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Farming & the land, 1904

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New Zealand Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 6

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--At the wool sales the prices were on a par with January rates. '…

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Wool Report for 1903

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 5

Messrs. Hehunth Schwactze and Co., annual wool report for 1903. and dates London January Pith: 1904. hacome to hand. and as [?] is full of…

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The Brisbane Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 5

In the special wool number of the "Queensland Grazier" appeared the following account of the late sales held in that centre: The fourth sales of the…

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Sheep Travel 900 Miles. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 8

Fourteen thousand wethers, the half of a lot from the same place, were delivered at Killarney, Narrabri. On being counted at their destination they [?]mbered exactly the…

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The Ancestry of the Sheep Dog

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 12

In Mr. J. E. Harting's well-known scheme of classification of the various breeds of domesticated dogs. from the point of view of their affinities to one…

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The Wheat Belt. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 3

Sir,--In your issue of Wednesday last I notice that Mr. Peacock is reported to have spoken in a tone indicative of warning to farmers going beyond Trangle for the purpose of…

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To-day's Commercial. Fodder Firmer. Butter for Japan

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 5

Local flour is steady in Sydney at quotations. Choice Manitoba is offering at £11 to £11 10s per ton. Storing good wheat is the order of the day…

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Sydney Wool & Stock Journal. Review of the Wool, Fat Stock, and Station Produce Trades. Published Every Friday. the Wool Trade Thursday, February 18

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 6

The concluding sales of the season proper were held this week and henceforth an intrval of a month will elapse between the auction sales…

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New Zealand. the Wool Sales. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 6

At the Wellington wool sales prices were equal to the January sales…

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Dairy Farm Sold for £1320. [By Telegraph.] TAREE

The Australian Star · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 3

At auction to-day Mr. W. Plummer sold Mr. Robert Staple's dairy farm at Jones' Island, of 49 acres, for £1320, to Mr. Albert Whatson…

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Wheat Ship Dismasted. the Andreta Returns to Port. Caught in a Hurricane

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 7

Considerable excitement was occasioned in shipping circles by the appearance off the Heads of the ship Andreta in a dismasted condition. The vessel had loaded a full cargo of…

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Hard Butter All Through Summer. and No Ice. (To the Editor of the "Stock and Station Journal.")

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 7

Sir,— Perhaps for the benefit of many who live in the country and can't gotten. you would publish this following simple way to secure the above at all…

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A Perilous Voyage. Wheat Ship Dismasted. the Andreta Returns to Port. Sensational Experiences During a Tempest. the Vessel Lying on One Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 5

A sensational tale of adventures on the deep was unfolded by the officers and crew of the well-known ship Andreta, which put back to Sydney last evening in a dismasted…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. Meeting of the Executive Council

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 6

The executive council of the Farmers and Settlors' Association of New South Wales met in Sydney on Wednesday last. for the purpose of making…

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The Dairying Industry

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 7

At the half-yearly meeting of the Melong Dairying Company last week. the chairman (Mr. S. P. Rcynoids) delivered an excellent address. We would…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 8

INVERELL.—Rain is badly needed throughout the whole district. The maize crops and other vegetation are parching up, and the grass is so long, and getting dry, that settlers are…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the State of the Country. Prevalence of Bush Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 8

The serious outbroaks of bush fires anticipated before the end of the year appear to have been deferred the this month. Comparative immunity was enjoyed so long that…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 3

The council of the Farmers and Settlors' Association met again yesterday. There were present-Messrs. J. M'Inerney (president), T. Brown, M.P., F. Pinkstone, J. L. Trefle. L. Cox,…

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State Politics. the Coming Elections. Farmers and Settlers Active

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 4

The council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association decided that the following circular be distributed among the 170 branches:— "Under authority from the executive council…

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Rockdale Sewage Farm

The Australian Star · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 4

A deputation of residents of Rockdale and Arncliffe waited upon the president of the Water and Sewerage Board this morning in relation to the smells which allegedly arise…

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