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Farming & the land, 1904

5,951 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

The Antwerp Wool Sales. London, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 7

The Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday. There was more animation in the biddings than on the opening day for crossbreds, but Thursday's fall in prices was…

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Russian Wheat Supply. Action by the Red Cross Society

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The Russian Red Cross Society proposes to collect a reserve of 540.000 quintals of wheat. There is a six months' supply in the…

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To-day's Commercial. Wheat Fairly Steady. Maize and Egos Dearer

Evening News · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 5

Leading flour and wheat merchants regard the wheat market at Mark Lane as quiet, but steady, and that a recovery or otherwise depends on whether the war is prolonged or not…

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Russian Red Cross Society. Collecting Wheat Supplied. LONDON, Sunday, 2.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 4

The Russian Red Cross Society proposes to collect a reserve of 540,000 quintals of wheat, a six months' supply, in the north-eastern part of the theatre of war…

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The Rival Shearers' Unions. Report of the Royal Commission. Formation of the Machine Shearers. Not Contemplated by the Act. Pastoral Interests Predominate. No Obstacle to Arbitration Court Proceedings

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 6

The full report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the formation, constitution, and working of the Machine Shearers and Shed Employees' Union has been made available…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 10

TAMWORTH.—For the three months, December, January, and February, 60,491 bags of wheat were received at the Tamworth railway station, and 3293 were despatched…

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Alleged Cattle-stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 7

GRAFTON, Monday.--A selector on the Yulgilbar station, named Caesar Antonio, was, at the local court to-day, committed for trial on a charge of stealing one heifer. The evidence…

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Wheat Movements

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 4

The wheat deliveries at Darling Island were last week better than have been the case recently. The quantity received amounted to 105,500 bags, while 77,700 bags were shipped,…

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Wheat Traffic

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 6

About 21,000 bags of wheat were to hand at Darling Harbour yesterday morning, the receipts being somewhat above the average for the last few, days. The shipments overse[?]…

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The Butter Trade. the London Market. Chapter Ii

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

Every store I went into, the question of fishy butter was brought up, but I only realised the seriousness of it when one of the agents told me that Mr…

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To-day's Commercial. Butter Scarce. Northern Supplies Shortening

Evening News · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

A further decline is noted in the wheat market at Mark Lane, sates of Australian taking place on Monday in London at 30s 6d and 30s 10½d per quarter. Owners at this side seem in a dilemma…

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Sheep Scab in England. Prospect of Its Extermination

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

We are induced to believe that those who have had, happily for themselves, no experience of the disease known as sheep scab, possess no sympathy with…

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Russian Wheat Supply. Action by the Red Cross Society

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The Russian Red Cross Society proposes to collect a reserve of 540,000 quintals of wheat. There is a six months' supply in the…

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Summary. for European Mail. Wool. SEASON 1903-4. SYDNEY, March 8, 1904

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 4

Since July 1 the total quantity of wool exported from Sydney and Newcastle Amounted to 423,112 Bales, being an increase of 40,902 bales as compared…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Settlement Under the New Land Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 4

I[?] its first efforts under the new Land Act the Administration seems to have remained true as steel to its traditions. The money and time of applicants for land has never come…

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Texas, Tobacco Crop. Stanthorpe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 4

Notwithstanding the ravages of blue mould in the early part of the season, and the stunting of the plant by the continuous dry "weather during December, January, and the greater…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 4

BULLI.—The recent heavy rains have practically brought the blackberry harvest to a full stop, and pickers have been paid off…

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DAIRY. Fishy Butter

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 589

Frequent advices have come to hand from London relative to the large percentage of fishy Australian butter that has been placed on the export market during the current…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 11

At Sydney yesterday, 88 bales of wool were manifested to arrive by rail; and at Newcastle on Monday 26 bales were received…

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Sheep Importations

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 590

The steamer Wakatipu, which arrived in Sydney on Saturday from Devouport and Launceston, brought a large number of stud sheep. These comprised:—35 Southdown ewes and 1…

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