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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Dodging the Duty. Sheep Smuggled Across the Murray. a Pastoralist Heavily Fined

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 4

The Victorian custom officers have discovered some very big transactions in sheep smuggling at Gooramadda, on the border, a crossing place about…

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SUMMARY. For European Mails. SYDNEY, May 2,1899. Wool Exports. Season 1898—99

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 5

The quantity of wool exported during the week to oversea ports amounted only to 820 bales, making a total of 617,415 bales…

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Warwick Farm Entries. May 13

Evening News · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Beachcomber, Virginius, Fei-de-joie, Auld Lang Syne, ch f by Cranbrook—Sierra, Sovereign, Kalingo, Whakawatea, Carldale, Mica, Alannah, Sterling, Hilda,…

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The Tweed District. Ministerial Visit> Lismore State Farm. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 7

Mr. J. Cook, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, and Mr. J.S. Chataway, Minister for Agriculture, Queensland, visited the Lismore State farm, Wollongbar, on Saturday, being accompanied by Mr…

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Warwick Farm Races

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 8

The following entries were made yesterday for the meeting of the 13th inst.:-- Flying Handicap, six furlongs.--Beachcomber, Virginius, Feu-de-joie, Auld Lang Syne, eh f by Cranbrook--…

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The Cattle Tick

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 6

SINGLETON, Tuesday.--It is understood here that the New South Wales Government is allowing sheep to come into the colony from districts inside the tick quarantine line in…

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Wheat Shipping

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 8

A Geelong report of Saturday last says:—"The arrival of the Barrier with coal [?] the suspension of wheat shipping on heard the Harbinger for a day or two. Up to the present 13 vessels have left with wheat. The…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 6

LONDON, May 1.—Eight thousand three hundred and twenty-six quarters of South Australian wheat, May shipment, sold at 28s 3d. The shipment of the Inverlyon, 10,400…

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Australian Wheat Cargoes

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 2

South Australian wheat, to the amount of 8326 quarters, May shipment, have realised about 28s 3d; while 10,400 quarters of Victorian wheat which left Melbourne by the…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 5

John Bridge and Company's cable: The sales have opened with a large attendance of buyers from all parts. Excited competition. Prices as compared to closing rates of last sales are…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] London Wool Sales. Excited Opening. Great Advance in Prices

Evening News · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 6

LONDON, May 2, 4.30 p.m.—The third series of colonial wool sales opened this evening. The market was excited, and prices show an advance of from 15 to 20 per cent…

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The Wool Market. Rise of Prices in London. Due to Expected Scarcity of Supplies

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 5

A cable message this morning conveys the Information that the London-Colonial wool sales have opened with an excited demand, and that prices ail round have risen from 15…

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London Wool Sales. Heavy Advance, in Prices. An Excited Market. LONDON, May 2, 4.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 5

The new series of London-colonial wool sales opened to-day. There was a large attendance of buyers, and, with spirited bidding, the market was…

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Farm and Station Notes. (By Our Special, Commissioner.) Farming for Profit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 4

This heading I am sure represents what all on the land are trying to do. Now, it is hard to describe new methods or new systems suitable to a new country, but New South Wales has donbtless…

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Dairying News. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 9

At the adjourned half-yearly meeting of the Bombala Co-operative Dairying Company the balance-sheet was adopted. The chairman (Mr. James Gerathy) said the company had passed through…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 8

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.—Mr. W. B. Barnes, of West Maitland, who for several years has acted as assistant secretary at exhibitions of the local society, has been appointed secretary of the…

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Wheat Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,150,000 quarters, or 80,000 quarters more than last week. The quantity afloat for the…

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The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, to-day offered catalogues aggregating…

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The London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 6

The following firms have received cables with respect to the London wool sales:-- Harrison Jones & Devlin.--"The third series of sales opened strong, with a very large…

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Australasian Produce in Europe. Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 7

LONDON, March 31.--The market is still weak, but the prices have only dropped to a very slight extent. Indian wheat was worth yesterday 28s 3d, Victorian 26s 9d, Chilian 27s, Argentine 26s…

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