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Farming & the land, 1899

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Farming in the West. Water Conservation. Light Lines of Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 27

Of recent years a great deal has been said and written respecting the capabilities of our western plains for wheat-growing purposes, and not a few individuals have put the matter to a practical test…

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The Sunday School International Lesson. Sunday, March 19Th, 1899. Christ the Good Shepherd. John x. 1-16. GOLDEN TEXT.—(John x. II).—"I am the Good Shepherd: the Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep." Introduction

The Methodist · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 10

Time.—October, A.D. 29. Probably very soon after the last lesson (John x. 21, 22). Place.—Judaea,…

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The Outcast —Or— The Black Sheep of the Family. The Tale abounds with Startling Situations, and is Pathetic and Sensational in the highest degree. It shows the Good and Bad Side of Human Nature, and the characters are Life-like and Real. Chapter Xiii

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 4

‘ Are you glad said Eva as quietly as before. ‘Yes: are not you, Eva? said Lady Janet, stopping in her winding to look…

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Warwick Farm Races. Some Excellent Sport

Truth · Sunday 12 March 1899 · page 6

THREATENING weather no doubt bad mush to do in preventing a very large attendance at Warwick Farm yesterday. Many allowed the weather to frighten them into…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 7

KTAMA, Saturday.—The result of the ballot for the election of the new committee of the Kiama Agricultural Association was declared last night by the returning officer, Mr. Michel were…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Deniliquin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 7

Stock crossings for the past week include a large number of stud rams, which have lately been sold, but the ordinary travelling stock movements are very few. Fifty-five rams, 25 ewes, Zara to Western…

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Wheat Charters

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 8

The German barque Olga, from Port Natal, via Adelaide, and the four-masted barque Tinto Hill, from [?] Ayres, vin Adelaide, arrived at Geelong on Friday to [?] wheat for the United Kingdom…

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Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday.--At yesterday's wool sales crossbreds were chiefly offered, and spirited prices ruled, being equal to the highest rates during the series…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 6
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LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--At e London wool sales to-day, sales were good, all classes, of wool hardening. LONDON, Saturday.--At yesterday's sales the…

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London Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 9

Messrs, Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, have received the following cable from their London office, dated the 10th inst.:--"Wool: Prices 'for all merinoes show an advance of par 5 to per…

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Seed Wheat to Farmers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of 3rd instant you report a deputation waited on the Minister for Agriculture applying foi seed wheat for distressed farmers, by which I am glad to find the Government intends to…

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The Wool Sales. London, March 10, 6.25 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 7

There is a sale in the wool market, and all classes are hardening…

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Wool Exports. Season 1898-9 Eight Months Ended Feb. 28, 1899

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 2

The Customs authorities having kindly supplied us with the returns of wool transmitted borderwise since July 1, 1898, to date, we are enabled to furnish our numerous…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 9

ROBERTSON, Saturday.--For the month of February the Robertson Dairy Company received and separated 20,132 gallons of milk, yielding 11,3041b. of butter. Suppliers were paid 9 per lb. for butter fat, equal to 3 18d…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 7

The following quantities of wool were manifested yesterday:--By rail, 123 bales; coastwise, 340; received at Newcastle Saturday, 162 bales…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 7

JUNEE, Monday.—Several agriculturalists in this district intend cropping lucerne, it having been tried with considerable success by Mr. P. Heffernan, of Millbank, during the past two…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Wagga Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 3

Stock passings for the week:—350 merino wethers, W. H. Mitchelhill, Yerong to Sydney by rail; 3000 merino wethers, H. W. Staughton, Big Mimosa to Delapool, Narrangdera, via Coolamon; 2000…

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Export of Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 5

The wheat exports for last week were:--By foreign sailers: Kelburn, 29,306 bags; Inverlyon, 20,464 bags; Loch Etive, 16,450 bags; Robert Duncan, 30,712 bags. By Intercolonial vessels: Wheat,…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 7

Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Limited, have received the following cable:--"Since our cable of March 7 re opening of the second series London sales, market for merinos is active, and prices arc 5 to 7 12 percent, higher…

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