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Farming & the land, 1905

6,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Our Dairymen Going to Queensland

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 5

A deputation consisting of nine dairy farmers from the Richmond River waited upon the Queensland Minister for Lands (Mr. Bell) last Friday morning…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Features of the Irrigation Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 3

Suppressed eagerness describes the state of feeling among the country delegates to the irrigation conference, which assembled in Sydney yesterday. The conference embraces a…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 3

YERONG CREEK.—Farmers are stripping the small patches of wheat saved from the fires, which, unfortunately, won't amount to much when all their harvesting operations…

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Our Products. the Dairying Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 7

BEGA, Saturday.--The output of the Bega Cooperative Creamery Company, Limited, for the month of December was 121,339lb., or over 54 tons of butter. Of this Quantity 85,219lb. were…

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Condition of the Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 7

MUDGEE, Sunday.--The damage done by the recent heat wave is now fully manifest. The corn crops, which promised so well, are nearly all ruined, and are already being fed to stock…

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Indian Wheat Crops

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 25

Latest mall advices state that the wheat crop outlook in India is not nearly as encouraging as a month ago. The failure of the north-east monsoon is causing grave fears to be…

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Export Butter Market

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 136

The question of securing a reliable export market for dairy produce is becoming of greater importance as the industry expands. That dairying will assume much larger…

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Cattle-driving Nuisance

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 6

With the intention of minimising the nuisance caused by the driving of animals intended for slaughter through the streets, the Drummoyne and neighboring councils proposed to pass a…

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Sheep-shearing Patent

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 11

The suit of the Wolsely Sheep-shearing Machine Company, Limited, against the Cooper Sheep-shearing Machine Proprietary, Limited, was before the Chief Judge in Equity, on…

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Wheat Afloat

Evening News · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 6

The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,545,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 905,000 quarters. The shipments of American wheat to Europe last week…

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Preacher and Cattle-Thief

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 4

It is a regrettable fact that every class and profession has its "black sheep," and even the "cloth " is not exempt. But there are few cases as bad as that of a notorious…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 6

LONDON, January 17, 6.15 p.m.—The colonial wool sales opened strong this evening, with prices from par to 5 per cent. advance on the closing rates of the last series…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 8

The largest wool sale ever held in Australia (occasioned by the late deadlock), took place yesterday at the Royal Exchange, Sydney, when 16,110 bales were offered by the following brokers:—The Australian…

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Prizes for the Sheep Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 11

The schedule of prizes for the 11th annual sheep show, to be held on January 28, 29, 30, and July 1, under the auspices of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders' Association,has been issued…

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A Deal in Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 24

At the Central Pollce Court, Sydney, Alexander Allen was charged with falsely pretending to Michael Sheppard that he had purchased a truck of wheat, which was on the…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 14

Only two clays' auction sales were held last week one of which was reported upon in our last issue The reason of suspension of sales for two days being as most of our readers are aware, a difference of…

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N.S.W. Manitoba Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 25

Although grain chemists positively aver that the special characteristics of wheat raised in Manitoba under a three-months' mantle of snow cannot be retained to the full in Australian…

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Our Products. Australian Produce in England. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 10

LONDON, December 16.--The heavy arrivals of Haustralian and New Zealand butter are beginning to have an effect on the market, and prices are gradually giving way. The decline is by no…

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London Wool Market. Market Very Steady

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 10

LONDON, December 16.--The decided falling-off in transactions is probably only the usual and apparently inevitable precursor of the slack season at the end of the year, now fast…

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London Wool Market. London, Dec. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 11

Beyond the clearing up of the prompts in connection with the late auctions, business in wool at this centre is quite out of the question. Meantime, values all round are very firm, and great confidence is felt…

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