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Farming & the land, 1904

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Travelling Sheep. an Important Decision

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 5

Sitting in Chambers, Mr. Justice Pring heard a special case concerning the right to travel sheep without a permit a distance of less than 40 miles. The matter was one…

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The Yabtree Wool. High Price in London. Up to 15D for Greasy Wool

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 3

Intelligence, pleasing not only to the management of the Estate, but also to the whole district, has been received per cable of the sale of the wool clip…

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London Wool Sales. London, Thursday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday competition was brisk and prices firm. Slightly better prices were obtained for scoured merinos…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 28

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

At the wool sales this, evening there was brink competition, and prices were firm. Slightly better prices were obtained for scoured merinos…

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District News. (From Our Correspondents). Illabo. Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 6

Wheat is arriving very slowly, as up to date 9000 bags have been despatched, scarcity of teams and farmers holding back for better prices being the cause. Farmers do…

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Travelling Sheep an Important Decision. Law Changed by Consolidation

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 5

Sitting in Chambers in Sydney, on Wednesday, Mr. Justice Pring heard a special case concerning the right to travel sheep without a permit a distance of less…

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Weight of Wheat Standard for New South Wales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

The grain trade section of the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday fixed the fair average quality standard of New South Wales wheat at 61 lb. per imperial bushel,…

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Standard Weight of Wheat. the Sydney Decision. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

The grain trade section of tho chamber of commerce to-day fixed tho fair average quality standard of Now South Wales wheat at 61lb. per imperial bushel, with…

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Found in a Tank. Suicide of a Well Known Farmer's Wife

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 4

Widespread regret was felt throughout Huon, Jinders, and surrounding districts on Wednesday, when it became known that Mrs. Karoline Ann Seliulz, wife of Mr…

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Suicide of a Farmer's Wife. Drowned in a Tank

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

Caroline Schulz, the wife of August Schulz, farmer, of Huon, on Thursday committed suicide by drowning herself in a tank close to the house. Mrs…

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Farm and Station South Africa's Market for Stock

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 4

In a communication from the Government commercial agent at Durban, Natal to the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Valder says the past two seasons have…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Milk Flow in Dairying During Hot Weather

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

WHEN the milk flow in cows becomes lessened it cannot be regained during the lactation period. When the very warm…

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Farming at Big Springs

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

A very large are of land was placed under crop this season on the share system on Mr. G. P. Wilson's Big Springs estate. The total area amounted to 5074…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 3

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 and Station

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

Wool sales:—19 bales eyebrow over CO over Jugiong, at 9¾d; JR over Abingdon, 4 bales (scoured) at 12½d; WG/Greenhills, Adelong, 9 w e at…

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The Quat Quatta Estate Victorian Farmers Purchasing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 4

A NUMBER of Goulburn Valley (Victoria) farmers, headed by Mr. Martin Kevanagh, of Mooroopna, made an inspection of that portion of Quat Quatta…

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Dairying Industry

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

There is no doubt the dairying industry in these districts is going to thrive at last. Mr. O'Brien was the first to introduce it here on anything…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 2

The wool sales closed yesterday with prices extremely strong for all descriptions…

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Wheat Values

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 2

In Sydney at the beginning of this week 2s 11d per bushel was the top price being paid for milling wheat. IN conversation with one of the…

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