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Farming & the land, 1900

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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 Fridah. the Wool Trade. Sydney, Thursday, January 11

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 6

After a recess of eighteen days sales by public auction wore, resumed on Monday, and it is anticipated that the stocks on hand and to arrive will enable t he brokers…

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Dairy News. Moruya

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

For the last half year the Moruya Dairy Factory treated 65,669 standard gallons of milk for 57,373lb. of cheese, which sold at £1100 14s 6d. Suppliers were paid £826 2s 6d. The dividend to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 44

Dr. Tidswell, who proceeded some short time ago to Queensland to test the efficacy of inoc[?]ation as a preventive against tick fever, reports to the Minister for Agriculture that a number…

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Wool

The Catholic Press · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 21

The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association report that sales were hold on Tuesday at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie place, when the quantity catalogued…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 11

Stock movements:—Tuesday: 1300 sheep, Book Book to Cootamundra, G. Curry owner; 8400 sheep, Forbes to Mundarie, W. Bootes owner. WARBEN, Friday…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 10

Stock movements:—300 fat wethers, from Mundawaddera to Homebush, S. A. C. Company owners; 20 fat bullocks, from Hawksview to Melbourne, B. A. King owner; 1310 fat and 2800 store sheep, other…

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The Grazier. Pastoral Droughts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 66

The annual rainfall returns for 1899 of the western division of this colony, which were given in kist week's "Mail's" weather report, must have fully convinced those who, in the high puces ruling for…

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Drought in Pastoral Queensland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 67

The following information extracted promiscuously from the newspapers published in the central and northern portions of the pastoral country in Queenslan, anil from our own correspondents, will…

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Wool-classing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 4

Mr. George Jeffrey, wool expert to the Technological Museum at the Adelaide School of Mines and Industries, has written an excellent handbook concerning the principles and practice…

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The Wool Fleet

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 7

W. and A. M'Arthur, Limited, have two vessels at present in port. The Gulf of Guinea arrived from Brisbane yesterday, where, after discharging part of her inward cargo, she commenced her…

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The Wool Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 13

The quantity of wool received at Newcastle for direct shipment to London during the week ended this afternoon was 346 bales, making a total of 35,545 bales received since the commencement of the…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 3

On Thursday at the only sale held by the associated brokers (Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited) a fairly representative catalogue was submitted, Southern, Northern, Tasmanian, and…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 18

The public auctions, which were suspended on December. 20 for the holiday recess, were resumed yesterday, when,substantial catalogues, amounting to 8501 bales, were submitted, and the sales reported…

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Export of Butter. To the English Market

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 11

The export of butter for the English market continues brisk. The P. and O. Co's R.M.S. Arcadia, which sails for London to-day, will take no fewer than 8041 boxes of fresh…

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The Markets. Resumed Wool Season

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 13

The wool sales were resumed in Sydney on Monday last, when 7416 bales changed hands, Harrison, Jones, and Devlin selling 4175 bales and the Pastoral Finance Association 3241 bales. There was a…

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A Popular New Zealand Priest. Dean Mahoney's Pastoral Jubilee

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 17

WE (Nelson COLONIST) learn that a movement, just set on foot within his church, to evince appreciation of the good services of Dean Mahoney, not merely aa pastor of his church, but also as a…

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How to Find the Live Weight of Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 30

Measure the girth round the breast, just behind the shoulder blade, and the length cf the back fr m the tail to the fore part of the shoulder blade. Multiply the girth by 'the length, and if…

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Farm, Station, and Dairy. Fertility in Waste Products

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 12

There are many pests and troubles which afflict the Australian farmer. in common with his fellows all over the world. He has to contend with rust, smuts, and other fungus diseases on…

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Kohl-Rubi, or Turnip-Rooted Cabbage, as a Farm Crop

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 29

This most useful plant has received very little attention from Australian agriculturists, though in differert portions of the continent market gardeners havo long grown it. As a vegetable it…

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Wool Review. Resumption of the Sales. A Falling Market

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 11

Business after the Christmas recess was resumed on Monday last. The new year cannot, be said to have opened very auspiciously for sellers, for, contrary to general…

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