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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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The Irrigation Area Settling Italian Farmers

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 3

A suggestion has been made to the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Trefle) that steps be taken to divert to New South Wales the stream of Italian…

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Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

The Sydney wheat market opened with firm sales at 3/8 per bushel for prime unbleached wheat on milling account, this grade being guaranteed…

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The Markets Wool Sales

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 4

At Sydney wool sales on Monday prices ruled firm at the closing quotations of last sales. Japanese buyers operated freely at the opening of the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., held their second new years said this afternoon, when they submitted a catalogue…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. AGRICULTURE. Scientific Cultivation and Drought

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 4

"The greatest evils of drought are due to ignorant treatment of the soil." The farmer who has been practising a haphazard system of soil…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 15th January :— Satisfactory clearances were effected…

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Wheat Carting at Coolamon

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 2

Great activity is being displayed at the Coolamon railway station at present and each day there is considerable congestion of traffic as the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy. Ltd. held their 2nd new year's sale this afternoon, when they submitted a catalogue…

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A Dairy Farm Tragedy

The Worker · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 29

At Kerang, Victoria, last week, during a coroner's enquiry into the death of Margaret Swift wife of Alfred Thomas Swift, a dairy farmer at Mead, Reginald…

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Buyers at a Discount 49 Applicants for 84 Farms. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 2

There are only 49 applications for the 88 farms on offer on the Warrah Estate, in the Murrundi district. The land seekers who made inquiries…

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Northern Territory Development Efforts, Demonstration Farm. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 2

Two Federal Government officers left to-day by the steamer Eastern for the Northern Territory with the object of developing that part of…

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Warwick Farm Races. Pride of Murillo Boats Precious.—Golden Light Scores at Last.—A Good Race for the Handicap.—Milfoil Wins the Welter

The Worker · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 25

There was a very fair crowd at the "Farm" on Saturday, seeing that a meeting was being held at Victoria Park, which was much handier to town, and drew a…

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Wheat

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

Sheppard, Harvey and Company report:—As anticipated in last week's report, the wheat markets have exhibited exceptional strength…

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Commercial. WOOL

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

The Co-operative Wool and Produce Company offered 4,000 bales on Tuesday. Competition was keen, with rallies fully equal to yesterday's strong…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

Dalgety and Company report:— Farther headway has been made at the sale of the balance of the Australian wool clip in the local…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

The London wool sales yesterday were animated. The market was firm at opening rates…

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Gold-Finding Fowls. Scratch Up Nuggets on Canadian Farm. Rush to Stake Claims. Winnipeg

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

Numerous nuggets have been found by the scratchings of fowls feeding on a farm near Minito Naro. The whole population of the village…

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation. Settling Italian Farmers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

A suggestion has been made tn the Minister for Agriculture. (Mr. Trefle) that steps be taken to divert to New South Wales the stream of…

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Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 5

Private cables to Sydney state that the London and Liverpool wheat markets are much firmer with more money offering for cargoes to load at…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 7

These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trelle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the…

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