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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Dairying on the Northern Rivers. No. 22. a Nick Rain on the Richmond

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 7

Since the writer left Lismore in a shade temperature of 108. the "R.R. Herald" of last Friday reports a rainfall of about two inches on the…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Cheese Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

A farmer who makes cheese informed me the other day that cheesemaking is paying better at present than supplying cream to the butter factories. This idea seems to be…

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Dairying Industry on the Namoi. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

Special efforts are to be put forward for the purpose of establishing a co-operative factory here, and with a view to infusing interest in the matter Mr. T. M. Shakespeare,…

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Farming V. Gold-mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

On January 1 last the president and each member of the United States Cabinet sent, through the "New York Tribune," sentiments of inspiration to the American people…

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War of Railway Rates. End of the Competition. New South Wales and Victoria in Agreement. Repeal of Penal Provisions. the New Goods and Wool Charges

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 5

As the outcome of several conferences held by the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales and Victoria, two by-laws were published in yesterday's "Gazette" providing new rates…

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Butter and Cheese

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 8

The butter market is steady, with a fair demand. Danish butter is unchanged. New Zealand is quoted at 102s to 103s per cwt., and Australian at 100s to 102s. The Himalaya's butter carried well at a low temperature, but…

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Wool Market. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 13

The first aeries of sales of the London colonial wool auctions for the year began on the 17th inst. and included in three catalogues [?]58 bales, comprising a fair selection of wools from all sources of supply. There…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 6

Business during the week has been confined to narrow limits, as private transactions, in the absence of auctions, alone represent dealings in the staple. Although the volume…

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Methodist Conference. Pastoral Session. Temperance and Morals Demonstration. Thanking Dr. Fitchett

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 11

The Methodist Conference met at 9.30 yesterday morning, the business affecting the ministerial section of the conference. On the motion of the Rev. W. F. Oakes, the…

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London Wool Market. Opening of the First Series

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 13

LONDON, January 20. -- The first series of sales of Colonial wool on this market for the year opened on Tuesday, when Messrs. Buxton, Ronald and Company, Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Transplanting Trees

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 7

BY using care one need not lose a single plant in transplanting. In the first place the permanant bed where it is intended to place the plant should be well spaded,…

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Yorkshire Wool Letter. Good Demand Predicted. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Jan. 20, 1905

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 6

The wool trade of this country again brea[?]nes freely, caused entirely, through the opening of the London sales, and the position being again clearly defined. I cannot say that the…

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Our Note Book. Turf Talk and Tips the Week's Winners. Oakleigh Plate Form-Abington and Green Mountain-Billingsgate and Gladsorne - The Futurity Stakes-Rosehill Notes -Newmarket and Cup Horses. Selections for Warwick Farm

The Arrow · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 6

TO-DAY there will be racing at Warwick Farm, where a five-event programme will he disposed of. The usual special trains will leave Redfern. My…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Buying and Selling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 6

Few novices who hope to become producers from the soil realise what a highly important part buying and selling play in the business of agriculture and stock-keeping. Some…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club. February Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 12

The well-appointed racecourse adjacent to George's River will be the sporting rendezvous for metropolitan folk this afternoon, and the bill of fare to be discussed promises…

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Dick's Cattle Complete Short Story

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 February 1905 · page 1

I AM alone with my secret for the last time. For six months I have dragged out a miserable existence with the cursed…

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Farming for Profit

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 February 1905 · page 2

In embarking in agricultural pursuits, many, people, young and middle-aged, set out with the idea that, unless their farming operations will return wages in cash,…

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Loss of a Wife. Action Against a Dairy Co. LONDON, Saturday, 6.40 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 26 February 1905 · page 1

In the case in which a resident of Ealing obtained damages to the amount of £106 from the Aylesbury Dairy Co. for compensation for the loss of his wife from typhoid…

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The Turf. Warwick Farm Races. End of the V.A.T.C. Carnival. Notes and Comments. Turf Fixtures. March

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 26 February 1905 · page 3

There was a good average attendance at Warwick Farm races yesterday, despite the threatening state of the weather. The course was in excellent condition, albeit there has…

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Wheat and Wool Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 4

The wheat traffic on the railways is beginning to diminish in quantity, the returns for the past week falling appreciably short of the figures for a number of weeks previously, and…

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