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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Discovery of Uncharted Rocks. Interesting and Valuable Work by H.m.s. Dart. the Great Inner Route to Torres Strait. Services Rendered to Commerce by Her Majesty's Ships. the Dart Now in Farm Cove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 5

The crew were polishing up the brasawork and the first "luff " was wallang the quartor deck of H.M.S. Dart yesterday afternoon when a reporter from this office stepped aboard. The Dart is one of the two…

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Dairy News. Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 9

A representative meeting of Illawarra dairy farmers was held in the Temperance Hall this afternoon for the purpose of forming a new milk distributing company, whose headquarters are to be in…

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The Orange Crops

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 2

Although it is customary to maintain that the fruitgrower's occupation is gone in New South Wales, and that he will never again see the palmy days of years gone by…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 7

SINGLETON, Wednesday.—The rains this week have considerably brightened the prospects of farmers and dairymen in this district. Large areas of wilting maize have been saved. The buildings…

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Pastoral Intelligence Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 4

The following stock passings are reported:—957 store bullocks, from Mooney Plains (Q.) to Bourke, Kidman Brothers owners; 3222 ewes, from Pirilis to Wilga Dowus, Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co…

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Wheat and Flour

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 6

LONDON, January 9.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,780,000 quarters, and for the Continent 785,000 quarters…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 6

At the continuance of the wool sales on Tuesday, a better selection on the whole was presented to buyers, and, as a consequence, the full effect of the easier market was not so pronounced, though…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 5

Messrs. Dalgety and Company's London Circular, giving particulars of the 6th and closing series of colonial wool sales, for 1899, shows that the number of bales catalogued was 10,170 out of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 9

The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association report that sales were held yesterday (Wednesday) at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-place, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8579 bales, and the sales amounted to…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 9

At the wool sales to-day two firms of selling brokers offered catalogues aggregating 8033 bales, of which 5037 bales were sold. As is generally the case on the first Wednesday after the New Year the catalogues were long,…

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General Cable News. Antwerp Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Antwerp January series of wool sales opened yesterday. Competition was animated, and half or the catalogue of 5000 bales was sold, Prices realised showed an…

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London Wool Market. Progress of the Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 8

LONDON, December 8.--Apart from all sentiment, it is an extremely pleasant task to report upon the course of the public sales this week, for not only have the series been held, except…

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Our Yorkshire Wool Letter. Bradford, December 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 3

Whatever else can be said about wool this much may to written, that it is to-day pre-eminently an article of commerce of first importance. [?]ool enters into every man's life more than iron or copper,…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 7

The first series of wool sales of the year at Antwerp opened with good animation. Half of the catalogue of 5000 bales was sold at prices 10 to 15 per cent, above…

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The Wheat Supply. London, January 9, 6.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 6

The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom to date is 1,780,000 quarters, and for the Continent 785,000 quarters…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. a Satisfactory Rise. LONDON, January 10, 6.30 a.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 5

The Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday most satisfactorily. There was a good attendance of buyers, and bidding was animated. Half of the wool offered for sale was…

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London Wool Market. Increasing Animation. Keen Competition. a 5 Per Cent. Advance. American Requirements. London, Dec. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 4

The sales here progress with increasing animation and keenness of competition, all sections of the trads, operating, and some parcels being taken for American account. There have been some excellent parcels…

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Sheep and Wool

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 5

An article appeared in the "Stock Joursal" a couple of issues back about the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association that let me thinking. It was to the…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 4

On Wednesday 1,050 cattle were yarded, comprising 20 from New South Wales, 400 from the notrh-eastern district, 400 from Gippstand, 90 from the westwad, and the…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 4

713 cattle yarded, 200 from the norlh, 30 from the south-east, and the remainder frmn the Lukes district and loeul sources. Half the supply was of goad trade quality, the balance…

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