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Farming & the land, 1902

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Irregular Wheat Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 6

The recently current high prices of wheat in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney are partly the result of design and partly of miscalculation. Estimates of the wheat harvest…

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Dairy News. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 9

Mr. A. T. Hall, manager of Messrs. Foley Brothers' Cootamundra Butter Factory, has been touring the Gundagai district since Wednesday last, investigating as to what success would attend the…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 4

The February meeting of the above club was held on Saturday, and was well attended. Rain was threatening in Sydney, and no doubt prevented a number of people from undertaking the journey, but…

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A Farmer Killed. Albury

The Australian Star · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 5

At the magisterial inquiry on the body of Frederick W. Briese, farmer, of Jindera, who was killed by being thrown from a horse at the fool of Jindera Gap, evidence was given…

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The Water Hyacinth. Ruining Good Dairy Land

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 5

GRAFTON, Saturday.--Light rain has fallen at intervals during the post two days, principally as a result of thunderstorms. In some quarters sufficient has fallen to permit of planting where…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 9

CORAKI, Saturday.--A meeting of shareholders in the Coraki Co-operative Butter Company was held to-day, when about 70 shareholders were present. Mr. Napier, chairman of directors, presided. The report of the…

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Butter

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 1

Feb 21.—Australian butter is firm at 110s to 11s per ewt,—a slight firming on the week. New Zealand descriptions occasionally realised 114s. The high prices are checking business…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 3

1,426 yarded, representing 57 consignors, mainly from the northern and north coast districts, the balance from the south and west. The yardings…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 8

MACLEAN, Monday.—During last month the Maclean Butter Factory treated 44,544lb cream, producing 16,922lb butter. The supply was almost double that of the previous month…

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Wheat

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 1

Feb. 21.—The wheat markets are quiet and steady. Cargoes are dull. Victorian cargoes for January, and South Australian for January-February shipment are quoted at 30s per 4801b…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 3

The schedule of prizes for the next show of the Dubbo Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association has been issued. The prizes total £700. GERMANTON, Monday…

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Wheat Sales in Brisbane

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

Dalgety and Co., at Brisbane, held a sale of wheat by auction last Friday. There was a large attendance of the public, including the Premier and…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 9

After an interval of three weeks, the Melbourne wool sales were resumed to-day. Seven firms of selling brokers effered 5207 bales, to a large attendance of buyers, including a number from Sydny who had come over for the…

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A Sheep Dog for the Contingent

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 6

The Canterbury (N.Z.) "Times" says: —"Recently it was suggested that a good sheep dog would be useful to the Eighth Contingent for driving in…

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Fat Stock Sales. Homebushu YARDS.—Monday. SHEEP

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 9

About 25,750 sheep and lambs penned at to-day's sales, from 64 consignors. The sheep comprised a larger proportion of good to prime merino wethers than for several sale days past. Crossbreds wer well represented, and…

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A Practical Talk on Wool

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 6

What wool-grower is there, either here, at home, or in Australia, who way bo said to "know it all" about the raw article that falls so gracefully from the…

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Wool and Leather Workers' Association. Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 3

Some time ago about 40 of the operatives at the Collingwood Woolscouring Works joined the above association, but the majority of them refused to renew their membership for the current quarter, and…

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Sydney Wool Trade. Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., report :—

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

After a fortnight's interval, sales will be resumed here on March 4. 5. and 6, when it is anticipated about 12,000 bales will be brought forward. The wool will…

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The Man, the Maid, the Folly, and the Farm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 8

It was. after tea one night in Starvation Gully. We had duffered out completely and that long-dreamed-of fortime seemed somehow, to be as far…

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Dairy News. Camden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 9

Seven hundred gallons of milk were carted to Campbelltown on Sunday morning from the Camden Fresh Food and Ice Company. The dairymen combining made up the required demand. This amply…

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