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Farming & the land, 1904

1,207 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 61

Butter

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 3

Heavy shipments of butter to London are being made. The R.M.S. Moldavia, which sailed on Saturday, took 11,848 boxes. The state Commercial Agent in London…

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Migratory Sheep of Spain

The Junee Democrat · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 3

There are said to be about 10,000,000 migratory sheep in Spain, which travel as much as 200 miles from the plains to the…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 3

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., [?] Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones, and Devlin,…

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The Wheat Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 3

The Russian wheat harvest is (the "S M. Herald" says) such a great national asset that the effect of the war on the wheat market will be one of the commercial…

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The Wheat Market Effect of the War Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 3

The outbreak of hostilities between Japan and Russian has been mainly responsible for active hardening of the wheat market. Flour advanced to-day…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 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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The Mitchell Seed Drill. Trial at Experiment Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 3

A trial of the Mitchell grain and fertiliser drill and the "Benecia" rotary disc plough was given at the Experiment Farm yesterday under the direction of Mr. W…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 4

The Austra[?] and Agency Co. [?] Bridgened Co. Limited, D[?] Co. Limited Geldsborough [?] CO. Limited, Harrison, Jones and…

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The Wool Market

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 3

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association, for the week ending 6th February, report as follows:-The concluding sales of the weekly series…

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Widg[?]-wa Wool Clip

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 4

A list of the weights shorn from the Widg[?]n stud sheep last shearing is published, which, considering the sheep have passed through probably the worst season…

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Late Wires. Advices From the Metropolis Sydney, Thursday, 6 p.m. Where Are the Farmers?

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

Three-fourlbs of the land which was made available for settlement under rthe Crown Lands Act has not been taken up…

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Wheat Traffic

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 3

The wheat is still coming to hand freely to the stacks at the local station. A firm advance in the price has taken place since the war reached the serious stage…

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Travelling Sheep Without Permit

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

A case of interest to drovers was before the local police court on Tuesday, when a drover named Michael Ahearn was summoned for not carrying a permit whilst in…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 5
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited, offered on the 10th inst. a catalogue of 392 bales of wool, being almost too small to supply general quotations…

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Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson and Ltd. report: The feeling that war between Russia and Japan was imminent has caused a rather easier feeling in the Sydney wool market…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. Ltd. report: —The feeling that war between Russia and Japan was imminent has caused a rather easier feeling in the Sydney wool market…

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Farm and Station Riverina Farm Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 3

Mr. G. M. M'Keown, Manager of the Wagga Experiment Farm has the following farm notes in the February issue of the "Agricultural Gazette":…

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Pastoral Prospects

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 4

THE p[?]mlat, speaking with reference to pastoral matters, took what many specially interested in the industry will, doubtiess, consider too [?]goine VIEW…

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