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Farming & the land, 1905

6,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

Our Products. London Wool Market. Fog Supreme

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 8

LONDON, December 23. -- This week has been given over, be far as London is concerned, to one of the worst visitations of fog that has troubled us for many years; everything has…

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English Commercial. London, Jan. 25. Visible Supply of Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 9

The American visible supply of wheat is 57,950,000 bushels, as compared with 58,838,000 bushels last week and 63,120,000 bushels a year ago…

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The Neddy That Jibbed. And the Butter and Onions Grocer's Man Bewildered

The Australian Star · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 6

James Jones, a burly-looking person, when charged at the Central with stealing a chestnut gelding, a grocer's cart, 28lb. of onions, and three boxes of butter, said…

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The Wool Sales. London, Thursday. 7.40 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day there was a good demand for, merinos and fine crossbreds. Coarse crossbreds were 1d lower than the opening rates…

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Sydney Ship in Distress. Sensational Voyage of the Invercargill. Wheat Cargo Jettisoned. Narrow Escape From Foundering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 4

Yesterday's English mail brought full details of the sensational voyage of the ship Invercargill, reference to which was made in our cable messages of a few weeks ago. The…

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Tea Table Problems. 114.—The Triamp and the Farmer

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 7

A tramp has down for a nap by a haystack, but suddenly hears the farmer, coming. The farmer chases him round the stack. Starting at opposite corners, the tramp takes 40sec te run…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Some Irrigating Troubles. the Victorian Example

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 3

Although irrigation in Victoria was very freely discussed at the recent conference in Sydney, and the heavy responsibility thrown upon the general taxpayers of that State was…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 3

MOLONG.—Messrs. Taylor Bros., of Sydney, have secured the whole of this year's Burrawong orchard fruit crop, and intend to commence canning operations at an early date…

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Suicide of a Farmer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 5

Patrick Keady, 60 years of age, hanged himself at his farm near eKrang. Dec[?]esed had been to the local races, and was stopping at a friend's place over-night…

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Our Staple Products. Wool and Wheat. Some Big Figures

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 6

From information made available by the railway authorities yesterday it is gathered that the wool receipts by rail from July 1 last up to date amount to 501,457 bales,…

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Cattle-driving Nuisance

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 13

The nuisance and danger occasioned by the driving of cattle along Catherine-street, Leichhardt, and Abattoir-road, on thieir way to Glebe Island, continue to excite indignation…

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Wheat by Rail

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 4

A new regulation made by the Railway Commissioners says that when wheat is loaded into trucks from grain sheds or stacking sites at stations where weighing appliances are not…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 17

Auctions were resumed at the Sydney Wool Exchange on January 17th, and, not-withstanding the stoppage of sales in consequence of the shipping dispute, the market…

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Butter and Cheese. the London Trade

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture to-day received a cable from Mr. Lance. New South Wales Commercial agent in London, stating that there is a good demand there for Australian butter…

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Our Industries. on the Cattle Stations. Vi.[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 11

The big cattle stations of New South Wales present a more imposing array of buildings than many a bush township; fine picturesque homesteads, surrounded by well-laid out…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 7

A good week's business has been done 29,386 bales having been catalogued out of which 24,584 bales were sold at auction, whilst private sales bring up the total clearances to…

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Our Products. Wool and Other Markets

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 13

Some superior wools still find their way into the catalogues, but the bulk of the offerings comprise the late shorn wools from the Monaro, and the western and northern highlands…

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New Zealand Wool Sales. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 13

At the wellington January wool sales to-day 8000 bales were on offer, but there was no life in the hidding, and prices all round showed a drop of one penny per lb. as compared with the December sales…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 11

There is a good demand for merinos and line crossbreds at to-day's sales. Coarse crossbreds were a 1d per lb lower than at the opening of the series…

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By the Afric. Large Cargo of Butter and Mutton

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 6

The White Star steamer Afric sailed from Dalgety's Wharf, Miller's Point, this morning for Durban, Capetown and London. Cargo by the vessel consists of 3500 bales…

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