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Farming & the land, 1905

1,294 stories in Riverina's papers · page 56 of 65

Model Soil for Cereal Crops

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 5

Some years ago an extremely important experiment was completed by a French scientist, since dead, who had been endeavoring to ascertain as…

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Pastoral Development. District Improvements

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 2

One of the outcomes of the terrible bush fires which swept through this district in the commencement of the present year was the total destruction…

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Wool Sales

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 2

Some prices realised for local wool: — A further consignment of Mr G. Thompson's wool GTRiodesia from Bethungra made 1134d for 36 AA…

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Commercial. Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 3

Harrisen, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report:— Sydney, Thursday. We submitted at auction on Thursday an…

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Adulterated Butter. LONDON

The Temora Star · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 4

The Preston County Council is prosecuting a firm at Preston for supplying customers with an adulterated mixture manufactured in London, and sold for…

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New Season's Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 3

The distinction of haying forwarded the first consignment of new season's wheat to the Sydney market belongs this year to Curlewis, a district on the…

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Successful Wheat Manuring

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 2

Many years ago Geo. Shirely and Co., the well known Manure merchants, successfully induced wheat growers to use their Superphosphate for the purpose of…

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The Wool Market

The Temora Star · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 8

John Bridge and and Co, Ltd., report.--Wool: Owing to the holiday intervening on Monday, the sales were put forward a day, and consequently…

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Heavy Wool Traffic

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 5

It seems that a heavy wool traffic during November was not anticipated by the railway authorities, as the receipts for this month last year were…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 5

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, report:- Wool.—We submitted at auction on Thursday, 23rd inst., an attractive…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 5

Younghusband, Row and Co. Proprietary, Limited, continued the wool sales on Wednesday, 22nd inst., when they put forward a catalogue of 3173…

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Heavy Wool and Grain Traffic

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 2

It seems that a heavy wool traffic during November was not anticipated by the railway authorities, as the receipts for this month last year were…

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Cattle Stealing. the "Independent" and the Tumut Press

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 2

The Tumut " Advocate" has in its Tuesday's issue:—There is an old saw which says that one has to go abroad for news. The following, from…

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Farming in the Temora District. Experiences of a Leading Farmer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 6

Mr. John Donaldson, of Bartondale farm, near Temora, has contributed some matter on his general farm practice which may be of interest to…

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Wire-netting for Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 3

Mr. Thrower asked the Minister for Lands whether he had completed arrangements for supplying wire netting to farmers on the deferred payment…

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Farm Labourers as Immigrants

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express, The Cootamundra Liberal

Several immigrants of the agricultural labouring class have arrived m Sydney during the past week, and more are expected during the next fortnight, bearing…

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A Sheep Magnate

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1905 · page 4

A Californian paper Suit discovered a new sheep magnate. It says:—"The sheep king of the world, G. L. Waldron, of Patagonia, is making a tour…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 November 1905 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. held their sixth sale of the season to day when they offered a very representative catalogue of 5642 bales of which they sold 4720 bales…

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