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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Seed Wheat and Fodder

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 6

The applications for seed wheat continue to come in very freely. The Premier stated yesterday that the total to date numbered 2877. The number approved for supply was 976. Up to the…

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Truck Loads of Wool Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 7

BREWARRINA, Wednesday.--Word has been received that two trucks of wool, containing about 86 bales, which were attached to a train, caught fire at Compton Siding, between here and Byrock,…

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Wool Sales. Hardening Tendency. LONDON

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day the bidding was spirited. Prices for the best wools have a tendency to harden…

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Wool Sales. Brisk Competition. LONDON

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 6

The March series of wool sales were opened to-day. Competition was brisk, but prices were in cases as much as 5 per cent, below January…

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The Wool Sales. January Average Maintained London, March 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 7

The second series of sales for the year opened to-day with a brisk demand. Prices ranged from par to 5 per cent. below January sales…

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Carriage of Seed-wheat. Alleged Anomalous Charges. Statement by the Railway Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 7

In yesterday's issue of the "Herald" a letter was published from Mr.W.J. Walton, hon. secretary of the Narrabri Farmers and Settlers' Association at Narrabri. It referred to the carriage of seed-wheat…

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Pope Leo as a Farmer

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 34

As Pope Loo continues his wonderful reign, seeming as the days pass to grow even more robust, people delight in relating stories about his Innumerable hobbies and…

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Dairy News. Robertson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 9

For the month of February the Robertson Dairy Company separated 24,200 gallons of milk, yielding 10,783lb. butter. Suppliers were paid is per lb. for butter fat, which is equal to 4¾d per gallon for…

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Relieving Distressed Farmers. Statement by Sir John See

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 7

"I see," observed the Premier yesterday, "that Mr. Humby has been again firing off some blank cartridges at the Government in reference to the ma[?]er in which it is seeking to restore heart to the…

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SHEEP and Wool. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 5

The past week in the Sydney market has been a good one so far as private sales have been concerned. The clearances have been satisfactory, and values…

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Wheat

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 12

The receipts of wheat by rail during the week ended March 10 amounted to 1,682 tons, as compared with 935 tons during the previous week, and 5,950 tons…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 9

The chief item of interest to the trade this week has been the opening if the second series of London sales on the 10th inst., in regard to which we have received the following cable…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Societies

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 16

[Secretaries of Agricultural Societies are requested to forward to the Editor particulars of all future shows, and to notify any alteration in the dates given below. Much…

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Weighing of Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 13

The report of the London Board of Agriculture which was recently issued, states:—The position with regard to the weighing of cattle (the term "cattle" in the Weighing of…

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Seed Wheat

Evening News · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 6

The work of distributing seed wheat is being expeditiously dealt with under the supervision of Mr. James Hayes (hon. Minister). Altogether 2877 applications have been received, and…

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Pastoral Products. Station Produce Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 9

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd., Hill, Clark, and Co., Pastoral Finance…

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Sheep Quarantined at Albury

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 12

It is reported from Albury that a number of sheep from the Tumbarumba district are in quarantine at the former place. The sheep were intended for the market at Wodonga, but on…

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Sydney Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 2

THE AUSTRALASIAN MORTGAGE & AGENCY CO., LTD., report:— Since last week there is little or I o change to report in the local market…

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Debts of the Sheep Boards

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 7

COROWA, Thursday.--The directors of the Corowa Rabbit Board at a meeting expressed some concern anent clause 25 of the Pastures Protection Act of 1902, which provides that 20 per…

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Carriage on Seed Wheat

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 2

In regard to the carriage of seed wheat, the Railway Commissioners stats that they have only made one stipulation, namely, that it should be…

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