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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

1,376 stories in Riverina's papers · page 35 of 69

On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 6

The Salvation Army is sending 20,000 British emigrants to Canada next season. Of the 158,000 women who…

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Dairy Cows: the Ayrshire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 2

The Ayrshire is a 'modal' breed in both senses of the word—for it gives you the ideal form of a cow, and it is the cow rather too much in miniature to be satisfactory to…

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Terrible Tragedy Near Ballina. a Farmer, His Wife and an Employee Murdered. Sydney

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 4

A terrible tragedy is reported from Ballina, where a came farmer, Daniel named Gillet, were murdered…

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Commercial. WOOL

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 2

Messrs Schute, Bell and Co. report under date 17th July.— The past week has been one of the slackest, and the position is due to the hesitancy of…

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Salt Bush for Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 4

In the July issue of the "Agricultural Gazette" Mr. R. W. Peacock reports on an experiment at Coolebah Farm to test the value ol salt bushes as a sheep…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 6

Messrs. Winchcombe Carson and Co., Limited, report, under date Sydney, 18th July :— Wool.—Our to-day's catalogue was…

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Farm and Station Improved Method of Poisoning

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 4

An improved method of poisoning rabbits, as illustrated by work accomplished on Big Mimosa Station, is worthy the attention of landholders. The shear…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 4

Dalgety and Company Ltd., hare received the following cable from their London office, dated 20th July with respect to the fourth series of wool sales…

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Commercial. Melbourne Wool, Station Produce, & Grain Market. Week ending Thursday, July 19

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association (Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Dalgety and…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 3

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson & Co., report that the market for sheep skins last week was ⅓d lower for price lots, and ¾d to 1d for rough and burry…

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Farmers and Settlers. Meeting of the Wagga Branch Matters of Interest

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 4

A meeting of the Wagga Branch of the Farmers and Settlors' Association was held on Saturday afternoon in the Australian Hotel. Mr. B. B. Bennett…

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Election Expenses. Discussion by the Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 4

At a meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday afternoon. Mr. B. B. Bennett (President, in the chair), Mr. W. Purtell moved,—…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Monthly Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the Australian Hotel oil Saturday afternoon. There were present—Messrs…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 2

Messrs. G. Lindon and E. Crouch left by the express train this morning to represent the Wagga Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at…

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The Struggle for the Cootamundra Seat. The Contest by the Man on the Land against the Professional Politician. Farmers' Representation Required as against that of Lawyers, Land Agents, and Self-Seekers in Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1906 · page 2

Voters at the coming struggle should not allow dust to be thrown in their eyes as to the circumstances giving rise to the bye-election. We are,…

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Farmers' Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1906 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Mr. John Perry, M.P. for Liverpool Plains, addressed a meeting of farmers at the Albion hotel. Mr. F. Pinkstone occupied the chair, and…

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Sale of Sheep for Western Australia

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 4

A. A. Piggin and Co. Corowa, report having sold for delivery oft the sold for delivery off the shears, 2,400 2-tooth merino ewes account Buckinbong Station, Narandera…

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Commercial. Sale of Sheep for Western Australia

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 4

A. A. Piggin and Co., report having sold for delivery off the shears, 2400 two-tooth merino ewes, account [?] Station, Narandera; 1500…

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Butter Fakers in South Australia. How the Producers Are Robbed. Revelations in Parliament

The Worker · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 7

A very huge and highly-charged bombshell was dropped into the camp of the "Private Enterprise" crowd in the South Australian Parliament the other day by…

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Farmers' Conference Opening Proceedings. Address by the President. the Farmers' Share in the Surplus

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 2

The annual conference of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales was opened to-day, in the Royal Chambers, Castlereagh-street…

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