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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

5,080 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Temora Farmers' Union

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1899 · page 6

TEMORA, Wednesday.--The Temora Farmers' Union has appointed an influential committee to prepare evidence to lay before the Public Works Committee on its visit to Temora in favor of a…

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Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal

1019 yarded: 1015 sold. The yarding embraced some very nice lots of [?] handy bullocks, and a few pens of early decent cows. Here and there an odd [?]…

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Adelaide. Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 5

On Wednesday 7,300 were penned. The demand was brisk at the commencement of the market for prime descriptions, but much weaker towards the close, and 1,000 were…

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Queensland Cattle for Africa

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 8

Late last week the steamer Ning Chow left this port hound for South Africa with a cargo of Queensland cattle, consisting of 427 head of…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Stock and Station Journal, Evening News

Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Limited, have received the following cable from their London agents:--"Since the opening of the series, prices for merino have advanced 712 per cent."…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.--At to-day's sales, bidding was very spirited, and the prices for merinos hardened. LONDON. Thursday.--At yesterday's wool sales…

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Homebush Pat Stock Markets. Thursday. Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 7

There were 45,000 sheep yarded, again consisting of a large number of medium to inferior quality, with a scarcity of primes. The usual buyers were present, but bidding was somewhat dull, except when good sheep were…

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The Wheat Harvest. the Revised Estimate

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 11

The Government St[?] has completed his tabulation of the returns of the wheat crop. and has issued the results in advance of the general agricultural statistics. In December…

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Thursday, March 16, 1899. SHEEP

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 6

45,000 sheep yarded, consisting for the main part of medium quality, with a large number in low condition, and primes scarce…

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Dense Fog in London. Tuesday's Wool Sale Postponed

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 7

News has been received by cable that, owing to the dense fog prevailing in London on Tuesday the wool sales were not proceeded with on that day…

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WOOL. Manifested at Darling Harbour, Thursday, March 16, 1899

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 2

NZL and MA CO, Ltd— Guyra 7—DE/NE Warren 12—HP/W Harrison, Jones and Delvin, Ltd—…

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London Wool Sales. Market Very Spirited. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 5

The wool sales market to-day was very spirited. Merino descriptions, for which extreme prices were realised on Monday, are…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 16, 6.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 5

The bidding at the wool sales is still very spirited, and prices remain unchanged. Messrs. John Bridge and Co., Limited, have received the following cable from their…

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The London Wool Sales. London, March 15, 6.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 6

The bidding for merinos to-day was very spirited, and the market is hardening,…

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Jewish Farmers

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 9

According to the last official statistics from Galicia the Jews have turned largely to agriculture, both as owners and renters of land. The land rented in Galicia belongs to the…

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Dairy News. Chatsworth Island

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 7

The creamery received and separated 7999 gallons of mille during February. The present daily supply is 340 gallons. MORUYA, Thursday…

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Experimental Farm Work

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 4

The chief inspector of the Agricultural Department has just returned from a visit to the Richmond River district. He was two or three days at Wollongbar Experimental Farm. The farm…

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