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Farming & the land, 1902

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Butter and Rabbit Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1902 · page 8

Mr.J.M.Sinclair, agent of Victoria at the Agricultural Department, Loudon, reported to the Minster for Agriculture by tho last mail that " the market for Australian butter still holds good.People…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, January 4.—The Antwerp wool sales will be held on January 9 and 10. The number of bales catalogued is 5310, including 145 from Australia…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, January 4

The Australian Star · Monday 6 January 1902 · page 4

The Antwerp wool sales will be held on January 9 and 10. The number of bales catalogued is 5310, including 145 from Australia…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales. London, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1902 · page 7

The Antwerp wool sales will be held on January 9 and 10. The number of bales catalogued is 5310, including 145 from Australia…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. COBOCO

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Monday 6 January 1902 · page 4

The Coboco branch of the F. and S. held a meeting on December 13. Mr. C. A. Wright, president, occupied the chair. There was a fair attendance of…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

1,475 yarded, including about 400 cows. All qualities represented, principally medium and light descriptions. Sales were well attended, including several…

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Wheat

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 1

Jan. 3.—The wheat markets are firm, but inactive, owing to the holidays. Cargoes are firmly held, South Australian for November shipment being quoted at 30s 6d, and Victorian…

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Cattle Slaughtering

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 4

The Mayor (Alderman T. Hushes), accompanied by the town clerk, paid an official visit to Home- bush cattle yards yesterday. Everything was found in good order. On Thursday the Mayor and…

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Wool

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 7

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency 'Co., Limited, reports: Public auctions will be resumed in the local market on Monday, the 6th Instant, and Judging by the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 7

Mr. R. G. Dulhunty, the district stock inspector, who recently returned from an official visit round Bundemar, Trangi[?], Collie, and Wambiana, says that the country everywhere has the appearance of being…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

The second half of the Sydney wool-selling season was entered upon yesterday (Monday) afternoon at the wool sale-room, Royal Exchange, when there was a large attendance of…

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Fat Stock Sales. Homebush YARDS.—Monday. SHEEP

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 9

About 31,710 sheep and lambs penned at to-day's sales, from 54 consigners, including 12 lots of from 1000 to 2100 head. The sheep mainly comprised medium meinos, including a large number of [?]wes, only a sprinkling of…

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The Dairy Industry. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 9

The dairy company for the month of December received 68,125 gallons of milk, the butter test averageing 3·6. Pay cheques supplied £1038 11s 11d, the average being 3·7d per gallon…

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Farming in Pure Sand. Vegetable-growing As Relief Work. a Government Scheme at Randwick. a Most Unsuitable Site

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

"He is the right kind of a boss. I never worked for better. When there is nothing to do on the main Job. he keeps us going harrowing sea sand from one place to another, so…

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A Farmer Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 6

ARM1DALE, Monday.--Particulars are to hand concerning the death by drowning of Mr. Thomas Mitchell, one of the most prominent farmers of the Guyra district. Mitchell left home on…

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Sheep and Wool. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

The Christmas and New Year holidays have now drawn to a close, and once again we have the hum of the wool season in full blast. During the recess the…

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Sheep and Wool Statistics

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

In the "Year Book Wales" for 1902 appear some figures relating to the sheep and wool industry. Taking them on the whole, they make…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 3

BOWRAL, Monday.—A few months ago a meeting of the shareholders of the Kangaloon Dairy Company was held to decide whether the butter should be manufactured at the local factory or…

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Tasmanian Sheep-breeders

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 2

The sheep-breeders on the tight little island of Tasmania have long enjoyed a high reputation for the standard of their sheep, and wool. It is the fine-woolled…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 10

A special meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association is to be held at an early date to consider the rabbit question. HAY, Tuesday…

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