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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

6,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

Sheep Starved to Death

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 4

News of what seems to have been a case of the grossest cruelty comes from Beddgelert, at the foot of Snowdon. A flockmaster noticed that his sheep, to…

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Methodist Conference. Pastoral Session. the Fijian Deputation

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 3

Under the presidency of the Rev. Dr. Sellers, the conference considered the question of the acceptance of candidates for the ministry. The following were accepted, on the vote of…

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Fat Stock Sales. Homebush YARDS.—Monday. SHEEP

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 9

Only about 2343 sheep and 200 lambs were penned at to-day's sales, from 14 consignors. The sheep mainly comprised useful to prime merino wethers, with odd pens of extra prime, and a few medium and light…

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Queensland. the Butter Trade. Conference of Exporters. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 7

A conference of butter manufacturers, representing about 90 per cent, of the present output of the State, was held at Brisbane,to-day to consider the question of export freight…

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Monday, March 6, 1905. SHEEP

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 7

2543 sheep and lambs forward out of 3300 that had been drawn for, and consisting of sixteen different consignments, half of them being of one truck…

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Summary. for European Mail. Wool. SEASON 1904-5. SYDNEY, March 7th, 1905

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 4

Since July 1 the total quantity of wool exported from Sydney and Newcastle Amounted to 535,969 Bales being an increase of 112,857 bales compared…

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Queensland Butter Trade. the Question of Export. an Important Conference. Combine to Be Met by Combine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--A conference of representatives of the exporting butter factories of Queensland commenced in Brisbane this afternoon for the purpose of discussing oversea…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Effects of the Recent Rains. the Outlook for the Season

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 5

Of the districts seriously in need of rain parts of the Hunter River country appear to have benefited most by the scattered falls at the end of last week. The extent of the…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 5

Subjoined are the entries received for the Warwick Farm Racing Club's meeting on the 18th inst.:- Farm Stakes, 6f.—Sabina (late Vestal), Macrocarpa, Werriwa, Trendel, Tall Boy, keeper, Whakatika, Mount…

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Methodist Conference. Pastoral Session

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 5

The pastoral business of the Methodist Conference was resumed yesterday morning, under the presidency of the Rev. Dr. Sellors. A letter was read from the widow and family…

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Queensland Butter Trade

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 13

A conference of butter manufacturers, representing about 90 per cent, of the present output of Queensland, was held at Brisbane on Monday, to consider the question of export…

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Harvesting' Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 27

In a recent number of the "South Australian Journal of Agriculture" is the following article by Mr. W. L. Summers, on the use of the binder and header: —…

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Butter Trade and Shipping Companies

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 8

The committee representing the butter factories and shippers met to-day, to consider the replies of the P. and O. and Orient Companies to the claim for rebates. The committee…

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Outward-bound Wheat Ships

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 2

The French barque General Neumayer is expected to sail from Sydney to-day for Falmouth for orders, with 22,668 bags wheat, shipped by Messrs. W. and A. M'Arthur…

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The Butter Trade. Question of Rebates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 7

At a conference of representatives of butter factories, held in the Melbourne Town Hall in March of last year, an executive committee was appointed to inquire into the question of…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 16

Last week the monthly off-season sales were held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The first day of the round we reviewed in our last issue. The two following days exhibited much the same…

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Breeding and the Butter Industry in Siberia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 25

Cereals and other plants cultivated in the southern provinces of Siberia are not the only agricultural productions of the country. For the reat the surfaces occupied by these planta…

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London Wool Sales. Open Dull

Evening News · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday, 3.5 p.m.—The wool sales opened dull this evening, with prices at from par to 7½ per cent, decline. Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Limited…

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The Grazier. Points in Wool-growing

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 585

The average wool-grower is, perhaps, not aware that to natural conditions he owes most of the success in his pursuit. Ask him the why and wherefore of his business from…

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Wheat. London, Tuesday. 3.5 P.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 1

The quantity of wheat afloat is estimated at 4,150,000 quarters for the United Kingdom, and at 1,310,000 quarters for the Continent…

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