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Farming & the land, 1908

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 4

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co., Ltd., held their second wool sale on Friday, and submitted a catalogue of 2180 bales, drawn mainly from…

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Melbourne Wool Sales, Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 2

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., offered a good catalogue of over 5000 bales to-day to a crowded attendance of byers, and spirited competition. The…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool and Produce Markets

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 4

The Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Limited, John Bridge and Co., Limited, Dslgety and Co., limited, Goldsbrough, Mort sod Co., Limited,…

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Albury Wool Sales. Saturday, November 7th

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 4

Younghusband, Row, and Co. Ppy., Ltd., report that tho Albury sales of this season's wool were opened on Saturday, when three selling brokers…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 2

All the local sheds have finished nil faring. The want of tracks difficult is becoming aggravated. New South Wales…

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Farmers and Settlers. STOCKINBINGAL

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Stockinbingal branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in West's Carrington Hall on Saturday…

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The Larras Lake Wet Sheep Cases

The Worker · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 7

At Molong on Oct. 28 and 29, thirty Shearers, of whom 27 put in an appearance, were charged by James Lee and Co., of Larras Lake, with absenting…

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Farming with Heavy Horses. E. T. Robbins, in the "American Agriculturist."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 3

Heavy horses are not so well adapted to handling light loads and light machinery at a quick step and over hills and hollows as are the…

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Molasses for Dairy Cattle

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 4

The seasons experienced during the last few years have compelled dairy farmers to direct more and more attention to the matter of fodder (says the…

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Scarcity of Wool Trucks

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 4
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

In view of the many complaints from country customers as to a shortage of trucks for loading wool, and the invariable reply of the goods…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 10th November:—Notwithstanding continued uneasiness in Europe…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 3

In Sussex-street to-day wheat quotations were:—Old wheat, choice milling, sales 4s 3d and 4s 3½d a bushel, Sydney; new wheat, 3s 9½d and 3s 10d; for late…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., to-day offered 5216 bales, including a collection of Riverina wools, and a fine collection of scoureds and a good…

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Local & General News Shipment of Dorset Horn Sheep

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 2

The raising of fat lambs for "freezers," and the most suitable breed for the purpose, has long had the attention and study of…

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Carriage of Stock. Questions in Parliament. Ministerial Statement. Accelerated Service for Cattle. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon Mr. Ryrie, member for Queenbeyan, asked the Minister for Railways if his attention had been drawn to the…

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"The Cocky Farmer"

The Worker · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 27

does not readily yield sample portions. It needs to be taken in bulk. It is a readable story of life in tire Wimmera district of Victoria, but would have been better, if it…

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The Sweated Farm Laborer

The Worker · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 20

THE recent award issued by the New Zealand Arbitration court in the farm laborers' dispute at Canterbury affords an example of how an otherwise useful Court…

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Miracle Wheat Again

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 3

The Government wheat experimentalist, Mr G. L. Sutton, has had applications for some of the "Miracle" wheat, which has been talked of…

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Commercial. Wool Reports

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 10th November:— Not withstanding continued…

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