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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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The Farmer and the Combine

The Worker · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 16

GIVING evidence before the Wheat Commission sitting in Adelaide, Professor Perkins, principal of the Roseworthy Agricultural College, said that four years…

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Farm and Field. The Wool Market

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 8

The wool market is still depresses. In the course of an interesting article on the subject, the Sydney “Daily Telegraph” of 2nd May concludes:—…

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Dry Farming. Wheat on 5 Inches of Rain

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 2

A marked feature of the farming in this district is the improved methods of cultivation, which have given results equal to those obtained in the praitie…

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The Markets. WOOL

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort & Company, Ltd, Sydney, under date 28th inst., report as follows:—During the past week there has been a good deal of…

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Notes on Lucerne at Wagga Experimental Farm

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 2

The site occupied by the crop in one of the highest parts of the farm, situated between two hills of granite formation, from which it is considered that…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 2

Notification setting apart Crown Land for A.S.L.—Land District of Wagga, within Kyeamba Shire, connty Wynyard, parish Tywong, containing…

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Durable Home-made Farm Gate

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 8

The farm gate here shown, is 14 feet wide. It is made of four boards 4 inches wide, the same style as is in general use, by using barb wire between boards…

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The Dairy. Feeding of Dairy Cows

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 8

The following instructive summary of results obtained in the course of experiments on the feeding of dairy cattle is given at the conclusion of Bulletin No. [?]…

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Commercial. WOOL

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report:— SYDNEY, Thursday. The market during the past week has been…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 5

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report, June 4:—The market during the past week has been rather quiet, although there has been a good deal of…

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Killed by a Tram. a Cattle Drover's Fate. Terrible Injuries. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 5

A man met a terrible death near the Randwick racecourse last night. The driver of an electric tram from Coogee to the city, when almost opposite the…

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The Farm Child's Day Dull Routine of Toil

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 3

Some time ago, at a conference of school teachers in Sydney, reference was made to the employment of child labour in farming districts, the statements being…

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Farmers and Settlers the Executive's Annual Report

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 4

The executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has issued advance copies of its annual report, which is to be presented to the…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 2

Mr. J. A. Gunn has been elected chairman of the Wagga Pastures Protection Board. Nearly every large holding in this…

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An American Tornado. Most Disastrous for Years. Farmers Panic Stricken. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 2

The most destructive tornado experienced for years has passed over Southern Nebraska and Northern Kansas, U.S.A…

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Commercial. WOOL

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1908 · page 3

Hill, Clark, and Co. Ltd., report:—There has been good enquiry during the past week, prices showing a slight advance since the Brisbane auctions. Fair transactions…

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The Wool Outlook

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1908 · page 2

The next auctions in the Sydney wool market are arranged for June 23, 24, and 25 next. Meanwhile there is a strong inquiry for all available…

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Commercial. the Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Wool and Produce Brokers, Sydney, report under date 9th June.—Following the tendency towards a weaker tone in evidence…

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A Droving Case. Dead Sheep on the Roads

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 4

At the Albury police court, before Mr. H. G. Shaw. P.M.. John Glass[?]p, Cu[?]shire clerk, pro[?]against Andrew Fogarty, drover, for that he…

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The Wheat Market. Rain Causes Fall. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 3

Showers have fallen over a large extent of the wheat country, and as a consequence many wheat growers were this morning anxious, sellers of choice…

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