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Farming & the land, 1902

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Australian Workers' Union Conference. the Federation of Labour. Organising Navvies and Farm Labourers. Altering the Quota of Representation

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

At the Australian Workers' Union Conference, which continued its sittings yesterday, a communication was received from the secretary of the Eginedrivers' Association, Melbourne, asking the…

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Farmers' Guard Capture. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 9

A Farmers' Guard near Bloemfontein captured Field-Cornet Combrink and nine of Commandant Dutoit's men. Commandant Dutoit has died from wounds…

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The Drought. Farmers in Need. Appeal to the Minister for Works

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 8

A large deputation representing the Borough Councils of Richmond and Windsor, as well as 12 progressive associations, was introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday by Mr. Brinsley…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 8

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—At a meeting of the committee of the Liverpool Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Society on Monday night, several accounts in connection with the recent…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 6

Last night a man was arrested on suspicion of being one of the men wanted in connection with the Northam sheep-stealing case. The man gave the name of Charles Christie…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 6

Mr. Dawes, who is in charge of 15,000 sheep, the property of Mr. Horsfall, a Victorian squatter on the mountains, states there are very few losses of sheep this year. Usually many sheep are killed by…

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London Wool Market. London, January 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 9

The near approach of the first wool auctions here must account for the l[?]ll that has settled over business at this end. Consumers' requirements have been satisfied for…

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The Cattle Trade with South Africa. Shipment of Heifers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 5

News has been received that the cattle ship Kadina has made a successful passage, and that the Queensland heifers for the Natal Government arrived safe, and are still at Durban, being inoculated against…

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Sheep and Wool. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 5

Yesterday saw the conclusion of the weekly auctions in connection with the Sydney wool trade. It was originally intended to carry those sales on to…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 2

1,050 yarded, including a few lots of Queenslanders. Quality was about up to the average of late, and included a few pens of prime and heavy. Cows were…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 12

On Wednesday 1,430 fat cattle were yarded, including 100 from New South Wales. Quotions: Prima pens of bullocks,£12 to £14 7s 6d; odd beasts, to £16; good pens of bullocks,…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 12

500yarded. Thirty came from Queensland 330 from northern territory and the north of this State, 20 from the south-east, and the remainder were local. Prime beef made 30s…

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Wheat

The Australian Star · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 7

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, report:-- A considerable volume of business has been transacted during the week at values well in accord with…

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Pastoral Finance Association,ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 5

The weekly series of sales for the season is closed this week, we taking our place at the rostrum on the 12th inst.,with a catalogue of 2,347 bales, and, in comparison with other…

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Curing Sheep Skins

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 5

A writer in an English exchange gives the following method for curing sheepskins:—"If dry, soak them in water till quite soft. Scrape off any…

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Wheat Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 4

The German barque Lube cleared at the Customs. yesterday with a full shipment of wheat, comprising 18,666 bags. The barque calls at Falmouth for orders…

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Vermont Wool

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 3

We are requested to republish the following letter on the above subject from the Bradford correspondent of the Narrandera Argus:- On more than one occasion during the past two years…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society to-day a satisfactory report and balance-sheet was submitted and adopted. The president paid a special tribute to the zeal and…

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Sheep Trucking at Dripstone

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 4

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., have received the following letter in regard to the improvement of the sheep trucking yards at Dripstone…

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London Wool Trade. Bradford Wool Market Improving

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 2

The Bradford Wool Market to-day has certainly pulled itself together in a most creditable way, and since we had occasion to present our ordinary weekly…

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