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Farming & the land, 1905

1,294 stories in Riverina's papers · page 48 of 65

Experimental Farm Public School Picnic

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 October 1905 · page 4

She annual pic-nic of the Wagga Experimental Farm Public School was held on Saturday the 7th inst., and the committee had every reason to be pleased…

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General Booth's Scheme. Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Emphatically Protests Against It

The Worker · Thursday 19 October 1905 · page 5

The proposal of General Booth to send immigrants to Australian was discussed at Saturday's meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association…

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Foreign Substances in Wool

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 6

The following circular, which has been issued, by the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, England, should receive the serious consideration of Australian…

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Lessons in Wool Classing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 6

The "Sydney Mall" reports a growing tendency on the part or many of the small sheep farmers in New South Wales to become experts in the classing…

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Area Under Wheat (From the Statistical Bulletin.)

Coolamon Echo · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 2

Reports just received, indicate that the area to be cat for wheat this season will be 1,944,000 acres, and for hay 276,000 acres. The figures for…

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Developing the Wool Industry. the Improvement of Machinery

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 6

One cannot look at wool without feeling that here we have a commodity in which is wrapped up the very life of Bradford and, to a large extent, the…

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Farm and Station

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 4

A Braidwood paper states that the Tarago stationmaster has just made up his returns of rabbits aud hares sent to Sydney by train for the past…

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The Dairy. Congestion of the Udder. Disease Described and Its Treatment Told

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 6

The veterinary department, experiment station, Kansas agricultural college has issued a bulletin, signed by F. S. Schoenleber on "Garget" (congestion of the…

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Farm and Field. Composition of Calf Foods

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 6

A leaflet on "Calf Meals," issued by the Irish Department of Agriculture, states that samples of these mixtures, which are largely imported into Ireland…

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Dairying Industry

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 2

Mr. J. McInerney, of Big Ben Creek, has become quite an enthusiast over the dairying industry, and has taken the trouble to visit big centres for…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 4

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, report as follows:- On Wednesday we submitted an attractive catalogue of [?] bales,…

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The Wool Season

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report that dusty and burry wools have fallen ½d per lb. at the Sydney sales, but values for good wools are firmly…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 8

The Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report under date Melbourne, October 19:- Wool.—We held our opening sale for…

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The Wool Market

The Temora Star · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wool and Produce Brokers, Sydney, report: -- Reports regarding the wool sales in the various centres continue satisfactory…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 3

Co-operative Wool Company offered 2,900 bales, good selection, strong competition competition. Good wools were firm, and medium and inferior 1/2d down. Sold greasy…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon the Melbourne Wool Sales worn opened for the season, when the first catalogue was submitted by the New Zealand…

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The Sheep of the World

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 6

From estimates that have been made in England and America of the world's flocks, it would seem that the flocks are decreasing, while the woollen…

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Alleged Theft of Wool

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court on Thursday morning, before Mr. Philip E. Eldershaw. J.P., a man named Robert Walsh was charged with stealing a…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. General Meeting of Members

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 2

A general meeting of the members of the members of the M.P. and A. Association was held in the committeerooms last night. The President (Mr…

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Irrigation in the Wilcannia District. Crops on Murtie Station

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 6

The Wilcannia correspondent of the "S. M. Herald" writes:—Some ten months ago 1 wrote an account of some irrigation works that were being…

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