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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

1,207 stories in Riverina's papers · page 42 of 61

Farm and Station. Exterminating Virus for Rabbits

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 3

Mr. R. H. Sorby, manager of the Pasteur Vaccine Company, of Paris, met a meeting of the Pastoralists' Association of Victoria in Melbourne on…

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Why Are Farmers Class-taxed?

The Worker · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 8

The visitation of a record drought following on a plague scare did much to educate the average thinker to a thorough comprehension of what constitutes the…

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Weekly Wool, Grain and Pro Duce Report

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report, under date Sept. 3:- Wool—What in effect will lie the opening wool sales of the Auairalaian markets…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 2

The Local Land Board at Gundagai hold an enquiry after October 1 whether all the conditions (except payment of balance of instalments)…

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Farmer and Settlers' Association. an Important Suggestion

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 4

A meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday afternoon in the School of Arts. Mr. E. Strout, the President,…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Pruning Trees

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 3

IN pruning orchards of apples and pears that have been neglected for some years it is better to take two or three years. In heavy pruning of the apple, after years of…

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Instruction in Sheep Judging

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 September 1904 · page 4

Several men on the land were chatting in the sheep pens at the Wagga Show on Thursday on the well worn question of making judges' decisions more effective…

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Sheep.—merino

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 3

Fine Combing. (Never housed or clothed.) Ram, 6-tooth or over. J. J. M'Nickle 1st, Macdonald Bros. 2nd, Murrulebale Estate 3rd…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 4

Messrs. J. Skudder and Co. report having held their usual weekly sale on Saturday last, at the Farmers' Market, Kincaid-street, The following were the…

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Farm Produce

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 3

Bag of Milling Wheat, any kind, the growth of the year 1903. Hoey Bros. 1st, J. Pratt 2nd Bag of Oats, the season's growth of 1903…

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Dairy Prouce

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 3

Side of Bacon. J. Pratt lst Flitch of Bacon. J. Pratt 1st 21bs. Fresh Butter, in plain rolls. Mrs. W. Patterson 1st, Nellie M'Crea 2nd…

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Hay Land Board. Pastoral Leases

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 3

At the Hay Land Board sitting this week, Ainslie Mills made application that an improvement lease should be set apart in the parish of Benerembah, on Benerembah…

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Commercial. WOOL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

The United Woolbrokers' Association report:—Matters in connection with the local wool trade have been quiet during the past week but buyers are for the most part…

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Next Season’s Wheat

Coolamon Echo · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 3

Some apprehension has been exhibited lately among people whe have dealings in grain, as to the backwardness of wheat, especially in the…

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Farm Lad's Revenge. Shoots His Master and Suicides

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 6

Warcombe Farm, near Kingsbridge, was the seene of a grim discovery recently. The body of Mr Herbert Baker, the…

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Why Are Farmers Cla[?]taxed? (By 4 x 2 in the “Worker.”)

Coolamon Echo · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 3

The visitation of a record drought following on a plague scare di[?] much to educate the averag[?] think r to a thorough comprehension of what…

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Cattle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 6

The exhibits in this class this year compared favorably with previous years, but, the majorty of the cattle penned showed signs of a recent severe winter. The…

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Wool Tests

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 6

The roll was called at the "wool shed' on Wednesday morning, and shearing commenced shortly afterwards with a full board, and under the Society's agreement…

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Telegrams. Wool

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson & Co. telegraph:--Some representative lots of new clips offered at tho wool auctions this week, principa'ly from Moree, Brewarrina, and…

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Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 4

Harrison, James & Devlin Limited, report: We submitted at auction on Wednesday, the 7th instant, the first catalogue of the new season's clip…

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