's papers · page 46 of 54

Melbourne Wool Market. a Five Per Cent Rise. Melbourne

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 3

Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. held their usual wool sale to-day when they offered 2115 bales and sold 2235 bales, including private sales. Bidding was very…

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A Farmer Murdered

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 2

A farmer named Hugh Lavery was murdered with an are whilst asleep at Benalh (Vic.) The murdered man's farm hand confessed to the crime…

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Farm and Garden Honey in Jerusalem. Apiary Interests in Palestine

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 1

European apiary interests are becoming alarmed at the development of this industry in Asia, and especially in Palestine, where for the last 20 years bee…

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The Crop Estimate

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 3

The preliminary estimates of the wheat crops of the colony give the probable yield as eighteen million bushels; which, added to the stocks…

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The Wheat Crop

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 2

THE Government Statistician Mr. Coghlan, has published his report of the wheat crop of the colony; and upon the basis of his report the two…

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French Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 5

The deficiency of gluten in the greater portion of the French-grown wheat is so great that the millers in that country have to import, at considerable expense, foreign wheat…

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Australasian Butter in England

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 5

The "Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society," England, thus refers to the prices obtainable for Australasian butter: "During the season 1898-1899 there was a closer…

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Wheat in Bond

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 5

The Victorian Customs Department has issued particulars of the stocks of Riverina wheat in bond at country stations at the end of last month. A comparison of the total,…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Committee Meeting. Dates for the 1901 SHOW

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 2

THE usual committee meeting of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held last evening at the committee room, Gurwood-street, There were…

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Winchcombe Carson & Co' Wool Sale. November 13th 1900

The Temora Star · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 2

OUR sale to-day was exceptionally animated, and probably was the best held so far this season. Good competition and good prices resulted including…

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Experiment Farm Crops

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 2

The harvesting of too more of the plots under wheat crop, in connection with the manure experiments at the Wagga Experiment Farm, has been…

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For the Farmers. a "Railway Convenience

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 3

WHEN the Colonial Secretary passed through Gundagai a few months ago a deputation from the Council, amongst other asked that a…

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For the Farmer. Commercial Agent in London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 5

A correspondent of a metropolitan journal writing of the proposal to appoint a commercial agent to advance the interests of the colony, and to supervise and improve the…

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Farm and Garden Gardening

The Temora Star · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 1

Seedlings to produce spring Cabbages should be planted out into prepared grounds. It is best to draw shallow drills for the purpose. The proper…

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Wheat Estimate

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 2
Also in The Junee Democrat

THE "Sydney Moring Herald" has lssued its pre-harvest estimate of the New South Wales wheat crop. It gives the area under grain as 1,432,000 acres, which,…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 3

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough Row and Co Proprietary, Limited, report having offered at auction to-day 931 bales to a large attendance of buyers, Competition was good and…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 4

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd., John Bridge and Co. Ltd., Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., Hill, Clark and Co., Pastoral Finance…

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The Experiment Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 2

Mr. G. M. M'Keown, manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm, gives us the fullowing results of some interesting experiments tried by him on the manuring of…

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When to Harvest Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 November 1900 · page 3

THE proper time to harvest wheat is among the questions that farmers have many opinions about. "Harvest on the green side, and let the car fill in tho stock," is…

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