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Farming & the land, 1909

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Milking Machine Success. What a Leading Dairyman Says

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 2

One of the best known dairymen in the State, Mr. W. H. Gray, of Eltham, (for several years Chairman of the Byron Bay Butter Factory) who milks…

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Agriculture, Etc. Feeding Farm Animals

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 9

The feeding if -stock Is one of the most important branches of forming, in a recent lecture on the subject, Professor D. D. Williams, of the University…

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A Choker of Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 5

In the current issue of the "Agricultural Gazette" of the South wales appears the following under the name of J. H. Maiden (Government…

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Australian Dry Farming

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 5

Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager of the bathurst Experimental Farm, contritributed to the Science Congress now sitting in Brisbane a paper which he…

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Wool Reports and Figures

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

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report:—It is doubtful if a better domand ruled at any previous sale of the season than at our auction on Thursday…

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 3

In Sussex-street sales of choice new milling wheat continue to be effected up to 3s 11d a bushel, Sydney. If the Sydney, suburban, and country bakers come…

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Shipping Disaster. Wheat Steamer Founders. Struck by a Gale. Forty of Crew Drowned. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 2

A terrible shipping disaster occurred last night, when the steamer Clanranald, 3600 tons, foundered in the Gulf of St. Vincent, near Cape Troubridge…

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Farm and Station

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

The following applications have been lodged at the local Crown Land Office:—R. H. Prowse, 50 acres spl.l., ph. Adelong. For conversion of…

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On Farm and Station

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

The summer grasses—[?]ouch and barley grass in particular—are springing nicely as a result of the late rains. Two special trains will leave for…

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Growing Crop Judging

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 2

A letter has been received by Mr. G. Lindon from Mr. Thos. C. Worboys, of Parramatta, complimenting him upon his report of the growing crop…

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A Farmer's Appreciation

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 2

Mr. Thos. C. Worboys, now of Parramatts, but formerly of this district, has written Mr. Geo. Lindon regarding the recent crop-growing competition. He…

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Wool Market

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 3

The wool market in Sydney on Monday was animated, and showod keen competition for greasy wools, but there was less demand for scoured lots, which hardly…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 4

Dalgety and Company limited, are in receipt of the following cable message from their London office under date of 30th ultimo:—"The London…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 4

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, submitted on Tuesday (Feb. 2) a catalogue of 3875 bales, consisting principally of small parcels in the grease with a…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 2

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co. held their last large weekly sale of the current series yesterday afternoon and submitted a catalogue…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 3

This afternoon the last of the regular weekly sales took place, when the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company submitted a catalogue of some…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, Feb. 3

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 2

The wool sales were more animated with brisk American bidding for cross-breds and the best merinos…

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Diary Farming

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 4

An American retired school teacher, who started dairy farming, and managed in a few years to increase his income from a 96-acre farm from £200…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Limited, Dalgety and Co., Limited, Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, Hill, Clark and Co…

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Wool Prices

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 2

At Winchcombe, Carson and Co's. wool sales yesterday, the market was very firm. Greasy realised to 13 1/2d, scoured 20d…

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