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Farming & the land, 1898

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The Wool Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 4

Wool still continues to arrive at the three principal seaside railway stations front the producing districts, although the volume of traffic is very diminished from what it was some weeks ago…

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Victoria. Export of Wheat. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 5

In view of the low prices for New South Wales wheat now offering both at Berrigan, Now South Wales, and Cobram, a number of the largest wheat-growers in the Southern Riverina propose…

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SUMMARY. For European Mail. SYDNEY, January 10th, 1898. Wool Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 5

Dating from June 89, 1897, the quantity of wool man[?]est [?]outwaeds to oversea po[?]s amounts to 425,850, being a decrease of 39,272 bales as compared with the corresponding…

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The Premier's Return. His Western Trip. Gulgong Farmers "Hopeful."

The Australian Star · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 5

The Premier was back at work early this morning after his trip to Mudgee and the surrounding districts. When seen by a "Star" reporter, he expressed himself as highly…

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A Farmer's Death. Cowra

The Australian Star · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 5

A young farmer named Neil Brown, while proceeding, homeward late on Saturday night, fell from his dray, and one of the wheels passed over his head,killing him instantly…

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Half Yearly Returns. JULY 1st to Dec. 31st. WOOL. Gross total output from New South Wales for the six months ended December 31st. 1897, 593.707 bales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 2

The 31st ult. saw the close of the first half, or correctly speaking the major portion of our wool season /97 and /98, with a gross output of 593,707 bales, from which if deducted the…

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Sheep Boards. YOUNG

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Young Board of sheep directors, with reference to the letter of the P. and S. P. Board. Sydney, respecting the…

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Wheat Items

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 7

Exports from Coolamon state that wheat is coining in freely, and that the local price is 3s 7d per bushel. Corowa reports that good samples of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 6

The Sidney WOOI-BCIIICR Brokers' Association report that wool sales vero resumed to-day (Monday) at tua Wosd Tchangc, Itaequaric-plucc, when the quantity catalKr-3 totalled lHS.r) hiles, nnd the sales umounled lo [?]…

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Butter for the English Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 4

The R.M.S. Orizaba yesterday took away 6960 boxes of butter for the English market, the shippers being:--South Coast Company, 700 boxes; Berrima Company, 300 boxes; F. Meadows, 80…

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An Incident at Homebush. Cattle Boycotted

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 5

The first indication of any practical objection to the institution of the Condemned Meat Fund took place at Homebush Saleyards on Thursday…

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"The Constitution of Wheat Gluten."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 3

Mr. F. B. Guthrie, F.C.S., contributed soma "Notes on the constitution of wheat gluten." He pointed out that experiments which he had made showed that the actual amount of the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 6

After being suspended fer more than three wcoks the Melbourne waul iules vrere losumcd this nflcrnuon, when Dalgety and Co., Limited, brought forward for sale about 5000 bales. The catalogue, which compised nearly 1000…

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Dead Wool. a Record Price. to the Editor "Stock Journal."

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 5

SIR,—I notice in your issue of 31st ultimo, under the heading of "Scoured Wool," particulars of Botany scoured wool and country scouring. I may sty that I…

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The Produce World. the Dairying Outlook

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 4

There is nothing startling to record of the doings in the dairying world since the New Year, but from all parts of the coast, North and South,…

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"Bacteriology in Relation to Dairying."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 3

The New South Wales Government Dairy Expert, Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, read a paper on "Bacteriology in Relation to Dairying, with a Contrast between European and Australian…

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Wheat and Flour

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 6

LONDON, January 10.-The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,880,000 quarters, agains 2,780,000 quarters last week, and for the Continent…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 9

The Sydney Wool-se[?]g Brokers' Association report that wool sales were held to-day (Tuesday) at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-place, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7835 bales, and the sales amounted to 7863…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 9

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited, held their first sale since the holidays on Tuesday Competition was very active, and prices firm for alll medium wools. Clear Springs, Germanton, sold 7½d…

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The Alum Creek Sheep-stealing Case

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 7

COOMA, Tuesday.--An inquiry is 3 being held into the conviction of Wm. M'Carthy, for receiving, and five other persons, for stealing, sheepskins, on Alum Creek. Judge Fitzhardlnge is presiding…

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