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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

4,882 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 245

Export of Butter and Frozen Meat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 6

Included in the cargo of the mail steamer Ormuz, which is to leave Sydney to-day for London via ports is a quantity of butter and frozen meat. The butter shipment consists of 1866…

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Farm, Station, and Dairy. Lucerne Paddocks

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 5

There is no ordinary farm crop that yields such good returns on suitable soil as lucerne, as is shown by the fact that good lucerne paddocks on the Hunter River yield a rent of £3 per acre…

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Fire on a Farm

Evening News · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 6

WAGGA, Tuesday.—A fire broke out in the machinery and buggy shed at Mr. James Mac-Forland's farm, Waterview, Eunonyhareenyha, at 3 o'clock this morning,which entirely destroyed…

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The Uniform Tariff. V.—the Australian Farmer. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 4

Sir[?]—The policy of protection to home industries, looked at from the farmers' point of view, is described by Mr. Pulsford as one "which would not increase the prices of the commodities they have to…

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Dairy News. Robertson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 9

[?] the month of February the Robertson Creamery received 58, 1941b, of cream, producing 35,7731b. of butter…

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Ammunition in Farm-houses. London, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 7

Large quantities of shrapnel and machine gun ammunition have been found in farm houses at Springfontein…

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Boer Ammunition. Seizures at Farm Houses, LONDON, March 27, 4.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 4

A large quantity of shrapnel and machine gun ammunition has been found by the British in farm houses surrounding Springfontein, in the Aliwal North district, the scene…

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Bourke Sheep District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 3

Mr. D. W. F. Hatton, Inspector of Stock in the Bourke district, has issued his annual report. During the year 1899 he made 819 inspections, inspecting 1593 horsos, 19,267 cattle, and 481,454 sheep, and…

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London Wool Market. London, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 9

Beyond the steady arrivals of colonial wools, and the customary work entailed by lotting operations in selling-brokers' sample-rooms, there is nothing doing here in wool. Very few inquiries, and these for small…

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Pastoral Leases in the Western Division. Necessity Fob Reappraisement. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 4

A meeting of Crown tenants has been held with the object of obtaining some concession which would allow tenants to remain on the land Ihe hardships consequent on the continous drought, it was…

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London Wool Market. a Time of Inaction

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 3

LONDON, February 23.--Nothing much has transpired in the shape of wool business in any of the consuming centres of the industry since my last report to give "a lead" as to the probable…

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Wheat Afloat. London, March 27, 6.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 6

There are now-afloat for the United Kingdom wheat cargoes aggregating 3,490,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,435,000 quarters, as against 3,180,000 quarters and 1,205,000…

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Ammunition in Farm-houses. London, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 7

Large quantities of shrapnel and machine-gun ammunition have been found in farm-houses at Springfontein…

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Boer Tactics. Attitude of Russia. Australia's Message. the Defence of Johannesburg. Transvaalers Looting Farms. LONDON, March 28, 3.37 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent,states that a strong force of Boers have reoccupied Ladybrand and infers that, their retreat to Kroonstoo was intercepted…

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Transvaalers Looting Farms. In the Orange Free State. LONDON, March 28, 3.57 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 4

It Is stated that Transvaalers are looting farms in the Orange Free State, and attributing the outrages to the British…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 13

530 offered and sold, including 170 from north, 120 south-east. and remainder local. Supply consisted chiefly of useful qualities. Sales were animated, and last week's high…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Limited

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 7

This week has been an exceptionally quiet one in the wool trade, buyers showing no inclination to do business, even when offered wool at easier rates…

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American Wheat

Evening News · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, March 29—The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is £81,542,000 bushels…

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Butter for the Soldiers

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 12

A committee of Danish farmers recently asked the Princess of Wales to accept 12,000 boxes of choice Danish butter as a gift for British soldiers in South Africa. Her Royal Highness…

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Morrison's Sheep Branding Oil

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 14

The growing popularity of Morrison's sheep branding oil is evidenced by the fact that every season the output is greatly increased. Sheepowners who have tried the oils find that it…

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