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Farming & the land, 1897

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The Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 3

The wheat market is dull, and the bulk offered to-day was passed in. Quotations are:New, 5s 8d. Flour, country roller is quoted -at £14 17s 6d…

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London Wool Sales London, January 25

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 5

At the London wool sales to-day Prices remained firm at previous quotations, and the bidding was animated…

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Modern Progress a Cattle Fattener. Messrs. Lever Bros.' Adventure

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 2

When we were trying to ship live cattle a couple of years ago the trouble was very largely about fodder. The complaints on that score were loud…

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The Wool Growers' Co-operation. Retirement of Lord Hampden

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 5

It has been announced that a Woolgrowers Co-operative Association has been formed in Sydney, with the following gentlemen as directors:…

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Wheat Traffic to South Australia. Accident to a River Barge. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 5

A barge attached to the steamer Colonel sank yesterday at Collendina with 1300 bags of wheat for Morgan, South Australia. It is estimated that over 1000 bags will be totally destroyed, the rest having…

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Warwick Farm Entries, February 6

Evening News · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 2

The Farm Stakes, about 6 furlongs.—Norman, Bonnie Boy, Havelock, Blair, Wingen, The Crier, Sceptre, Strathglass, Plutus, Pax, Bennett, Temple, Bruce Lowe, Siquinius, Mabel, Garnet…

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Farmer's Co-operative Association

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 8

The Association which presents its prospectus to our readers in another column, is one more attempt to unite producers in the bonds of co-operation…

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Dairying News. Coraki

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 7

The supply of milk from the Coraki Creamery for the week ending last Saturday was 6900gal. From the Tatham Creamery for the same time it was 7100 gal., and from the Swan Bay 2000gal. since…

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The Poultry Farm. An Expert's Views on Poultry Breeding and Rearing

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 8

Next Saturday's issue of the Australian Star will contain some useful information on poultry rearing. Those which are interested in the subject…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Wilcannia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 9

A mob of Menamurtie wethers crowed here yesterday, en route for Dubbo, Mr. Coleman owner…

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Export of Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- The R.M.S. Jumna takes 60 tons of butter from Pinkenbar Wharf, at the mouth of the river, on Friday…

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Pastoral Products. Station Produce Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 7

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association (Australasian Mortgage Agency Company, Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Campbell, Nimmo, and Co., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones, and…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5

LONDON, January 26.—At the wool sales this evening heavy catalogue were offered, competition was quieter, and prices unchanged…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 6

LONDON, January 26.—At the wool sales yesterday the American buyers purchased at the best wools. The highest prices were: Haddonrig, 7[?]d…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. a Big Seizure

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 2

COOMA, Wednesday.—Constable Hanna, who arrested a man named Chalker on Sunday night on a charge of sheep stealing, has arrested another, man named Treanor in connection with the same charge…

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Proposed Exchange of Pastoral Properties. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5

At last night's council meeting the proposal of the E.S. and A. Bank to exchange the Graham's Valley and Bann Baa properties for Government land in the Balranald district was discussed. It was pointed…

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The River Wheat Traffic. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5

An examination of the barge Colonel shows that there will be an absolute loss of 800 bags of wheat. By great efforts on the part of nearly 60 men from five steamers 500 bags, mostly dry wheat, were…

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London Wool Market. London, Dec. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 9

There has been nothing doing in wool here during the past week. There is absolutely no demand. Dealers and consumers have satisfied their wants until the new year opens and the first auctions,…

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London Wool Market. the Christmas Quiet

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 7

LONDON, December 24. -- As might be expected at this season of the year, and with the near advent of the Christmas holidays, the business done in wool, especially of colonial origin, has been on…

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The Wool Sales. London, January 26

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 3

At the London wool sales yesterday American buyers purchased all the best classes of wool at the top prices, Special prices realised included the…

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