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Farming & the land, 1900

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles Points of Good Horses

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 1

The heaviest draught horse, even, will sell very much better if he has good style and action. Select animals with round body, deep chest, short bade, strong loin…

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Junee Police Court. Saturday, December 14 TH. Before Mr G. Martin, P.M. Alleged Cattle Stealing

Coolamon Echo · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 5

John Wennerbon was charged for that he did at Junee, on or about the 9th November 1900, steal one roan be[?]fer, the property of Walter Edward…

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Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association. Important to Farmers. Farmers to Fight for Their Bights.the Coming Elections. Executive Council Sitting. (From the Cootamundra Herald.)

Coolamon Echo · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 6

THE executive council of the above association met at the Alb[?]on Hotel (Cootamundra) on Wednesday night, sitting from 8.30 p.m till nearly 3 a.m…

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Terrible Bush Fires. Settlers’ Houses, Crops, and Paddocks Burnt

Coolamon Echo · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 4

Monday, December 17, 1900,—almost on the eve of Christmas — will long be remembered by the residents of this dis[?] as one of the most disastrous days in the…

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The Cattle Duffers

The Worker · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 3

Among the old identities of the Western District none were better known than Paddy the Cobbler and his friend Con. Many are the yarns told by old hands of…

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Wool Market

The Temora Star · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 2

MESSRS. Wincheombe, Carson and Co. report:-- Our last sale before the holidays comprised 4038 bales, the bulk of which we quitted at the best rates of…

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The Wheat Harvest

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 2

Mr T. A. Coghlan, has now published his estimate of the wheat crop of the colony for the present season. The total area under wheat is 1,910,639 acres last…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 6

The New Zealand Loan aud Mercantile Agency Co. to the Wagga ADVERTISER We held the closing sales of the old century this afternoon, when we submitted a very…

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Junee Police Court. Saturday, Dec. 15. BEFORE Mr. G. Martin, P.M. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Temora Star · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 2

John Wennerbom was charged with stealing one heifer the property of Walter Edward Cox. Mr. Scobie appeared for the…

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The Price of Wheat. Deputation to the Premier. Alleged Existence of a King

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 2

The difference in the price of wheat between Sydney, Melbourne end Adelaide was brought 'under the notice of the Premier to-day by dsputation, which…

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The Farmers' and settlers' Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 5

AT the sitting here last week of the above association an important movement was (the Cootamundra "Herald" says) initiated, in view of the approaching state and federal…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Growing Cow Peas

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 5

The great value in growing Cow Peas is now becoming well recognised. The primary object in producing this crop is for the improvement of the soil, and it is…

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Manuring Crops

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 5

The experiments conducted at the Wagga Experimental Farm in manuring wheat lands affords as has been previously pointed out, a striking object lesson to the…

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For the Farmer. the Past Week

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 5

The weak has been a disastrous one for many of our district farmers, for they have lost their hard earned reward by bush fires. Torn were one would there were bush fires…

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Riverina Farm Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 7

In the current number of the "Agricultural Ga[?]tte" Mr. G.M. M Keown gives the following farm and garden notes for livering for the month of December…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 4

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

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Keeping Down the Prloe of Wheat. A Sydney "Ring."

The Cootamundra Liberal · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 2

The difference in the selling price of wheat between Sydney and Melbourne and Adelaide was brought under the notice of the Premier last week by a…

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Experiment Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 2

A "harvest home" dinner to celebrate the end of the harvest took place at the Wngga Experiment, Farm yesterday afternoon. Mr. M'Keown, the manager of the…

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Wagga Experiment Farm the Harvesting Completed

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 2

Harvesting was concluded at the Wagga Experiment Farm on Saturday, but threshing remains to be done and will be commeneed in about 10 days. So for the results are…

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The Farm Baby

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 1

When the baby begins to eat, what is the first solid food given him ? Mashed potatoes, in nine cases out of ten. Potatoes are not easily digested,…

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