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Farming & the land, 1901

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Big Wheat Shipments

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 3

The barque Invermay, one of the vessels loading or to load wheat here for England and the Continent, cleared at the Customs yesterday. Her papers give the quantity of wheat on board at…

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The Wheat Traffic

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 3

Speaking on Friday, the Minister for Works stated that he was calling for a report in connection with the wheat traffic, with the view of seeing whether some of the wharfs at…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

It is very satisfactory to note that the wool market, so far as Sydney is concerned, last week showed an improvement of about 5 per cent, on…

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Effects of Copper Upon Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 9

According to our Blayney correspondent an interesting point has been raised in that district as to the effect of copper-mining on the pastoral industry. The death of a number of sheep has been attributed…

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The Brisbane Wool Sales. a Big Success

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 4

When wool sales were started in Brisbane there was a good deal of opposition to them from people who were short-sighted. The attempt to…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 3

The Raleigh "Sun" is culling attention to the fact that there is not a branch of the "Farmers and Settlers' Association" in their part of the…

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Horse Farm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 5

There's talk about starting a stud farm for horses in the Molong district. If anybody had sense enough to do that on a large scale, and do it…

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Dairy News. Camden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 9

Mr. John E. Moore has been re-elected president of the Camden branch of the United Milk Supply Association; Mr. Samuel Ellis, secretary; and Mr. Henry Moore, treasurer. At the executive branch…

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Chasing De Wet. From the Orange River Colony. Unwilling Reception by Dutch Farmers. London, Feb. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 5

Major-General Bruce Hamilton marched by zigzag routes for three weeks after Commandant de Wet in the Orange River Colony, and across the Orange River into Cape…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 8

ARMIDALE, Monday.-Last week about two inches of rain fell in this district, and brought with it quite a wintry change in the weather. For the past three or four days a cold easterly wind…

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The Butter Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday.--A meeting of butter agents and importers was held yesterday, the Agents-General for New South Wales and Victoria (Mr. H. Copeland and Sir Andrew Clarke)…

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Wool Receipts

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

The following table indicates the total quantity of wool received each day at Sydney and Newcastle during the month of Feb.:— Date. By Rail. Sea. Imported. Newcastle…

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The Australian Butter Trade

Evening News · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 5

LONDON, February 19.-The adjourned meeting of Australian butter importers and butter agents was held yesterday. Mr. H. CopeLand, Agent-General of New South Wales, and Sir A…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 5

LONDON, February 19.-The wheat markets I are 6d per quarter lower on the week. The cargo of Victorian wheat, ex barque Invercauld, from Geelong, October 22, has been sold at 30s 9d per…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 9

At the continuance of the auctions to-day the following catalogues were brought forward by the brokers named:— Winchcombe, Carson, and Co., Limited...... 1580 Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd. 8[?]…

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The Australian Butter Trade. London, Feb. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 7

At a meeting of Australian butter importers and butter agents yesterday, Mr. H. Copeland, the Agent-General of New South Wales, and Sir A. Clarke, the Agent-General of Victoria,…

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Failure in the Wool Trade

Evening News · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 5

LONDON, February 19.-Paatch and Company, wool and grain exporters at Buenos Ayres, have suspended payment. The liabilities of the firm amount to £400,000…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 9

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited, report:—"We offered 680 bales at the sale to-day. Competition was brisk and prices unaltered for mertine, but for coarse crossbreds a little weaker. Cornelia Creek…

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South Australia. Wheat Yield of the State. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 7

The "Register" has published its annual estimate of the wheat harvest. The total yield is given at 13,200,00 bushels, which taken from 1,600,000 [?]cres, gives an average of 8 bushels 15lbs. per…

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Labor Farm at Kensing­ton

Evening News · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 6

The shelter sheds for the homeless unemployed at Kensington are now almost completed: In connection with this work. Mr. O'Sullivan has decided to enclose an area of about 200 acres as a…

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