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Farming & the land, 1897

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The United States. the Duties on Wool

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 6

LONDON, January 7.—The Ways and Means Committee of the United States House of Representatives has been assured by the woelgrowers that the free…

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Wool Duties in America. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 9

The woolgrowers have assured the Ways and Means Committee of the United States House of Representatives that free wool meant bankruptcy. Some demand a high…

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The American Wool Industry. Free Importation Equivalents to Bankruptcy. Demands for a High or Moderate Tariff

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.—The Ways and Means Committee of the United States House of Representatives has been assured by the wool-growers that the free importation of…

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Important to Dairymen

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 3

The following circular has been sent out by the Health Department of New South Wales: "Dairies Supervision Act (50 Victoria,…

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Conserving Farmers' Interests

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 4

WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.—A meeting of the Large Progress Committee was held last night at Largs. The meeting was attended by delegates from Hinton, Woodville, and Miller's Forest…

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Dairying News. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 11

The dairying industry is being well developed in the district…

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The Apricot Crop

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 12

Mr. C. B. Gairnes, of Parramatta, recently wrote to the Board of Export, asking it it would be possible to arrange for dealing with the apricot crop, which has been so…

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Crop Reports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 60

The harvest at Albury is now finished, with results in most instances exceeding owners' expectations. Very little grain has yet been sold, the highest local quotation for wheat being 4s 3d, but buyers 30…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 60

Speaking of the milk supply of towns the other day with Mr. Wilson, Victoria's veteran expert, he said that he should like to see all the milk intended for family use passed through the separator. He…

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Farming in Victoria. a Rambling Review

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 58

At least two epochs have been plainly marked in the history of farming in Victoria. With the various developments arising from these I propose to deal as lightly as possible in the course of a…

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Dairy Records

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 16

The Spring Valley Factory, Goulburn, during November treated 9508 gallons of mille, yielding 4178lb of butter. Suppliers were paid 2½d a gallon. The annual meeting of the Mudgee Dairy…

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Adisastrous Season Appalling Damage to Crops. The Fruitgrowers' Hard Lot. Grape and Vegetable Crops Damaged 90 per cont. Summer Fruit, 60 per cent. Thousands of Pounds Gone. Reports from all parts of the District. Specially Enquired into by ARGUS Correspondents. A Record Season of Loss and Destruction

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 10

THE 1896-7 simmer [?] is absolntely the worst the fruitgrowers of Central Cumberland have ever [?]enced. In order to got some accurate estimate of the damage done and loss…

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Wool-selling Charges in Sydney. (To the Editor.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1897 · page 4

SIR,—I notice in your last issue a letter from "Selector" exposing what has long been a crying shame—the fat thing that the middlemen make out of us. I have…

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London Wool Importers

The Australian Star · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 6

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, advise that they are in receipt of a wire from their head office advising that the principal wool importers into London…

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Small Wool Clips. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 6

Sir,—I see by an announcement in your paper that the associated wool agents have decided to aller the charge on wool after this year's sales, or on the 31st March, to 3 per cent, and 3½ per cent. I would…

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The United States. the Wool Duties. Demands of Ohio Growers

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 6

LONDON, January 10.—Manufacturers in the United States complain that the demands made by the Ohio growers before the Tariff Committee of the House of…

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THE U.S. TARIFF. The Duty on Wool. LONDON, January 10

The Australian Star · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 5

Woollen manufacturers in the United States complain that the demands of the Ohio wool- growers for a protective tariff have been framed so as to limit…

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Summary. for European & American Mail Sydney, January 11th, 1897. Wool Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 5

The following analysis of our Wool Exports for the first six months, viz., June to December, and in which the major portion of the business in this—the chief factor in…

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Suicide of a Poultry-farmer. Riverstone

The Australian Star · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 7

A poultry farmer named James Russell, a resident of Essex Farm, about a mile from Riverstone, suicided in a most determined manner on Thursday…

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Farmers' Association Formed at West Maitland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND, Sunday.--A meeting of farmers was held at Largs on Friday evening, when a resolution was carried affirming the desirability of forming an association to conserve…

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