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Farming & the land, 1909

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Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 1

To sample cream properly, it should be poured from one can to another two or three times, and thoroughly mixed before the…

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Coastal Farmers’ Co-operative Society

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Framers’ Co-operative Society was held in Bega on Saturday afternoon. Present :…

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John Vane. Bushranger. Being a true narrative of his career—illustrative varied places of country life fifty years ago—in which his experiences as bush boy, gold seeker, cattle stealer, and a member of the notorious gang of bushrangers led by Ben Hall, which terrorised the countryside in the early sixties, are faithfully depicted. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter XXXIX.—(Continued.) Life in Darlinghurst Gaol

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 4

There were many small boys in Darlinghurst during my stay there, and I am quite sure the imprisonment did not improve…

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The Nowra Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 7

Mr L. M. Crawford, secretary, advises as follows:—The output of butter for six months ended December, 1908, was 202¾ tons, which realised £23,310, equal to an…

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Agriculture, Etc. Feeding Farm Animals

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 5

The feeding of stock is one of the most important branches of farming. In a recent lecture on the subject, Professor D. D. Williams, of the University…

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Coastal Farmers' Society. Half-yearly Meeting at Bega

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 1

The seventeenth half-yearly meeting of the above Society was held at Bega School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. A…

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Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 1

A black sow belonging to Mr. D. A. Gowing, has a litter of eighteen all being snow white. Some who have tried it say…

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John Vane Bushranger, Being a true narrative of his career— illustrative of varied phases of country life fifty years ago—in which his experiences as bush boy, gold seeker, cattle stealer, and a member of the notorious gang of bushrangers led by Ben Hall, which terrorised the countryside in the early sixties, are faithfully depicted. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Xl. Chums with Frank Gardiner

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 2

The father of bushrangers, Frank Gardiner, alias Christie—“King of the Road” he was culled—was brought to…

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Coastal Farmers' Society. Satisfactory Report

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 1

The balt-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co operative Society was held on Saturday afternoon last, at Bega. Mr. W. D. Warden (Milton), chairman of directors,…

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Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture Mr. John Perry, has arranged for the importation from America of a number of Poland-China…

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John Vane Bushranger. Being a His narrative of his career—illustrative of varied phases of country life fifty years ago-in which his experiences us hush boy, gold seeker, cattle stealer. and a member of the notorious [?] of bushrangers led by Ben Hall, which terrorised the countryside in the early sixties, are faithfully depicted. [All Rights Reserved. Chapter XL—Continued

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

Concerning the sticking-up of the gold escort at Eugowra, near Forbes, when between £14,000 and £15,000 worth of…

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The Apiarist. Bees in the Orchard. Their Influence on Crops

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 8

It is pointed out by Mr Gale, the New South Wales bee expert, that the fertilisation of blossoms by other insects than bees is very uncertain. The…

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Coastal Farmers' Co-Operative Society

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society was held in Bega on Saturday afternoon, January 30. The chairman (Mr. W. D. Warden) extended…

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Miracle Crops

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 10

It is the belief of those who have most deeply penetrated the subject that plants, especially corn crops, are about to be produced capable of doubling the…

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Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 1

While numbers of Richmond River farmers raise both sugar and cream, the Victorian farmer divides his attention between…

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A Legless Farmer

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 1

There is a man on a farm in Calboun County, Michigan, who dairies without a leg to stand on. He has had both legs cut off just…

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John Vane Bushranger. Being a true narrative of his career—illustrative varied places of country life fifty years ago—in which his experiences as bush boy, gold seeker, cattle stealer, and a member of the notorious gang of bushrangers led by Ben Hall, which terrorised the countryside in the early sixties, are faithfully depicted. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter XLI—(Continued)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 2

Sir Alfred Stephen, the Chief Justice, who had always been kindly disposed towards me, from the time of my trial before him, happened to hear…

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State Butter Factory

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 8

Mr. C. E. D. Meares writes :—The Berry Central Factory is one of the few propriety establishments now existing, and as a business…

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State Butter Factory. Opposition by a State Member

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 5

Mr. Morton, M.L.A., in opening the Shoalhaven show on Wednesday, referred to Mr. Perrys proposal to establish a state butter factory. He…

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Farm and Dairy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 1

At the Lougerenong Agricultural College Farm, near Horsham (Vie.), the experimental seed plots have yielded :…

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