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Farming & the land, 1904

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Central Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 December 1904 · page 3

Messrs. J. Skudder and Co. report having held their usual weekly sale on Saturday last at the Central Market, Traill-street. The following prices were realised:—…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 20 December 1904 · page 3

The lapsing of the following special lease application has been reversed:—Henry Pether, of Tumut, 20 acres (ex. roads) portion 20, parish…

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Presentation at the Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 December 1904 · page 2

A very pleasant evening was spent at the Wagga Experiment Farm on Friday the 16th, when the Farm Foreman (Mr. Fuller) was presented with a handsome…

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Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 December 1904 · page 3

Private cables indicate that Australian cargoes of old wheat, on the spot, or nearly so, are realising up to 33/1½ per quarter in London; whilst cargoes of new wheat that…

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Temora Wheat District

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 21 December 1904 · page 3

The best crop I have neon in my wanderings so for as being harvested in the Temora district. Temora is near the centre of a large division described on Mr. Coghlan's…

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Wool. John Bridge a Co, Ltd. Some Local Prices

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 21 December 1904 · page 2

We held our tenth sale of the season on Tuesday, tho 13th, submitting a catalogue of 5,320 bales, embracing some very good to superior wools, and also…

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Dairying Industry at Nangus

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1904 · page 2

Dairying on Nangus estate will be in full swing in a few months—about autumn next. At present 70 cows are being milked, and this number…

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To Our Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 December 1904 · page 2

THE writer of this article makes no pretentions to being an expert in practical agriculture; but he does make it his practice to study the…

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The Wheat Yield

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1904 · page 2

Mr. Coghlan estimates the totalyield of wheat at 16,121,000 bushels, an average of 10.2 bushels per acre, compared with 9.9 [?]ast year. He…

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Wealth in Wool

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1904 · page 4

The tone of the speeches at the opening of the wool exhibition on Monday was (the "Sydney Morning Herald" says) of the most hopeful…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1904 · page 4

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and So. report:—At the uction sales to-day American buyers were less eager, and consequently the best wools were…

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A Pastoral Travesty

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 34

He was born in the thickest part of a big city; but pastoral and agricultural tendencies exhibited themselves in him at a very early age,…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. a Number of People and to Be Implicated. Local Excitement

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE excitement prevailed in Gundagai on Wednesday when it became known that the police had got into possession of information…

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The Golden Fleece. Messrs. John Bridge and Company S Wool Sampling Room

Coolamon Echo · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 2

The following is an extract from the Sydney “Town and Country Journal” issue of the 21st December, 1904, which we know will be of interest to…

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Sheep and Cattle

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 2

There were 24,600 sheep and lambs penned to-day, comprising all descriptions. Market opened to brisk competition, at, prices showing an improvement on Monday's values…

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The Wheat Crop

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 2

Owing to nearly all the district farmors being at present engaged in stripping operations, very little of this season's wheat has as yet been brought…

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Experiments in Sheep Breeding

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 6

Some interesting experiments in sheep [?]eeding and crossing are being carried out at the Experimental. Farm, Glen Innes, by the manager. The…

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Commercial Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 2

The Sydney wool auctions closed on Tuesday for the first half of the season 1904-5 in a very satisfactory manner. The market is exceedingly firm and strong, and capital…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Gundagai

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 2

A sensation has been caused here by the arrest of two young men for alleged complicity in cattle stealing. One of the accused was arrested on the local…

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Police Court. Thursday December 22, 1904 Alleged Cattle Steaming

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. D. C. Bruce, J.P. Frederick Newtown Woodbridge was charged, in company with some person or persons at present unknown, with…

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