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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

4,882 stories in Sydney's papers · page 81 of 245

"Staggers" in Sheep

The Australian Star · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 2

Mr. J. D. Stewart Government Veterinary Surgeon, has submitted an interim report on a peculiar disease occurring among sheep in the Narrabri district, known as "staggers,"…

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Disease Amongst Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 3

Mr. J. D. Stewart, Government Veterinary Surgeon, has submitted an interim report on a peculiar disease occurring among sheep in the Narrabri district. During the course of the report he states that…

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American Wheat

Evening News · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 5

LONDON, May 9.— The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet," is 67,268,000 bushels…

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Wool Report

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 6

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co., Ltd., Report— The cable for which the trade have been waiting for some time has just come…

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American Wheat Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The "visible" supply of wheat in the United Stales amounts to 87,258,000 bushels, as compared with 70,784,000 bushels last week…

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Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Association. Wheat Bags

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers are going solidly for importing wheat bags and things for the use of the producer. They are importing wool packs and all…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 5
Also in Evening News, The Sydney Stock and Station Journal

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Firm opening rates prevailed at to-day's continuance of the third series of London-colonial wool sales for the year 1900…

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Accident to a Sheep Train

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 5

According to a wire received in Brisbane from Barcaldine on Wednesday a railway collision took place at Jerico railway station the previous evening. The particulars state…

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Tamworth Sheep Sales. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 9

At the saleyards to-day 20,000 sheep were yarded and offered for sale. They were of excellent quality. 14,000 [?]d at full arket rates. The whole of the local auctioneers were engaged at the sales. There was a large…

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London Wool Sales. London, May 10

The Australian Star · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The following representative clips were placed:--Warhuka, 6[?]d; Mount Brown, 3¼d; Bowen Downs, 9[?]d and 1s 7[?]d; Headlam, 11½d. There was a better all-round…

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Peculiar Disease in Sheep. Report of the Government Veterinary Surgeon

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 7

Mr J. D. Stewart, Government Veterinary Surgeon, has submitted an interim report on a peculiar disease occurring among sheep in the Narrabri district, known as "staggers or…

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Thursday's Commercial. Sussex-street Prices. Manitoba Wheat in N.s.w

Evening News · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 6

Apart from considerations of climate, and the fact that Manitoba wheat cannot be brought to the same degree of perfection in temperate New South Wales as in frosty Canada, it may be news to…

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A Squatters' Mounted Volunteer Rifle Corps. to the Editor of the Sydney Wool and Stock Journal

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 9

Sir,—It is to be hoped that the suggestion in your issue of the 27th, to form a "Squatters' Cavalry Corps," will meet with your active sympathy and support. Your journal is so…

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Wool Statistics. Season 1899-1900. Ten Months Ended April 30, 1900. Total Decrease in Output 106,228 Bales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 3

The Customs Authorities having kindly furnished us with the returns of wool transmitted borderwise, we are now enabled to publish the complete statistics of the colony's…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. a Branch at Narrabri

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 4

A meeting of farmers and settlers and others interested in the formation of a branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South…

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A Rabbit Farm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 5

The Chicago "National Provisioner" is a good paper, and full of valuable items about the trade. In the current issue it says:…

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Dairy News. Candelo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 9

The newly-formed Dairy Farmers' Association held a meeting to-day in the School of Arts. Mr. J. P. Collins presided, The rules were read and adopted. The following were elected as committee of…

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