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Farming & the land, 1901

5,239 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

The London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 4

The January wool sales in London have opened well with a satisfactory advance in the price of merinos on the closing rates of the November series. That particular series…

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London Wool Sales. Strong Competition

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, January 16.-At the opening wool sales yesterday Messrs. Charles Balme and Company, Messrs. Buxton, Ronald, and Company, and Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Company offered…

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London Wool Sales. Marines Advanced

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The first series of London-Colonial wool sales for the current year opened to-day. The competition was brisk, and merinos showed an advance of from 5 to…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 15

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

The first series of this year's wool sales opened to-day. Competition was brisk. Merinos advanced from 5 to 7½ per cent, on the closing rates of the last series…

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Boer Cattle Captured. January 16, 1.58 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 4

Colonel Umphelby's Victorians have captured a large number of excellent cattle from the Boers who have lately been raiding in the vicinity of Rustenbehg…

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The Advance in Wool. Not up to Expectations

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 5

Although, of course, very acceptable as far as it went, the advance in prices at the London wool sales did not come up to expectation. Speaking to a "Star" representative…

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Wheat Supply. [?] LONDON, January 15, 6.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 6

The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,640,000 quarters, as Against 2,495,000 quarters on January 8. The quantity afloat for the Continent of Europe is…

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American Wheat Supply. London, January 16, 6.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 4

The visible supply of wheat east of the Rocky Mountains is estimated at 89,278,000 quarters…

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London Wool Sales. The Advance. LONDON, January 16, 5.20 a.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 4

Messrs. Charles Balme and Co., Messrs. Buxton, Ranald, and Co., and Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co., offered 7826 bales. There was a crowded attendance of buyers. The selection…

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The Coming State Elections. Farmers and Settlers' Manifesto

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 3

At a special meeting of the executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales, held at Sydney on the 3rd instant the following platform was approved for issue to…

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Dairy News. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 7

The Emu Dairy Company, Wilde's Meadow, paid suppliers 8¾d per lb. for butter fat, equal to 3s 3d per gallon for milk, NOWRA, Wednesday…

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The Defence of Capetown. German Farmers Participate. London, Jan. 16

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

One hundred and twenty German farmers have joined the Capetown Suburban Guard…

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"Farmer and Grazier."

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 5

An excellent number of the "Farmer and Grazier," dated January 14, begins the new volume of that publication with the new year. Since its establishment in Sydney, nine months…

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German Farmers Enlisting. January 16, 5.45 a.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 4

One hundred and twenty German farmers have joined the Capetown Suburban Guard…

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A Farmer's Tariff. The Free List Method

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 8

Can the Commonwealth protect the farmer? The foreign trader says -- "No." Nothing, he pays, can protect .Australian agriculture, except a remission of tariff duties, which he has…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. a Manifesto

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 6

The following manifesto has been issued to the various branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association:-- At a special meeting of the Executive Council…

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Aiding Burnt-out Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 5

GOULBURN, Wednesday.--Mr. Rose, accompanied by Mr. Tunks, representing the Government, visited that portion of Bigga district which was recently devastated by fire…

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Defence of Capetown. a Strong Cyclists Corps. German Farmers Volunteering

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Cape Cyclists Corps,which has been doing good work after the manner of Mounted Infantry, now numbers 300 members…

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Sheep and Wool

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 5

I have received from Mr. R. J. Austin, of Derra Derra, Bingara, a few samples of hoggets' wool from sheep the result of a crops between…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 3

HENTY, Thursday.-Wheat carting has started, and a fair average sample has bees grown. The low price ruling at present is not encouraging for farmers to sell, consequently the…

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