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Farming & the land, 1902

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Winchcombe, Carson, and Co.'s Wool Report

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 1

Owing to the large proportion of unskirted wools, the catalogues are assuming an end-ofthe-season appearance. Many small lines contain all the heavy skirtings, besides being dull…

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Good old Jack. to the Memory of a Sheep Dog

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 8

Black-and-tan he was, with longish hair, thus betokening a strain of the collie in him, but he boasted an untold pluck and hardihood that in our hot…

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Sydney Wool Trade. Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report:—

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

Owing to the large proportion of unskirted wools, the catalogues are assuming an end of the season appearance. Many small lines contain all the heavy…

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Sydney Wool & Stock Journal. A B-Weekly Review of the Wool, Fat Stock, and Station Produce Trades. Published Every Tuesday and Friday. Monday, February 10, 1902

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 3

The opinion is gaining ground that the Dutch Premier would be glad to rid Holland of the Boer delegates. Commandant Tobias Smuts has been…

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Warwick Farm Entries. Saturday, February 22

Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

Flying Stakes, 6 furlongs.—Warrior H., Madge, Eulas, Argo, Nickel, Geneya, Ruskin, Rose Petai, Canadian, Valento, Alice M'Cartny, Bira, Whakawatea, The Watchdog. Blackwing, Portland…

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Farmers and Settlers'

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

The following circular has been addressed to each member:— Cootamundra, February 3rd, 1902…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. WALGETT

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Walgett branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association it was decided to nominate five of their number—Messrs. E. Collins, J…

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The Moan of the Anti-farmer

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 8

The New Zealand "Spectator" came out some time ago with a poem under the above heading. There are a good many remarks to be made on the…

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Bill Nye As a Dairyman

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 8

When I was young and used to roam around over the country, gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Tumut Branch

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 4

The Tumut branch of the Farmers' Association (says the "Gundagai Independent") are asking Gundagai people to nominate a candidate for election to…

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Dairy News. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 9

The Dairy Company paid £949 7o 8d for milk received in January. The average was 4·2d on a 3·6 test…

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Hawkesbury Farmers

The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 5

The farmers of the Hawkesbury districts have suffered considerable losses on account of the drought, and in many cases they are in an impoverished condition. Mr. B. Hall,…

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Western Farmers' Co-operative Co

The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 5

Before his Honor Mr. Justice WalKer, in Equity this morning, Mr. Owen moved that the above company be dissolved. He explained that before the end of last term his Honor…

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The War in South Africa. a Great Encircling Movement. Splendidly Planned and Executed. De Wet Surrounded. Escapes by a Clever Stratagem. Breaks Wire Entanglements with Cattle. Heavy Boer Losses. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 7

Lord Kitchener reports to the War Office from Wolvehoek, on the O[?]ange River Colony railway, as follows:— "Sunday.—After the operations and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 2

ROBERTSON, Tuesday.—The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company, Limited, was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Thos…

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Wheat Vessels

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 4

The four-masted barque Lucipara, which left Melbourne on the 10th inst. for Queenstown, took 26,868 bags of wheat, shipped by Messrs. F. W. Prell and Co…

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Wheat Afloat

Evening News · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 5

LONDON, February 11, 1.45 p.m.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,680,000 quarters, and for the Continent, at 1,300,000 quarters…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 6

The weather is very hot and dry, and rain is badly needed. Unless we soon get good rain the farmers will be unable to plough for the winter crops. In [?]arts of the district rabbits have completely destroyed…

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Wheat Supplies. London, February 11, 5.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 4

The quantity of wheat afloat is estimated at 3,680,000 quarters for the United Kingdom and at 1,800, 000 quarters for the Continent…

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Dairy News. Pambula

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 11

The ninth half-yearly report of the Pambula Cooperative Dairy Company shows that 216,450lb. of cream and 92,700lb. of milk were received, preducing 41 tons 7[?] cwt. of butter, all except 1[?] cwt…

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