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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Sheep Breeders' Show

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 4

Mr. Hassall was asked by a deputation from the Sheepbreeders' Association yesterday to grant a piece of land and erect a suitable building for the association's annual show. An…

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Lawes' Sheep Dip

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 3

In our last issue we published a few remarks about Sir John Bennett Lawes. It has just been brought to our notice that it was not Sir John who invented the Dip, In…

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American Wheat

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 4

LONDON, January 11.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is 89,252,000 bushels…

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A Good Cattle Man

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

An advertisement appears in this issue from a man signing himself "K. H." He is a man that has been 24 years amongst stock, mostly cattle and horses, and is up…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 3

At the wool sales held on Wednesday, the quantity catalogued totalled 8579 bales, of which more than one-half was withdrawn. The particulars of the offerings, and result of sa[?]es were as…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 4

LONDON, January 11.—The Antwerp wool sales have closed, prices being unchanged. The total quantity offered was 5773 bales, of which 2068 bales were sold…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 9

The Co-operative Wool and Produce Company, Limited, held their opening sale of the year at the Bridge-street Exchange, when they submitted a catalogue of 35[?] bales, selling at auction 1846 bales and 199 bales privately,…

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London Wool Importers

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 13

Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received a unhlogruin from thoir London house, giving particulars of the principal London wool importers during 1899, the list beinga as under:—…

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A Big Wheat Return

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

Messrs. H. E. A. and V. White, of Belltrees, Scone, in a recent letter to the Department, refer to an enormous yield of wheat obtained by one of their tenant…

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Losses of Sheep P.y Droughgt

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 3

BOURKE, Thursday.--Within the past twelve months the losses of sheep on the stations mentioned was as follows:--Talowla; 11,781; Yanda, 3033; Dunlop, 45,000; Toorale, 36,919; Belmerry,…

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Intercolonial Fat Stock Sales. Melbourne Sheep

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

On Tuesday the, supply of fat sheep was moderate, only 14,000 having been yarded, which consisted chitly of second and useful descriptions, with several representative drafts…

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The "Visible Supply" of Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.--The "visible supply" of wheat in the United States amounts to 89,252,000 bushels, as compared with 89,265,000 bushels last week, and with 51,057,000 bushels for the…

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Fat Stock Sales. Homebush YARDS.—Thursday. SHEEP

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 9

About 39,330 sheep and lambs penned at to-day's sales. The sheep comprised a large proportion of medium and light descriptions, with good drafts of crossbreada. There was a large attendance of buyers, including the Sydney…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 9

The wool sales were continued to-day, when the New Zealand Loan and Mercantle Agency Company brought forward a catalogue which, considering the [?]ss of the season, was large and decidedly attractive, and contained…

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English Commercial. Antwerp Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.--The Antwerp sales of River Plate wools closed yesterday, prices being unchanged after the opening advance. The offerings amounted to 5773 bales, of which 2068, bales…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 9

The Wool-selling Brokers' Association will held the next wool sale on January 2[?]…

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London Wool Sales. Arrivals in London

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 2

The arrivals of wool for the next sales amount to 195,500 bales, of which 58,500 bales have been forwarded to the manufacturers. The quantity available for sale is…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 5

The Antwerp wool sales have closed, prices being unchanged. The total quantity offered was 5773 bales, of which 2060 bales were sold…

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War Novelties. Shell Fire Used by Boers to Steal Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 7

Mr. G. W. Steevens, the war correspondent of the London "Daily Mail," who, together with eight other correspondents—two of them being representatives of the "Sydney Morning Herald"—are…

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Effects of the Drought. Great Loss of Sheep. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 3

Further evidence concerning the disastrous effects of the drought in this dutrict was forthcoming to-day, when members of the sheep board heard applications for the remission of assesement. This was in…

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