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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

5,951 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

English Commercial. Wheat Cargoes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.--The wheat cargo by the General Desiois has realised 32s 9d per quarter; those by the Citofogra, Titania, and Duncarn, 32s 6d; and that by the Drum Park,…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Restocking Question. 40,000,000 Sheep in 1907

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 4

The addition to the number of sheep in the State during 1903 was described in this column yesterday as a large increase. On the figures for 1902, and those supplied in the return…

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London Wool Market. London, January 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 9

The first series of the London colonial wool auctions for the year were opened on January 19. Three catalogues were distributed, with a total of 7560 bales. comprising a good selection for a first day. The total…

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Law. Wednesday, February 21. a Transaction in Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 6

Before the Full Court in the matter of the South Australian Farmers' Co-operative Union, Limited, v. Farmers and Settlors' Co-operative Society, Limited, Mr. Want, K.C., and Mr…

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London Wool Market. Opening of the First Series

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 6

LONDON, January 22.--The first series of wool sales for this year began on Tuesday, and, although only 7560 bales colonial wool were offered by the three selling brokers--Buxton,…

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Law Report. Wednesday, February 24. in Banco. (Before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Simpson, and Mr. Justice Walker.) a Deal in Seed Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 3

South Australian Farmers' Co-operative Union, Limited, v Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Society, Limited. Mr. Want. K.C., and Mr. Scholes, instructed…

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The Green Fields o' Dairy

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 3

0, tho green fields o' Deny are very far away, But sometimes think I see thorn at the dyin' o' the day…

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Casualties. Accident to a Farmer. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 8

A severe accident happened to Mr. Henry Smiles, a farmer living near Yorong Creek, when returning home after delivering a load of wheat at the railway station. His horses…

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Along the North Coast. Stroud. the Glamour of the "A. A." Days. a Historic Coaching Town. the Magic of Dairying. (By Our Special Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 7

"There is the Garden of Eden," said the Stroud man. "Where'?" "Up on that hill," pointing eastward or…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 4

COWRA.—The corn crops in the district are a partial failure, owing to the dry spell of the past few weeks. A change occurred in the weather on Wednesday evening, light rain…

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European News. Cotton Growing. Failure of American Crop. [By Cable.]

The Australian Star · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 3

The failure of the cotton crops in the Southern States of America, and the subsequent attempt to create a "corner" in cotton, has aroused great interest on the question of the…

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Rockdale Sewage Farm. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 3

Sir,--At a meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board, as reported in your Thursday's issue, the engineer-in-chief said in a report on the Rockdale sewage farm: "I am on safe ground in…

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SHEEP and Wool. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 5

The past week has not been one of any great moment in the Sydney wool Trade, as no auctions have been held, and general speaking matters have…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 9

At Sydney yesterday 93 bales of wool were manifested to arrive by rail, and at Newcastle on Wednesday 76 bates were received…

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Wheat

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 12

The vast difference in the present season as compared with that of its predecessor is very strikingly illustrated in the statistics of the imports and exports. While…

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Blind Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 5

Some time ago we had some information re blind sheep in the "Journal." the particulars being supplied by various owners. Among that lot was one…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 7

Since our auction sale on Wednesday of last Week, business has been confined to private selling. The, supplies coming to hand are small,…

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Sheep Raising in Argentine

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 5

According to the latest statistics and date the Argentine Republic contains at the present time about 100.000.000 sheep. Of this number 15 per cent.,…

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A Wheat Cargo

The Australian Star · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 5

The four-masted before A fon A law, a We[?]-owned vessel, and described as a line looking craft, put to sea this morning with a big wheat cargo. Her complement was 29,373…

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London Wool Report

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 5

Messer. Buxton, Ronald and Co., in their report dated London. January 5th, say of the wool market For some week after the close of the…

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