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Farming & the land, 1900

4,882 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 245

London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Stock and Station Journal, The Daily Telegraph

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, are in receipt of the following message from their London house, dated 26th instant, in reference to the close of the first series of home wool…

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Sheep Burnt in Bush Fires

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 8

A telegram from Western Australia states that terrible heat is being experienced in all the north and north-west districts. On Tuesday several stations…

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A New Move. Jersey Cattle Sale

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 5

The following from the Candelo paper is very interesting as explaining the points in connection with the establishment of a Jersey cattle sale…

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Wheat Exportation and the Bag System. to the Editor " Stock and Station Journal"

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 8

SIR,—Now that wheat is cheap and bags are dear, the questions that urn exciting the farmer's mind is—How shall we be compensated for our bags ?…

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Sydney Wool & Stock Journal. A Bi-Weekly Review of the Wool, Fat Stock and Station Produce Trades. Published Every Tuesday and Friday. Monday, January 29, 1900

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 5

Supplies wore forward at the Homebush sales last week to the number of 46,403 sheep and 11,407 head of cattle. As compared, with the offerings of the…

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SUMMARY. For European Mails. SYDNEY. January 29, 1900. Wool Exports. Season 1899-1900

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 5

Since July 1st, 1899 the total quantity of wool exported from Sydney and Newcastle AMOUNTED TO 451,564 BALES, being a decrease of 113,981 bales as compared…

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Bush Fires in Victoria. a Million Acres Devastated. Damage Estimated at £200,000 Twenty Thousand Sheep Burned Six Woolsheds Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Warrnambool district reports devastating bush fires, the worst the district has known for 50 years. The fires sprang up on Saturday, and continued right through…

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The Cattle Tick

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 6

The agreement effected at the recent conference in Brisbane of Ministers for Agriculture as to the boundaries of the tick-infested districts, and the butter area went immediately into effect. Some…

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Wool Receipts

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 3

The following table indicates the total quantity of wool received each day at Sydney and Newcastle for sale and shipment since December 31st inst.:—…

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The Cattle-straying Nuisance

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 10

The peculiar tactics adopted by some of the military commanders in South Africa appear to be having pome effect on municipal authorities and the Auburn-Council's notable advance with reference to the cattle-straying…

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The Wool Market

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 2

Last week was the last of the weekly series of this season's wool sales in Sydney. The market closed in an unsettled state, and prices were from 10 to 15 per cent, lower than those ruling…

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London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 6

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, report having received from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray, and Co., the following cablegram, under date the 26th…

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The Wheat Market. London, Jan. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 8

In the English wheat market the price of wheat is 6d per quarter dearer for the week. A cargo of 10,000 quarters…

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Turf Topics and Tips. Blue Cap's Challenge Stakes. Favorites Go Down Badly—Brokerage's Hurdle Races—Trinidad Beats Backers—California, Ace of Diamonds, and Drama. Inquirer Wins the Anniversary Handicap. Performances Which Look Inconsistent—A Gigue Two-year-old. Feramorz Improves—Amourette Revives and Latem Performs. Horses for the Victorian Meetings—Notes. Selections for Warwick Farm

Referee · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 3

SOME very interesting was seen during the two days' meeting of the Sydney Turf Club at Randwick on Friday and Saturday, though from a backer's…

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Bush Fires in Victoria. Farms and Estates Devastated. Heavy Losses. Exciting Adventures. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 5

The intense heat on Sunday caused destructive bush fires to break out in various parts of the colony. Meny settlers lost heavily. The wind changed yesterday morning and brought steady…

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Farmers' Co-operative Company of N.S.W. Proposed New Company. Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 10

The largest meeting of representatives of the dairying industry of the South Coast ever held at Kiama too place at the Temperance Hall this afternoon. Mr. D. L. Dymock, chairman of the…

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Farmers' Co-operative Company. Liquidation Arranged. Mr. W. M'millan Comes to the Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 9

KIAMA, Tuesday.--One of the most important gatherings hold in Kiama in connection with the dairying industry took place thin afternoon, when over two hundred farmers and shareholders…

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Australian Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1900 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.--The cargo of South Australian wheat by the barque Earl of Dunraven, which left Port Pirie on November 6, has been sold at 29s. per quarter…

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