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Farming & the land, 1902

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Big Bush Fire. Greht Destruction. Homes Burned Out. Stock Grizzled to Death. Haystacks, Crops and Machinery Destroyed. a Race for Life. a School and a Bridge Burned Down. 300,000 Acres of Grass and Miles of Fencing Gone

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 2

WHAT has proved to be the most destructive bash fire ever known in these parts raged on Friday and Saturday just between wantabadgery and…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 3

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

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Our Yorkshire Wool Letter. Wool Still Inactive. Bradford, Nov. 15

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 3

We are still unable to report any amends in the local demand for wool, and markets daring the past week have continued to manifest the same lifeless…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articler. Pasturing Orchards

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 6

SHEEP and hogs are the only domestic animals that should be pastured in an orchard of young fruit trees of any kind, and they need to…

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The Wool Clip

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 3

The figures compiled by the District Inspector of Stock showing the average yield of wool for this season were somewhat of a surprise. He computes the…

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Wheat. London, January 1

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 3

The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,850,000 quarters, and for the continent 980,000 quarters…

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For the Farmer. the Rabbit Disease

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 3

What is believed to be a bladder disease is affecting the young rabbits in this and adjoining districts (says the "Gundagai Independent"). Out…

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Big Bush Fire. Great Destruction. Homes Burnt Out. Stock Grizzled to Death. Haystacks, Crops, and Machinery Destroyed. a Race for Life. a School and Bridge

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

What has proved to be the most destructive bush live ever known in these parts raged on December 27 and 28 between Wantabadgery and…

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Dairying

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 2

YESTERDAY Mr. O'Callaghan, Government dairy expert, who was then in Cootamundra on dairying business wired to Mr. Elworthy, Secretary of the P…

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Pastoral Land. Discovered in Western Australia

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 4

An important discovery of unknown pastoral country is reported from Western Australia. Mr. Brockman, of the Lands Department, who…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Sales

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

After an interval of three weeks, wool Bales were resumed in Sydney on Monday. So far as could be judged by the first few sales, the market showed district…

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Sheep Branding Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 2

At the Lockhart Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M., Alfred John Ashcroft, of Tootal, was prosecuted by the Wagga Inspector of…

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Junee Wool Tests

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 2

Messrs. Quilter Brothers, of Junee, won the seven guineas prize in the scouring test held under the auspices of the local show association. The wool off…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 4

Chickwheat was in moderate request, but although 2s 11d was paid for load lots in very prime samples at Redfern, 2s 1Od was the general quotation for prime…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 2

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. held their first sale of the year to-day, and submitted 4222 bales. and sold, including private sales, 4962 bales…

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Commercial Sydney Wool and Produce Markets

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 4

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

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Gregadoo Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 2

An old colonist informs us that the grandest rural or agricultural scene that ever met his eyes came under his notice at the close of last year at Mr. G. P. Wilson's "Gregudoo…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 3

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. held the first sale of the year to-day and submitted 4222 bales and sold, including private sales, 4962 bales. There was a large…

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Wool Sales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday 9,000 bales were offered. The market continued firm at the late improved rates; greasy reaching 10d., and scoured 14 [?]d…

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Narandera Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

A special meeting of the committee of the Narandera Pastoral and Agricultural Agricultural Association was held on Wednesday afternoon at the Royal…

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