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Farming & the land, 1911

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The Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 August 1911 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 31st July: The London sales closed with strong competition current…

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Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 August 1911 · page 3

[?]c cables state that the London market is quiet, and that the feeling in London and Liverpool eo firm as when the war scare…

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Rainfall for July. Wheat Area Benefited

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 August 1911 · page 4

During the past month fully three-fourths of N.S.W. had rainfall which exceeded the average. The favoured areas included the greater part of the…

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Share Farmers and Rural Workers (To the Editor Wagga " Express.")

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 August 1911 · page 2

Sir,—A week ago I heard an address on Rural Worker, delivered from the Australian Hotel balcony by Mr. M'.Namara. I understood Mr. M'Namara to…

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Where Farmers Are Made. a Visit to the Hawkesbury College

The Worker · Thursday 3 August 1911 · page 11

Almost under the shadow of the Blue Mountains, and two miles from Richmond, N.S.W., is situated a Government Agricultural College that has achieved…

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The Farmer's Greed

The Worker · Thursday 3 August 1911 · page 14

COMMENTING upon Elwood Mead's report on the Burrenjuck scheme the "Herald" goes so far as to say:— "Mr. Mead approves of the leasehold…

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Warwick Farm Races. Amilcorn Wins at Last.—Otto Grafton Scores Nicely.—Blast Surprises his Connections.—Pan Out Takes, the Handicap.—Specimen Improves

The Worker · Thursday 3 August 1911 · page 19

The racing at Warwick Farm last Saturday drew a large crowd, though not as big as the courses nearer the city do. The big boat race no doubt kept a…

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Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 3

Messrs. John Bridge and Co, Ltd., report:—SYDNEY Thursday. We held a small wool sale on…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 6

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the…

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Child Swallows Brooch and Is Fed with Wool

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 4

When a child swallows, a brooch, pin, or other object which might penetrate the intestines, it should be fed with an absorbent wool…

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Two Brave Women. Farmer's Daughter Saves Brother From Mad Bull. Heroic Rescue From the River by Lantern Light

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 6

Ten heroes and heroines received at the King's hands on Tuesday the Edward Medal for bravery. The ceremony took place in the Throne Room at Buckingham…

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Farmers and Overdrafts. Mr. Perry's Statements. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 4

Mr. Miller (Bathurst) has withdrawn his resignation after an interview with Mr. Wade, who explained that he had never accused…

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The Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 6

John Bridge and Company, Limited, report that they held a small wool sale on Wednesday, the 2nd inst., and found the market very firm at prices fully…

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Victorian Wheat Cultivation. a Large Decrease

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 2

I According to calculations based upon data furnished by farmers in all parts of the State, the "area put under wheat in Victoria this season ie about 2,230,800…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Shade and Shelter. For the Homestead

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 7

There is a striking contrast between the homestead nestling amidst its wooded groves and that standing in its isolation, unsheltered from the…

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Co-operative Butter Works

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 2

Mr. J, Crawford was in the chair at the adjourned extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Wagga Co-operative Butter Factory and…

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Calamitous Fire. OVER 200 Houses Destroyed. Farms Suffer Severely. 300 Persons Homeless. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at the village of Runtapora, Hungary. Desperate efforts were made to extinguish the flames but they spread…

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The Day of "Rest." Dairy Worker's Revolt

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 4

After detailing his daily duties and declaring that his work extended over 16 or 17 hours a day, a witness before the Dairying Wages Board…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. report:—The first auction sales in the Sydney wool market for, the present season were held on Tuesday and Wednesday last, when 10,000…

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Sheep As Beasts of Burden

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 3

In the northern part of India sheep are put to a use unthought of in European countries. They are made to serve as beasts of burden…

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