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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

1,376 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 69

Farmers' Conference. Shipping Wheat in Bulk

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 3

At the conference of the and Settlers' Association in Sydney on Tuesday, Mr. B. Witenden (Stockinbingle) moved:…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 6

Messrs. Winchcombe Carson and Co., Limited, report, under date Sydney, 2nd August :— Wool.—The post week has been a…

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Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. Ltd. report:—The past week has been a quiet one in the Sydney wool market though there are not wanting signs of returning…

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Commercial. The Co-operative Wool and Produce Co., Ltd

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 3

All wood growers will read with interest the report of the above company for the year ending 30th June, which was printed to shareholders at the recent annual general…

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The Farmers and Settlers

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 2

OUR friends of the 'Southern Cross,' Junee, make some ungenerous criticism of the Farmers and Settlers' branches in the late contest. They…

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At the Farmers' Conference

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 2

Mr. B. Witenden (Stockinbingal) moved—"That in consideration of the large expense borne by the farmers for the purchase of wheat bags, and…

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Farmers Leaving the State

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 6

A striking illustration of the difficulty that is experienced in obtaining land for settlement by those who wish to make homes for themselves in the…

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Farmers' Federal Action

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 6

A lively debate took place at the Farmers and Settlers' Conference on Monday (the "S. M. Herald" says) upon a report from a recent meeting of…

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Stud Sheep Sales Some High-priced Sheep

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 4

The annual sales of stud sheep were continued in Melbourne on Friday, when Messrs. Goldsbrough, ort and co., Ltd. in conjunction with Messrs…

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Melbourne Wool, Station Produce, & Grain Market. Week ending Thursday, August 2

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 4

The Melbourne Woolbrokere' Association (Gold[?]ough 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 7 August 1906 · page 3

Mr. John James Kendall, until recently working the Burnside Dairy (Grahamstown), was successful in a ballot for land at Casino a few days…

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Temora and District. Wheat and Sheep. Some Interesting Facts. (S. M. Herald.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 2

Until Temora got its railway a few years ago wheat had to go 34 miles by road to Cootamundra. The cost was 2/- a bag, and despite that…

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Wool Prospects

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 3

With shearing in full swing in the west, dates announced for the southern districts, and wool-growers roundabout are making preliminary preparations for…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 4

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. report under date 7th August: There is very little of interest to report in the wool market. for beyond the exchange of a…

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The Farmers' Conference

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 2

When closing the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association last week the President, Mr. J. Perry, M.L.A., declared it to be…

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The Farmers and the Labor Party

The Worker · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 4

When "young Fitzpatrick," who, by the way, is several years older than the sitting member for Cootamundra, took up the mantle of Norton, the Sydney "Daily…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Bossed by the Big Men. Some Interesting Sidelights on the Recent Conference

The Worker · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 5

The bona-fide farmers and settlers of this State, and especially that great majority who, through the operation of the laud laws or land monopoly, have, not been able…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 6

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Hill, Clark and Co., Schute, Bell and Co., and Winchcombe, Carson and Co., report that business during the…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Raising Geese

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 2

ON many farms a flock of Toulouse geese may be profitably reared each year, the number defeating on range and other facilities. The Toulouse breed are…

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Farm and Field. Spraying Potatoes for Blight

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 3

Mr Kirk (Government Biologist for New Zealand) states that the potato crop in that colony will show a shortage for the season. The havoc this year was in…

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