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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

1,376 stories in Riverina's papers · page 28 of 69

Peculiar Charge of Perjury. a Lien on Wool

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 3

At the Bathurst Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, before Judge Rocker, Andrew Deady and Stephen James Knight were changed with forgiving a lion on…

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme. Works Committee Inquiry. Favorable Evidence by Farmers

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 4

Further evidence was given before the Public Works Committee at Hay on Thursday in connection with the North-Murrumbidgee irrigation scheme…

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A Farmer Missing

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 5

Mr. James Alexander Breen, a farmer of Mittagong, has been missing since Saturday last. He started to ride home from Bowral, but though his…

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Farmers' Conference

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2

The representative farmers of this State will again meet in annual conference in Sydney on the 24th of next month. The proposed business paper…

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Wheat and Wool Returns

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

Since the beginning of the season 1,636,916 bags of wheat arrived at Darling Harbour, and 980,522 bags have been shipped. Nearly 152,000 bags are…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

The autamn lambing in the Nangns district showed a percentogo of 80. At a recent fox drive at Mr. T. H. Boyton's, Oak Hill, Nangus, lerty…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Brookong Branch

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 3

The monthly meeting was held in the School of Arts, Lockhart, on Thursday, 11th June. Mr. A. Crawford (President) occupied the chan, the…

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Straying Cattle

The Temora Star · Wednesday 20 June 1906 · page 2

From James Thom, drawing attention to the [?] caused by wandering cattle, and expressing the opinion that it was little use being under…

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Temora Butter Factory

The Temora Star · Wednesday 20 June 1906 · page 3

A meeting of shareholders, intending shareholders, and those interested in the formation of a co-operative butter factory in Temora was held in…

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Commercial. Sheep Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 June 1906 · page 3

This week (reports the 'Independent') Messrs. Pk. and D. P. Sullivan and Mr. O. MaMahon, Coolac, and Mr. H. Crowe, purchased 3,500 Wanganella-bred ewes and 100…

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Farmers and Settlers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 June 1906 · page 3

The executive and members of the branch of the above association met at the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon, having been adjourned from a previous…

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Spontaneous Combustion in Wool

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1906 · page 4

The information cabled from London that the recent fires in the wool cargoes of certain ships are supposed to have been caused by the chemical…

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Narandera Wool-scouring Works

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1906 · page 2

It is notified in our advertising columns, by Messrs. Sugden and Sugden, to Riverina wool-growers, that their Narandera wool-scouring works will be…

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Socialistic Sugar Farmers

The Worker · Thursday 21 June 1906 · page 4

Reported in the daily press of Sydney the other day that sundry sugar farmers had been interviewing Mr. Knox, of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Bluntly, the…

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The "Little Wonder" Koerstz Patent Farmers' Wool Press

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 4

In these days of rapid improvement in all things mechanical, and when different methods are in use to effect the same purpose, he would be a bold…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Article [All Rights Reserved.] Starting Early Tomatoes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 4

IT is not difficult to raise good stalky tomato plants from seed It the has a fairly prepared [?]othed. Fresh horse manure is prefarble for such a purpose…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 2

The autumn lambing at Mr. J. R. Derrick's, Hillas' Creek, was 91 one fifth per cent. Many district farmers and graziers…

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Farm and Field. Sale of an Alleged Diseased Bull

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 4

The "Sydney Mail" gives a report of a case tried at the Murwillumbah Police Court, New South Wales, last week, when John Manly Sharps was charged…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 2

Messrs Schute, Bell, Co. report under date 19th June.— The sales this week in the local centre will be held on Wednesday next when the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 4

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. Ltd., report:— Wool.—We offered a catalogue of 434 bales on Wednesday, the greater…

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