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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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A Gallop for Life. Incident of a Bush Fire. a Thousand Sheep Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 5

ALBURY, Wednesday. -- A report from the Upper Murray states that Riall Brothers, of Coppabella station, were big losers in the bush fire which occurred there recently. The fire broke…

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Dairy News. the Berry Central Factory. Berry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 9

A meeting of farners has been held to consider the proposal to rent or purchase the Berry Central Factory. 150 were present, Mr. David Thorbur[?] (chairman of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative…

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Death of Lady Farmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 7
Also in The Australian Star

On Monday a cable was received by the directors of Farmer and Co., Limited, Pitt-street, conveying the news of the death of Lady Farmer, wife of Sir William Farmer, who is chairman of the…

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Cattle. [?]

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

On Wednesday 1,700 were yarded. Prime pens bullocks, £13 to £15; extra, £15 10s to £18 5s; good, £10 15s to £12 10s; good handy moderate weights, £8 15s to £10 5s…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

531 cattle were [?]arded, comprising 88 from Queensland, 176 from the North, 89 from the Northern Territory, 69 from the south-east and Lakes district, and 101 from local sources…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Stock and Station Journal

993 yarded, including one lot of Queenslanders. The bulk of the offerings consisted of medium and light descriptions, and included about 300 cows…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 9

Following the welcome roapite afforded by the holidays, sales were resumed thin week, we taking our allotted position in the roster on Thursday, the 9th inst., bringing forward an…

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Preservatives in Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture has received a report from Mr. J. M. Sinclair, representative of his department In London, to the effect that the Departmental Committee appointed to Inquire…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Cootamundra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 7

Harvesting is about completed. There are good results all round. One producer offered to-day 10,000 bags. The top pricewas 7s. DEEPWATER, Thursday…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 3

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Company, Limited, report: Auction sales of wool were resumed in the Sydney market on 6th instant, and have been continued through the week. The market…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 9

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:—We held our opening sale of the new year to-day, when we submitted to the buyers a large and representative catalogue of about 6250 bales of wool. Competition…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Shows. Dates for Forthcoming Events

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 1

[The Editor will feel obliged if secretaries of Agricultural and other Shows will forward dates and full particulars of their fixtures, together with…

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Inter-state Fat Stock Sales. Melbourne. Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

On Tuesday 22,700 sheep were penned. Best crossbred wethers, 12s to 13s 6d; extra prime and heavy, 14s to 15s 3d; good, 9s 6d to 11s; prime crossbred ewes, 9s to 10s 6d; extra…

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Fat Stock Sales. Homebush YARDS.—Thursday. SHEEP

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 9

About 10,000 sheep and lambs penned at to-day's sales from 76 consignees. The sheep generally were only fair to medium quality merinos, and included a large number of cwes; prime merino wethers none too plentiful;…

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Position of Wool in Bradford

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

The position of things in Bradford continues as unsatisfactory as they well nigh can be, and what improvement— if any—can be reported must be…

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Cattle Required for South Africa Message From Lord Milner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 3

The Lieutenant-Governor has received a cable from Lord Milner asking what price might be expected to secure young breeding cattle of medium quality delivered in batches for shipment at the coast ports…

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Thursday, January 9, 1902. SHEEP

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 7

30,091 sheep and lambs penned, the quality, on the whole, being fairly good, with less poor sheep than has been the case lately. Included were a few lots…

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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. the Wool Trade. Sydney, Thursday, January 9

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 4

After a lapse of about three weeks, sales were resumed on Monday, 6th inst., and on that and the three following days large catalogues were brought forward…

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