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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Export of Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 4

The R.M.S. Oroya, of the Orient line, which sailed on Saturday for London via ports, took away 2080 boxes of butter for the English market, the shippers being:--Denhnm Bros., 120 boxes;…

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A Remarkable Wheat Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 7

Antipodean wheat growers may be interested to learn that a Somersetshire farmer who has adopted Mr. William Sowerby's method of "thorough cultivation" has just threshed the…

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Berrima Farm and Dairy Company

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 6

ROBERTSON, Saturday.--The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company was held to-day in the School of Arts. Mr. Thomas Seery presided,…

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Dairy News. Robertson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 7

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company was hold to-day in the School of Arts. Mr. Thomas Se[?]ry pr[?]sided. About 100 shareholders were…

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Meeting of Farmers. a Series of Demands. Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 7

One of the largest meetings of farmers ever held in Junee took place this afternoon. Mr. Heffer[?]a[?] (Millbank station) presided. It was resolved unanimously to request the Government, in view of the…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 9

BOMDALA, Friday.--The supply of milk to the Delegate River Creamery last week was 1263 gallons, or a daily average of 210 gallons…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 7

CANDELO, Monday.—The committee of the AgTicultural Society at their last meeting decided to remove the dales already fixed—viz., March 7 and 8, to March 16 and 17, for their annual show…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Shows

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 1

[The Editor will feel oliged if secretaries of Agricultural and other shows will forward dates and full particulars of their fixtures, together with advertisements…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 6

The first series of London colonial wool sales for 1899 closed last "Wednesday. Prices were steady at about the opening rates. Daring the series…

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The Country. a Molong Butter Factory

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 3

MOLONG, Monday.--At Cumnock last Saturday Mr. Alf. J. Finch, local merchant, conducted a field trial of ploughs of different designs. During the afternoon a meeting was held in connection…

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Pastoral Leases. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 8

Sir,—The reply which the deputation of pastoralists elicited from the Minister for Lands encourages the hope that our inferior or pastoral lands will be dealt with in a businesslike way. A mistake…

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The Produce World. Allora Spring Wheat

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 5

Mr. E. R. Bennett, of Coolamon, ".New South Wales, writes as follows upon the subject of Allora Spring wheat:—"I understand that the…

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SUMMARY. For European Mail. SYDNEY, Feb. 7th, 1899. Wool Exports. Season 1898—99

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 5

The wool export season is practically over, the shipments from Sydney and Newcastle to oversea ports during the week only amounted to 4539 bales, making a…

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Distressed Farmers

Evening News · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 3

JUNEE, Monday.—On Saturday afternoon the largest meeting of farmers ever held in Junee took place, farmers coming from thirty miles to attend and discuss the seed wheat and other…

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Distressed Farmers. Meeting at Jerilderie

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 7

A public meeting was held at Jerilderie last week, and was convened by holders of conditional purchases. Mr. M'Arthur, of South Coree,…

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Dairy News. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 9

The Mudgee Dairy Company paid £1083 8[?] 9d during January. The average price per g[?]llon wss 3[?]d…

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Dairying Inteligence

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 7

SINGLETON, Monday.--The dairying industry continues to make great progress in these parts. Whereas there were only 6500 cows in use last year in this portion of the district, the returns now show the number has…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 2

SINGLETON, Tuesday.—The late maize, which was planted in these districts as a result of the rain which fell during Christmas week, is likely to be a complete failure. Since that time we…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 4

LONDON, February 7.—At Mark Lane yesterday wheat was 1s per quarter (S bushels) lower for the week…

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A Tax on Wheat Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 6

NYNGAN, Tuesday.--At a meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association this afternoon a resolution was unanimously passed asking that the Government should impose a…

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