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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

5,050 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

Agricultural and Pastoral. Berrigan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 10

The Murray Main Canal League, Berrigan, on Saturday resolved that the Premier of South Australia and Ministers be invited to a conference at Corowa. The previous messages miscarried. A…

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Butter Blending. London, March 1

The Australian Star · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 4

Until the appeal is decided from the decision of the King's Bench Division whether butter with which milk has been blended is within the terms of the Margarine Act. Mr…

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The Methodist Conference. Fifth Day. Pastoral Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 10

The president took the chair at 9.30 a.m. on Saturday. After devotional exercises the secretary read the daily record, which was adopted. The Rev. Dr. Brown drew the attention of the…

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Experiments with Wheat. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 7

Mr. M'Keown, manager of the Wagga Experimental farm, has [?]rnished the results of interesting experiments made by the application of manure in the cultivation of wheat. From unmanured land…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 3

At the last auctions held in this market some 5000 bales failed to find buyers, the exalted ideas of owners being the principal bar to business. In the interval since a very fair amount of private…

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Milk-blended Butter. Moisture Standard Proposed. London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 7

The Butter Association is urging Mr. R. W. Hanbury, president of the Board of Agriculture, to declare illegal the blending of milk with butter, since it enabled retailers to add…

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The Blending of Butter. Standard of Moisture Desired. Injuring Australia's Reputation

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Butter Association is urging Mr. R. W. Hanbury, president of the Board of Trade, to declare the selling of milk-blended butter illegal…

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The Taxpayers' Union and Farmers and Settlers' Association. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 8

Sir—In your issue of even date reporting meeting of Taxpayers' Union you make mention of "Mr. R. J. Fairbairn, president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, as being elected to…

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Rebel Farmers Punished

Evening News · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 5

LONDON, March 2, 2 p.m.—Several farmers belonging to Griqualand West have been sentenced to terms of four years' and three years' imprisonment for acting as Boer officials…

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Farmers Sentenced. March 2, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 4

Several Griqualand West fanners have been sentenced to terms of three and four years' imprisonment for having acted as Boer officials…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Braidwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 4

Nearly 700 entries have been received for the show on the 5th and 6th instant. The exhibits from the State farm will form an important feature of the show…

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Fat Stock Sales. Homebush YARDS.—Monday. SHEEP

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 9

About 27,810 sheep and lambs penned at to-day's sales, from 78 consignors. The sheep mainly comprised medium and light discriptions a sprinkling of good to prime and a few very prime, both crossbreds and merinos. There…

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

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 2

Wool sales, after an interval of three weeks, will be resumed to-day (Tuesday), and continued on Wednesday and Thursday and it is expected that about…

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Sydney Wool & Stock Journal. A Bi-Weekly Review of the Wool, Fat Stock, and Station Produce Trades. Published Every Tuesday and Friday. Monday, March 3, 1902

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 3

The Boer general Ben Viljoen has been transported for life to St. Helena. Further disastrous bush fires are reported from several places in the country…

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London Wool Trade. Opening of the First Series. Both Merinos and Crossbreds Make a Sensible Rise

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 2

"Pack up your traps and be gone." "was the significant words heard last Monday as we came in from 'Change, and in effect a very large number…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Executive Council Meeting, February 13 & 14

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 4

The executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association met in the Town Hall, Cootamundra, on the above dates, when the following members were…

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Sentences Upon Farmers. London, March 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 7

Several farmers in Griqualand West have been sentenced to imprisonment for three and four years for acting as Boer officials…

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Cootamundra Farmers. Preparing for the Conference

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 3

Some important matters were discussed by the executive council of the Farmers, and Settlers' Association at its last meeting. It was decided not to take any action as to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 10

The payments for the following scalps were made at Bathurst Stock Board Office yesterday:—1374 kangaroo rats, 1702 crows' heads, 2 native dogs at 20s. The total payments were £56…

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Shipments of Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--The shipments of wheat per the barque Frances Fisher (Sydney, January 15) and the barque Helas (Sydney, January 8) have sold at 29s 4½d and 29s 6d per quarter,…

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