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Farming & the land, 1898

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Wheat Supply. London, January 19

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 5

The American visible wheat supply is estimated to amount to 52,080,000 bushels…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 5

The first of the series of colonial wool sales commenced this evening. Business opened briskly, with prices from par to 5 per cent, advance…

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Dairy News. Coraki

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 7

The supply of milk at the Coraki Creamery for the week ended Saturday last was 3480 gallons. The Swan Bay Creamory for the same time received [?]679 gallons; Tatham Creamery, 7920 gallons; and…

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Bathing in Farm Cove Mr. Carruthers Decision. Vice-Regal and Medical Protest

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 6

That cricket is not the only sport which now commands the public mind is evidenced by the indignation raised among swimmers by the determination of the Minister for Lands not…

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The Northern Cattle-growers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 4

In the current number of the "Pastoralists' Review" there is a letter from Northern Queensland…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star

Winchcombe, Carson, and Company's cable:-"The sales opened with large attendance of both home and foreign buyers. Competition is very animated. Prices are on the average higher than…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 7

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report by telegraph from Melbourne that it held its usual weekly wool sale to-day, when a fine catalogue, comprising 6500 bales, was submitted at auction…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 6
Also in The Australian Star

LONDON, January 20.-At the colonial wool sales yesterday there was a spirited sale, with a general hardening in prices. The following rates were realised:…

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Red Polled Cattle and Tuberculosis

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 5

As the subject of milk as a conveyor of disease has again forced itself upon the public attention, it may be interesting to record the result of the…

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The Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 6

The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association report that wool sales were held to-day (Thursday) at the Wool Exchange. Macquarie-place, when the quantity catalogued totalled 6607 bales, and the sales amounted to 59[?]…

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The Melbourne Sale Yards. Diseased Cattle, Etc. Ii

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 4

Comparisons are alleged to be odious but they are very interesting also. While our Council of Advice, and our Stockowners' Association are…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Hardening. London, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 5

At the colonial wool sales this evening there was a spirited sale, with a general hardening in prices. Jan. 20…

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The Wool Fleet. Advance in Prices in London

The Australian Star · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 8

Fairly good news is to hand by cable from London, regarding the opening of the January sales on Tuesday, Although it is stated the opening catalogue, comprising 7500 hales,…

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London Wool Sales. Opening of the First Series

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 7

The following cable intelligence is to hand respecting the opening of the first series of London wool sales for the new year, which took place on Tuesday:--…

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Treatment of Thread Lung Worm in Sheep to the Editor "Stock Journal."

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 4

SIR,—The difficulty found in treating sheep infested with thread lung worm — stringuhis filaria Rud — is such that some account of experiments…

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The Wheat Market. N.s.w., Victoria, and Mark Lane. Americas Importations

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 7

A cursory glance at the Adelaide and Melbourne newspapers goes to show that the farmers of South Australia are kept in better touch than the Victorians with the actual state of the Sydney…

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Hunter River Farmers' Produce Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 7

The usual weekly sales of Hunter River farmers' produce were held yesterday. Exceptionally large supplies of produce were forward, and the last lots were not cleared till late in the afternoon. The demand was extremely…

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Dairy News. Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 7

The Brooklet Dairy Factory for the month ended December 20 treated 44,905 gallons of milk, and sold 17,952lb, of butter. The total receipts for the same amounted to £549. After deducting the working…

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