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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 3

550 yarded, ranging from medium to good, a few being prime. F[?]y were from New South Wales, 36[?] north of this State, 90 from the south-east, and the remainder local. There…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 8

BOMBALA, Thursday.—At the annual meeting of the local Pastures and Stock Protection Board, Mr. H. T. Edwards was appointed chairman for the ensuing twelve months, and Mr. H. M. Joseph…

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Wheat

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 10

April 18.—Diminishing supplies are hardening the wheat markets, but the rise is chiefly attributable to the duty. Cargoes are firm, Vuictorian for January being offered at 29s 6d,…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 5

The tone of the wool market remains unchanged. A strong enquiry is met with for all descriptions, and full rates are forthcoming for such lines as are available…

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Standard for Butter

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 10

A cable received here on Wednesday stated that Mr. R. W. that Mr. R. W. Hanbury, President of the London Board of Agriculture, has announced that the butter regulations providing for a…

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Wheat Cargoes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.--The cargo of wheat by the Dorothea has realised 29s 6d per quarter…

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A Sheep-stealing Case

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 10

A man named sydney Smith, described as a horse-breaker, was charged at the Howlong Police Court on Friday with stealing one sheep, the property uf Giles Cary, pastoralist, at…

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Country News. Agricultural and Pastoral. Berridale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 7

A large number of sheep has recently been destroyed by a wild dog in the Berridale neighbourhood. Several drives were organised to catch it, but without success. Mr. James Jamieson and others, of Kiah…

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Wentworth Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Wentworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 6

At the annual general meeting of the numbers of the Wentworth Pastoral and Agricultural Industrial Society, held last evening, there was a large attendance. The president, Mr. R. F. Roberts, was in…

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A Record Price for Fat Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 10

At a sale by public auction on the Orange Show Ground last week, 25 fat sheep realised the following exceptionally high prices:—On account of Messrs…

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Supply of Wheat in America

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.--The "visible supply" of wheat in the United States is 65,162,000 bushels, as compared with 70,112,000 bushels a week ago, and with 66,035,000 bushels at this time last year…

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Inter-state Fat Stock Sales. Melbourne. Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 3

On Tuesday 14,700 sheep were penned. Quotations: Prime Crossbred wethers, 16s to 17s 6d; extra, 18s to 19s; good, 12s 6d to 15s; middling, 10s 6d to 11s 9d; inferior, from 9s;…

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English Commercial. London, April 24. WHEAT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 9

The cargo of the barque Dorothea, which sailed from Geelong on February 19, has been sold at 29s 6d per 480lb. c.i.f. AMERICAN-VISIBLE SUPPLY…

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Sydney Wool Trade. Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report:—

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 2

At this time of the year there is generally a fair amount of scoured wool available. The continued dry weather not only affects the country scourers…

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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, April 24

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 4

A week of unusual quiet in regard to wool matters has been experienced, and although private transactions have been conducted on a satisfactory basis, prices…

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London Wool Trade. Opening of the Second Series. Higher Prices Still for Merinos and Crossbreds

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 5

Wool does really seem to have entered upon, a new lease of life, and the second series are upon us with everyone prepared to welcome them. This is a far…

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Agricultural Shows. Wellington. Second Day. Opened by Mr. Kidd. Work of Experimental Farms. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 8

The official opening of the Wellington P. A. and H. Society took place at about noon to-day, in the grand stand of the showground Mr. L. N. Hyeronimus, the president of the society, occupied the chair,…

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Dairy. Fraudulent Butter

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 1029

Last week I had something to say concerning the adulteration of butter and the culpable neglect of public duty on the part of the Government of New South Wales in this respect. American butter…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 12

The annual smoke social of the pastoral and Agricultural Society was held to-night at the Globe Hotel. Mr. G. A. Thompson, president, was in the chair. A special committee was appointed to…

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Ministers in the Pastoral Country

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 1032

Whilst the Minister for Lands and the chairman of the Western Lands Commission are spying out the nakedness of the country between Broken Hill and Wilcannia, the Minister for Works went to Riverina…

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