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Farming & the land, 1901

5,239 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 9

The following brokers submitted catalogues to-day, Tuesday:- Bales. Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Limited...... 1807…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, January 15, 5.20 p.m.-The first series of colonial wool sales for the year opened this evening. Business was brisk, and merinos advanced from…

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Glen Innes Butter Factory. Formal Opening

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 5

GLEN INNES, Tuesday.--There was a large attendance of farmers and others interested at the opening ceremony of the Glen Innes Butter Factory yesterday. Among those present were…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 9

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company report: We held our first sale since the Christmas recess to-day with active and general competition. Good merinos, fine crossbreds, and best lambs sold at par to 5 per cent…

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Sydney Wool Sales. a Firm Market

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 2

The offerings and sales on Tuesday were as follows Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Limited, catalogued 1807 bales, sold at auction 1304 /bales, and privately 267,. a total of 1571 bales; Messrs,…

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Victoria. Handling of Wheat in Bulk. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 8

Reference was made at the Cabinet meeting to-day to the report of Mr. Mathieson, the Railway Commissioner, on the erection of grain elevators in Victoria and the shipment of wheat in bulk from…

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London Wool Sales. a Brisk Opening. Advance in Merinos. LONDON, January 15, 5.20 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 4

The January series of the London wool sales opened briskly. Merinos advanced in price to the extent of 5 per cent. to 7½ per cent. compared with the…

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Turf Topics & Tips Selections for Canterbury. Warwick Farm Racing—Jeanette and Rock of Ages. Ma Ma Improves—Challenge Stakes Candidates—Events to Come. Canterbury Park

Referee · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 3

Next Saturday there will be a day's racing at Canterbury Park, and, if an excellent programme may be taken for it, the sport should net Lick lots of Interest. Mr…

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Turf Topics & Tips Selections for Canterbury. Warwick Farm Racing—Jeanette and Rock of Ages. Ma Ma Improves—Challenge Stakes Candidates—Events to Come. Canterbury Park

Referee · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 3

Next Saturday there will be a day's racing at Canterbury Park, and, if an excellent programme may be taken for it, the sport should not lack lots of interest. Mr…

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Dairy News. Robertson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 9

For the month of December the Robertson Dairy Company received 68,964 gallons of milk, producing 29,7741b. of butter. The average was 3·77. Suppliers were paid 9d per lb. for butter [?]at, equal to,…

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Warwick Farm Races a Hot Day for Hot Deeds. Ma Ma Mystifies Many

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 4

There was a good attendance at the Farm on Saturday. The genial secretary, energetic barmen, courteous pieman, etc., were all on hand. The weather was warm, and…

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Road Through a Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--At the Police Court yesterday two young men, Walter Harris and Joseph Rose, were committed for trial, clanged will having obstructed a public road…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 9

ROBERTSON, Tuesday.--For the month of December the Robertson Daily Company received 66,004 gallons of milk, producing 29,774lb of butter. The average was 3.77, Suppliers were paid 9 per 1b for butter fat,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 7

MOLONG, Wednesday.-Alderman Charles Bennett is arranging a day's athletic sports and concert for the purpose of assisting numerous farmers who have suffered severely, in some instances…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Mount Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 5

There were trucked from here this afternoon for F[?]ington [?] fat sheep from Messrs. E. Vickery and Son's K[?]bla Station…

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The Wheat Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 5

The revised estimate of the wheat crop for 19001901 prepared by the "Australasian" is much more liberal than the estimate prepared several weeks ago, when the climatic condit[?]s were unsatisfactory. The…

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Melbourne Wool Markets

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 5

At to-day's wool sales, Goldbrough, Mort, and Co. sold 4117 bales, competition being exceptionally keen. The recent advance in average and medium wools was fully maintained, and in some…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 6
Also in The Australian Star

Pastoral Finance Association's cable: "Compared with last series' closing rates, prices all round show an advance of 7½ per cent; coarse croesbreds unchanged."…

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The Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 5

The wool market was extremely strong to-day, there being unusually [?]ger bidding for each lot of me[?] The selection consisted largely of wool[?] from the Darling, the north-west of New South…

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