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Farming & the land, 1911

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 5

Further considerable quantities of New South Wales new wheat, for new season's delivery, have been sold on direct country purchase at equal to 3s…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

The wool sales were continued to-day, when Dalgety and Co. offered a fairly representative catalogue of 3594 bales. There was a good attendance…

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Wagga Agricultural Bureau. Take-all and White-heads in Wheat. Address by Mr. M'keown

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 4

A special meeting of members of the Wagga Branch of the Agricultural Bureau was held on Saturday in the School of Arts, when Mr. E. Crouch…

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Farmers' Day at the Experiment Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

This year, instead of following the usual custom of having one day for the several Farmers' and Settlers' Associations' visit to the Wagga…

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Record Growing Crop Entries

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

The wheat growing industry in the Young district [?] progressed by leaps and bounds during the past two seasons, and the P. and A. Society's…

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Severe Hailstorm. Destruction of Crops and Orchards. Four Inches Depth of Hailstones. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 5

A destructive hailstorm broke over Bathurst this afternoon. Streets were covered with hailstones to a depth of four inches, and much havoc was…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 3

Yonughusband, Row and Co. Ppy. Ltd. opened the Melbourne series of wool sales on Monday, when they submitted a catalogue of 1470 bales…

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Butter & Pigs. Doings at Tumut Factory

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Board of directors of the Tumut Butter Factory was held on Friday last, Dr Mason (Chairman of the Board)…

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Good Prices for Lockhart Fat Sheep

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 2

J. R. Keenan and Co. report that amongst then sales at Homebush on Thursday were several consignments from Lockhart. Mr Sharples' crossbreds, from Oakleigh, sold…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., brought forward a catalogue to-day of some 3,590 bales, which included several…

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The Arbitration Court Case Judgment by Mr. Justice Higgins. the Proposed Award Declared. Uniform Kate of 24/- per Hundred in N.S.W., Victoria, South Australia and Queensland. An Increase of 2/- per Hundred in Victoria and South-East of South Australia. Rise of 7/6 per week for Shed Hands in N.S.W., Q., and North of S.A. Ten Shillings Weekly Increase for Shed Hands in Victoria and South-East of South Australia. Cooks 4- per Man, with a Minimum Earning of £2/10/- per Week. Wool Pressers Rates Fixed; No Payment to be Less than £2/10/- per Week. The Award to Last for Five Years

The Worker · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 4

Mr. Justice Higgins delivered judgment in the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Court in Melbourne on October, 6, in the case of the Australian…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. offered 4573 bales, chiefly composed of Riverina wools, including a fair proportion of crossbreds. Fine haired wools in…

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Take-all and Whiteheads in Wheat

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 3

In January, 1904, the "Agricultural Journal" of Victoria contained an article from the pen of Or. D. M'Alpine on "Take-all and White-heads in…

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Italy's Wheat Supplies. St. Petersburg

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 2

Upwards of 300,000 tons of wheat, intended for Italy have accumulated at Black Sea ports…

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Starting Wheat-growing with Small Capital

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 2

According to Mark H. Reynolds. Inspector of Agriculture, Mr. H. O'Brien,' of Blayney, when starling wheat-growing some years ago, leased a paddock of…

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Big Wheat Supplies Held Up. St. Petersburg

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 2

Upwards of 300,000 tons of wheat intended for Italy are accumulated in the Black Sea…

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"Fun" on a Dairy Farm

The Worker · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 19

"A Registered Dairyman," writing from Strathisia, on the Upper Patterson, contends that too much is made of the fact that school children have sometimes to do their share of the morning and evening milking. "Why," he says, "When I was six I usually milked eight or nine cows in the morning before starting for school, which means a four-mile ride. Now my little girl of five runs, over to the bails, and just for pastime milks three or four, or five, cows, and enjoys the fun; while her big brother of seven milks from seven to ten…

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Wagga Growing Crops Competition

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 2

Thirty-one entries have been received this year for the growing crops competition, to be judged next month under the auspices of the…

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Cattle

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 2

Judge, Mr. John Roche; stewards, Messrsr J. Melrose and J. I. Prowse. There were only, seven prizes offered in this section and competition was…

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Sheep

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 2

Judge, Mr. S. White; Stewards, Messrs. N. Melrose and W. Boston. Competition very limited. In Merinoes. W. Glasscock won for ram 4th,…

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