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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 2

Hill, Clark and Co. report:—For out sale on Thursday we brought forward a catalogue of 3189 bales. The selection was chiefly of medium and faulty…

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Marrar Farmers Association Important Discussions. Rural Workers' Claims. Marrar

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 2

All important meeting of the Marrar Branch of the farmers and Settlers' Association was held in Winter's Hotel on Saturday. This was…

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Cricket. NEWTOWN v. the Farm. Newtown Wins by an Innings and Ii Runs

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 2

Play was resumed at 2.50 on Saturday afternoon. Biddulph (38 not out) and M'Kern (3 not out) faced the bowling of Williamson and…

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Farm and Pastoral

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

The gate takings at the Wollongong Show totalled £115/10/6. THE following, land application has been lodged at the local Lands…

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Wool and Wheat. January Exports. Nearly £2,000,000 DECREASE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 4

Oversea trade returns of the Commonwealth for January disclose a falling off in exports of wool, wheat, and flour, of £1,925,775 as compared…

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Some Good Prices for Fat Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 4

The Flemington fat stock market on Monday, 20th inst., was only moderately supplied, and prices advanced from 6d to 1/- per head. Some good…

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The Farmer

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 3

A pig must at all times have a full supply of oxygen, and especially after his meal. Therefore, the pig that eats and lies down is the…

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The Referendum. the "Regulated" Farmer. a New Order

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 4

Hitherto, the farmer, busy man, has worked his farm as he saw [?]. Each day brought its work, and regardless of the clock the farmer and…

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Items of News. Farm Quarters' Tender

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

The tender of Messrs. C. Hardy and Company has been accepted for the erection of new quarters for students at the Wagga Experiment Farm,…

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 2

This morning's business in Sussex-street opened with a few small purchases by millers of extra prime New South Wales wheat at ¾, Sydney…

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The Fruit Fly. Found Locally in Late Crops

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 2

That pest to the orchardist, the fruit fly, is again prevalent in the Riverina district. Two years ago the insect was present in New South Wales in large…

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Farming in the Falkland Islands

The Worker · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 5

The Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic, 250 miles east of Patagonia, con-sist of about 100 islands—all, treeless— on which some 30 farmers and companies…

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 2

The Sydney wheat market continues inactive. It is possible shippers at this side may buy more freely at the close of this month, by which…

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Sheep Stealing. a Grazier Convicted. Accused's Dastardly Act. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 2

Thomas Ryan, a grazier, was sentenced to four years' penal servitude at Bathurst Sessions to-day for sheep stealing. Ms Honor said he had…

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Wagga Farmers' Fair

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 2

President, Mr. T. Stout; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. G. Fletcher and A. Mackay; committee, Messrs. J. J. Cullen. S. H. Hillam, E. Crouch, R. E…

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Wheat

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report that the wheat market shows no improvement, the highest price obtainable for best samples being…

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Commercial. Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 4

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:— Some nice lines of fine spinning wools from New Zealand were…

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Wheat Export. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 2

Two steamers left Sydney for Europe during the past 24 hours, carrying a total aggregate of 152,000 bags of wheat…

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The Wheat Market. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 2

Private cables state that the inactivity in the London wheat market is more pronounced and London buyers show no disposition to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and…

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