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Farming & the land, 1902

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Dismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 8

The weather cleared last night. The rainfall of the weck has done a lot of good, and will enable the planting of winter fe[?]d, oats, and barley to proceed. The upper part of Wilson's Creek rose from 8ft. to…

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The Wheat Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 8

The returns for the wheat harvest for 1901 show the total area reaped for grain was 87,232 acres, yielding 1,692,222 bushels, or an average for the whole of Queensland of 19-40 bushels to the acre,…

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The Irish Trouble. Maiming Cattle

Evening News · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, April 26.—In the House of Commons last night Mr. G. Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland, replying to a question put by Colonel James M'Calmont (East Antrim, Conservative),…

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Seizure of Cattle. London, April 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 7

Under the pretext of inquiring what were the terms of surrender, a party of Boers approached near Kimberley and seized a mob of cattle, with which they escaped…

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Trouble in Ireland. Another Agrarian Outrange. Ten Head of Cattle Maimed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. George Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland, speaking in reply to a question put by Colonel James…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 4

The April meeting at Warwick Farm was, on Saturday, well attended, and fairly good sport was provided. The fact that the rain that fell on Friday did not reach the Liverpool district was plainly…

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Establishment of Dairy Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 5

Mr. W. H. Potts, who is relinquishing the position of Dairying Expert in Victoria to become principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College in New South Wales, was entertained by his…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 3

1,016 yarded, made up for the most part of medium and rough sorts, and included about 500 cows and heifers; prime bullocks extremely scarce. As the…

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Forthcoming Sheep Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 8

We are informed that the necessary arrangements for holding the grand Commonwealth sheep show, to commence on June 25 next, are all in order, and favoured by suitable weather, and taking into…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Bingara

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 3

Feed is difficult to procure. Chaff is retailed at the rate of £10 per ton. The river is very low. DELEGATE, Monday. An excellent crop of maize has been grown by…

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The Price of Butter

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 3

Owing to the present disorganised state of the butter market an informal meeting of the principal butter sellers was held on Monday at the office of the N.S.W. Creamery…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

A very strong demand continues to rule in the Sydney market, and what is more gratifying still is the fact that the inquiry is general. In other words…

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Bradford Wool Market. Very Firm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

So far as holders of the raw material were concerned, the market this week hardly came up to expectations. Top-makers again asked an advance of ¼d. to…

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London Wool Trade. Keen Demand at Very Firm Rates

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

The work this week in the Wool Exchange has been characterised by nothing very startling, good, honest, substantial work having been done. On…

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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, April 28, 1902

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 3

There is a reign of terror in Finland, and emigration is greatly increasing. Canon Banks Smith, the last of the Imperial chaplains, died on Friday at Hobart…

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The Farmers and Settlers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 4

JUST now the branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association throughout the State are working energetically to have intelligent representation…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Gulgong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 10

A meeting of the Agricultural Society was held yesterday. The balance-sheet showed that £190 had been expended this year on the grounds. The credit balance is £58, and there are no liabilities. The…

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London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 7

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, have received the following cable from their London house, under date April 28:--"The quantity of wool available for the series,…

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English Commercial. London, April 29. WHEAT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 9

The wheat cargoo at the William Tillie has been sold at 29s 10½d per 480lb. c.f.i. METALS. Closing quetations are:—…

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London Wool Market. Close of the Second Series

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 10

LONDON, March 27,--The second series of wool sales closed yesterday with fair spirit, the offerings having been practically cleared. The 11,000 bales carried forward (some 9000…

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