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Farming & the land, 1903

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Methodist Conference. Eleventh Day. Pastoral Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 8

The President took the chair at 9.30 on Saturday. The daily record was read and confirmed. The secretary read a telegram from the Western Australian conference stating that the Rev. J. A…

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Distribution of Seed Wheat. the Charge of Government Delays. Contradiction by the Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 7

In Saturday's issue of the "Sydney Morning Herald" appeared an article, written by the special reporter of this journal, in reference to the condition of the Lachlan country. In the course of a…

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New Zealand. Corn Crop Returns. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 7

The returns of land under corn crops on October 15 show an increase of 30,893 acres, as compared with the previous year, in the area under wheat for threshing, and an increase of 77,135 acres in oats for…

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Grass and Crops Fail in New England

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 5

GUYRA, Saturday.--The present prolonged drought is unparalleled in the history of New England, which hitherto was looked upon as a stand-by for flat country stock, when the plains…

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Australian Sheep and Wool

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 8

A practical and theoretical treatise by Alfred Hawkesworth (lecturer on Sheep and Woll. Technical College, Sydney). Edited by R. N. Morris, LL.D…

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Overdue Pastoral Rents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6

The Treasurer, Mr. R. Butler, states that, including this year's rent, about £38,000 is due to the State for pastoral rents, and he has inserted advertisements in the daily papers,…

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Illegal Cattle-slaughtering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 7

In the Summons Division of the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. S. Isaacs, S.M. Sub-Inspector Mitchell proceeded against John Thomas Collins upon an information which set forth that on…

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Sheep Quarantined. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

A number of sheep from the Upper Murray intended for the Victorian market are quarantined here. On reaching Albury the drover found they would reach the market too soon, and therefore…

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Seed Wheat Experiments

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 5

Dr. Cobb. the well-known wheat expert, of the Department of Agriculture, has for years been engaged upon experiments in regard to seed wheat,…

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Distribution of Seed Wheat

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

In reply to certain complaints published in the dailies, the following statement comes from the committee appointed to supervise the distribution of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Shows. Dates for Forthcoming Events

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 1

(The Editor will feel obliged if secretaries of Agricultural and other Shows will forward dates, which we publish free of charge. We are…

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Police Courts. Breach of the Cattle Slaughtering Act

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 8

In the summons division of the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. S. Isaacs, S.M., Sub-inspector Mitchell proceeded against John Thomas Collins for having, at Narrabeen, on February 24, slaughtered a beast…

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Victoria. Cattle for the Dutch Indies. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 5

The Consul-General for the Netherlands has advised the Government of Victoria that henceforth cattle and horses from all parts of the Australian continent will be admitted by the Netherlands…

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The Land. Seed Wheat Distribution. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

The first consignment of seed wheat for farmers in the Dubbo district arrived from the Department of Agriculture on Saturday. It consisted of 207 bags, the total weight being 24 tons, and is to 19 farmers in…

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The Cattle Industry in Central Queensland. To the Editor of the "Stock and Station Journal."

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 8

Sir,—Now that sufficient time has elapsed since the advent of partial rainstorms relieved the extreme drought pressure in this region. it will interest…

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Dairy News. Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 9

The output of the Bega Co-operative Creamery Company, Limited, for the month ended February 28 was 104,515lb. butter, or over 46 tons, being a decrease on the January output of 46,566lb., or over 20…

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Sheep Quarantined at Albury

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 9

ALBURY, Monday.--A number of sheep from the Tumbarumba district are in quarantine at Albury. The sheep were intended for market at Wodonga. On arriving near here the drover…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 4

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London house, under yesterday's date:— "The offerings for the third…

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Sheep Feeding in Drought Times

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 58

Recently Mr. N. A. Gatenby, of Jemalong Station, made an interesting experiment to illustrate the possibility of feeding stock, in the drought-stricken districts on luserne. The…

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12,000 Bales of Wool

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7

The big four-masted barque Port Jackson, lying at the Quay, a vessel which, by the Way, always looks taut and trim, is getting ready for sea. Her crew are busy…

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