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Farming & the land, 1903

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Fat Stock Sales. Homebush YARDS.—Monday. SHEEP

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 9

About 18,603 sheep and lambs penned at to-day's sales, from 60 consignors. The sheep comprised a very fair proportion of good to prime wethers, both merino and crossbred; light and inferior merinos not so strongly in…

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To Encourage Wool-classing Students

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 5

The Adelaide School of Mines has been the recipient of another munificent gift, Mr. Geo. Jeffrey, wool expert, having brought under the notice of Mr. John Howard Angas, the fact that…

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Wool Sales. Prices Maintained. LONDON

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 4

The wool sales were continued to-day. Competition was good, and prices were well maintained. The Lord Mayor's Drought Relief Fund…

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The Port Jackson—a Record Wool Shipment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 8

The barque Port Jackson, which arrived here four months ago, and has been berthed for some time past at the Circular Quay was cleared yesterday by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., Limited for London…

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At What Age Do Sheep Produce the Most Profit? 2

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 5

It is no longer true that mutton, to be of prime quality. must be the produce of three-year-old wethers. Comparatively few mutton sheep are now…

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Barque Port Jackson. Takes a Record Wool Shipment

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 3

The fine, big four-masted barque Port Jackson, lying at Circular Quay, with her suits all bunt and ready for sea, is to sail for London at daybreak on Thursday morning. She is…

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Farmer Claims £1000. Suit Against a Police Sergeant Evidence for Defendant

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 7

The hearing of the suit brought by James Clifford, a Bombala farmer, against. Sergeant Charles Nolan, of Bombala, to recover £1000 damages for alleged false…

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Wheat Afloat

Evening News · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 5

LONDON, March 17, 6.35 p.m.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,515,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 1.083,000 quarters…

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The Seed Wheat Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Government having carefully considered the request of a deputation some time ago that a further advance should be mude to the seed wheat fund, has decided not to increase its contribution beyond the…

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Distribution of Seed Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 7

Mr. Hayes (honorary Minister), who is in charge of the distribution of seed wheat, stated yesterday that the grain required for Moama and Deniliquin will be sent to those places from Adelaide through…

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Condition of Pastoral Areas. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 9

Sir,--From my recent observations in the western portion of this State, I can verify the remarks of your Condobolin correspondent in Saturday's "Daily Telegraph" concerning the present…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 19

After an interval of four weeks, auction sales were resumed yesterday, before an unusually large number of buyers for the time of year, some of whom, however, depart to-day for Europe, and were…

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London Wool Market. the Situation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 10

LONDON, February 13.--Wool markets are pulling themselves together a bit now, as I write, but we have come through a very rough time since the sales closed, and the buyers…

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Trouble at the Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 6

The largest catalogue available at the Sydney wool sales yesterday was practically ignored by the buyers. Messrs. John Bridge and Co. had intended to offer 3355 bales but as none of the…

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Wheat on the Seas. London

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 4

The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,515,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,085,000 quarters…

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Wool Sales. Hardening Tendency. LONDON

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 4

The wool sales were continued to-day. Competition continued brisk, but though there was a hardening tendency the prices of merinos and crossbreds remained unchanged…

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London Wool Market. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 8

The few days' weakening a short time before the close of the last auctions here, has seriously affected the private treaty business between sales. Whilst this was brisk and regular during last interval, there is…

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The Wool Sales. London, March 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 7

At the wool sales to-day competition was good. Prices were well maintained. March 17. At the wool sales yesterday the following…

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Breachley, Black Sheep Published Dy Arrangement with T. Fisher Unwin. Chapter Xxvii.—black Sheep Enters the Fold of Respectability

Referee · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 9

Before the month was out Dora sailed for Sydney with Mrs. M— in the very ship I should have chosen for her—the Goddeffroy—and I returned to Malaull felling rather…

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