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Farming & the land, 1909

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London Wool Sales. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 5

At yesterday's London-colonial wool sales (the second of the third series) merinos were animated, and fully 5 per cast, in advance of March rates…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, May 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 2

At the wool sales competition was [?] and prices for everything [?]…

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The Wheat Market Chicago Firmer. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 5

The following cargoes of South Australian wheat have been sold:—Eugene Pergeline, 13,991 quarters, from Adelaide, February 26, at 43/1½ per 4801b,…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Mangain Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday, 1st May. The President occupied the chair…

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Peel River Lands. 232 Settlement Purchase Farms. Applications Received on June 7 and 14

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 3

It is possible at last to be able to announce that the Peel River estate lands are about to be made available to the public. The settlement purchase farms…

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Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 2

Farther Australian wheat cargoes have been sold in London at from 42/9 to 43/- per quarter…

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Farmers' Wheat at 3[?]

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 4

A SERIOUS position in connection with the West Australian wheat production and export trade has been brought to light by the publication by…

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 2

Wheat.—N.S.W. milling, prime, sales, "across country" to country millers at equal to 5/4 1/2 (Sydney); buyer 5/1 (Sydney), sellers 5/5. Manitoba…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 2

On 2nd inst. our veteran droyer, Mr. Israel Piper, who has been in charge of Mr. A. Pethers 12,000 wethers on Jounama for some months…

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Dry Farming

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 4

IT is always an interesting matter for investigation, the minimum amount of rainfall required to produce a [?]factory crop of wheat. No doubt soil…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 2

At Dorrigo on Saturday, 433 applications were lodged for 22 blocks of land. Special Lease granted.—Michael…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, May 12

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 3

The business was splendid at to-day's wool sales. Good merinos were very dear…

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Brookong Farmers' Union

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 4

A special meeting of the union was hold on Saturday at the Commercial Hotel, Lockhart. Mr. A. Crawford (president), presided…

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Items of News. Farmer Commits Suicide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 2

A farmer named Ernest August Sche[?]ner, aged 41 years, committed suicide in tragic circumstances at Lockhart last Thursday. At the…

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Warwick Farm Results

The Worker · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 25

The attendance at Warwick Farm last Saturday would not have led one to imagine that a meeting was being brought off at Rosebery the same afternoon. The…

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The Markets Wool Reports

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. wool and produce brokers, report under date nth May.—Most satisfactory advices continue to be…

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To-day's Telegrams. Wheat and Chaff. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 2

Wheat 5/4½ at auction, chick 4/4 to 4/10. Chaff 4/- to 5/6…

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Gundagai Co-operative Butter Factory. a Freezing Plant to Be Added

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 2

A RESTING of directors of the Gundagai Co-operative Butter Factory Company was held on Wednesday. There were present: Messrs. McIneruey (Chair),…

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Farm and Filed. The Value of Rape for Pigs

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 3

Many experiments nave been conducted at one, time or other in the Stales and elsewhere with the object of estimating the value of the rape crop for…

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