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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

1,163 stories in Riverina's papers · page 55 of 59

Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales on Monday 8014 bales were submitted. Bidding was animated for all descriptions of wool. Sales of local…

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Latest Market News. Sydney Wool Sales

Coolamon Echo · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 3

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson and Co report having sold merino greasy to 9¾d, and cross-bred to 8½d, the latter figure being a record for the…

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Fashion Farms. Gloves and Boas Grown on the Premises

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 6

The reign of the trapper is nearly over. There are but very few spots in the world's map where it will pay a man to go out and snare wild creatures for the sake of their…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Asparagus Cultivation

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 6

THE necessary work in the asparagus bed during the first year consists in loosening the soil at frequent intervals, and especially so soon after…

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Among The Farms. Colinroobie and Coolamon Districts

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 2

En route to these wheat-growing centres, "Bohemian" passed through Brobenahi where are a post office, a public school, and a little church. Cornfields are in…

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The Wheat Crop

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 11

THE wheat yield this season should afford satisfaction to agriculturists. Local and official forecasts are most favorable and everyone will hope that the liberal estimates…

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Sheep Board

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 2

A meeting of the district sheep board was held yesterday afternoon. Present:—Messrs. J. G. Fletcher (presiding), J. Kelly, and J. R. Cook. The principal business…

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Charges on Queensland Cattle

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 2

A stick conference has been held here during the last two days. It was pointed out that the condemnation of cattle during the past four weeks had been…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 3

Younghusband and Co. Proprietary Ltd continued their wool sales on Wednesday when they submitted a catalogue of 1533 bales. As usual there was some irregularity in the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:— To-day we brought forward a large and representative catalogue of over 6850 bales…

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London Wool Sales. London, Dec. 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 2

At the wool sales this evening competition wan spirited, and prices had a general hardening tendency…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Sales

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 2

Sales during the week, as reported in our last issue, have had a weakening tendency. At the close of the week’s sales on Thursday, competition was good, medium to good…

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Local Sensation. Alleged House and Cattle Stealing. Important Arrests

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Bowral on Tuesday states:— Great excitement prevails in Bowral over the arrest of a station manager on a…

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For the Farmer. the Week

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 6

On the whole the weather during the past week has not been such as to o[?]y the hopes of the agriculturist or the pastoralist. It has been hot, and strong…

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Fashion Farms. Cloves and Boas Crown on the Premises

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 5

The reign of the trapper is nearly over. There are but very few spots in the world's map where it will pay a man to go out and spare wild creatures for the sake of their…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Tunis Sheep

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 1

THE Tunis sheep, as the name indicates, originally came from Tunis, in Northern Africa. In their native home they are what may be…

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The Round Hill Wool Sale

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 2

Messrs. Jas. Balfour and Sons, of Round Hill Station, Culcairn, may be congratulated on the prices obtained by them in Melbourne last week for their…

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Wool Sales. [By Telegram] SYDNPY

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 11 December 1901 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin offered 4500 bales of wool, selling by auction and privately 5000. Splendid compe-tition prevailed, values for well prepared…

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Wagga Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 December 1901 · page 2

The first load of the season's wheat, consisting of 40 bags, from the farm, of Mr. P. Rogers, of Lake Albert, was brought into Wagga on Tuesday,…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 December 1901 · page 3

At to-day's London colonial woal sales the market continued firm, and good competition was met with for all descriptions…

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