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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Wheat Market. a Review

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 4

Reviewing the breadstuffs market for the past, year, the "Herald" remarks:—"The cereal year 1901.2 was one full of surprises. At its opening…

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Good Prospects in London for Wool

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 2

A cautious and well-informed correspondent, writing from London after the last series of sales opened, and the rise in values was reported, supports the contention that…

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Dairy Hints

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 4

The water supply on a dairy farm is of equal importance with the food supply. It serves a double purpose, that of water for the cow and for the…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market. Resumption of the Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

Sales were resumed on Monday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 5129 bales, and the sales, including…

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London Wool Sales. Opening of the Sixth Series. Unprecedented Advance in Crossbeeds. London, Nov, 28. 1902

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

The opening of the sixth series of Colonial sales on Tuesday marks another epoch waking time in the history of the wool trade of London, and for a start it…

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Aid for Farmers

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

In accordance with resolution passed at the last meeting of the Farmers and Settlers Association, a meeting was held at Mr. Byrne's…

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For the Farmer. Wheat Growing Experiments

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 4

The Victorian Director of Agriculture proposes to conduct a series of experiments with the object of improving the [?] crop yields. What that object…

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Wool Sales

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 3

Winchcomte Carson & Co. Ltd., report that the New Year opens with a very active market, the prices for all medium and faulty wools about five per cent…

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Like Sheep to the Slaughter. Should the Dailies Guide?

The Worker · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 4

This is the silly season—politically and journalistically speaking; the period when the dailies gloat over great gooseberries and paragraph with avidity prize pumpkins…

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Scientific Dairying Methods

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 4

Mr. G. S. Thomson Government dairy expert, has just returned to South Australia after nine months' absence in Great Britain. Denmark, and Sweden,…

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Melbourne Wool, and Grain Market. Friday, January 9

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association (Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Dalgety and…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. a Firm Market. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. offered at their wool sale to-day 4400 bales, comprising a good average collection of wools, of which the bulk were from the…

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A Farmer's Terrible End

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

Thomas Miller, a well-known farmer at Colinroobie, met with a horrible death on Friday, while engaged burning off timber on some land which he was…

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Boer Agricultural Delegation. Visit to the Wagga District Experiment Farm Inspected

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

The Boer agricultural delegation, comprising Messrs. L. Lane, W. J. Jooste, and H. Root, who are touring the British colonies enquiring into agricultural…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Care of Milk During Hot Weather

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

NOW the effect that heat or warm weather produces on milk is mainly in the development of certain forms of bacteria that [?]…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Junee Democrat · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 3

The Juner correspondent of the "Evening News" writes as follow ;-- Agriculturists are busy ploughing for next wheat season, and, in spite of…

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Seed Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 4

THE following circular has been received by Mr. J. T. Renehan, secretary of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association ; and he has called a meeting…

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On the Land. Aid for Farmers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2

A public meeting, under the auspices of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association is to held at Tumut on Saturday afternoon next, when the following…

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Farmers Union

The Temora Star · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Council Chambers on Saturday evening last, those present being Messrs. Treffle (chair),…

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District News. (From Our Correspondents). Tooyal. the Government and Seed Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 2

In spite of the agitation throughout the whole of the drought stricken portions of the State, during the past, three months, and the many strong representations of the…

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