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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

6,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 250

Wool and Wheat Returns. Traffic by Rail

Evening News · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 6

The Railway Department has had a return prepared of the wool and wheat traffic of the present season, with a comparison regarding the traffic for the corresponding period of last…

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Butter and Cheese

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 8

The butter market is very firm, with an excellent demand. Danish is quoted at 112s per cwt. New Zealand is. worth from 196s to 108s per cwt., or a rise of 2s on the week; while…

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The Wheat Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 9

During the present week wheat has been received at Darling Harbor at the rate of 6000 bags a day. The quantity is much less than the figures for last year, but many farmers…

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Wheat and Flour

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 8

The wheat markets are quiet, but steady. The demand for Australian cargoes continues dull, 33s to 33s 6d per quarter lining asked for vessels off the coast, and from 32s 2d to 32s 3d…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 7

Few transactions have been put through locally during the week, scoured skin wool being the chief article of business. Passed-in lots from previous auctions have pretty well…

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London Wool Sales. Strong Competition

Evening News · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 4

LONDON, Friday, 7 p.m.—At the wool sales this evening bidding was animated, and there was strong competition. Best crossbreds are hardening…

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Mortality Among Sheep. Caused by Eating Dead Rabbit

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 10

ALBURY, Friday. -- Mr. Wilks, district stock inspector, has keen called upon to make a departmental report on a very remarkable case, Latterly Owen Daly, of Mullengandra, has lost…

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The Wool Sales. Prices Hardening. London, March 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 11

At the wool sales to-day a better se[?]ection was ofered, finding brisk sale, with prices hardening. March 17…

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WOOL. The London Sales. LONDON, Friday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day bidding, was animated, and strong competition prevailed, best crossbreds hardening. During their recent tour of exploration in…

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The Annual Pastoral Address of the Conference. To the People of the Methodist Church of Australasia in New South Wales

The Methodist · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 2

Brethren in the Lord,—In our temporary with­drawal from the local oversight of our circuits, in the interests of the more general concerns of our beloved Church throughout this State and in the…

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Our Note Book. Turf Talk and Tips the Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Cup Problem. Horses with Prospects-V.R.C. Winners-The Two and Three-year-olds-Dividend and Mundreah-Betting and Gossip-Canterbury Park Notes-Notes and Items. Warwick Farm Selections

The Arrow · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 7

TO-DAY racegoers will have all opportunity of journeying to the picturesque locality of Liverpool, for one of the regular race meetings of the Warwick Farm…

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The Croppy Boy. a Ballad of '98

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 27

"Good men and true men! in this house who dwell, To a stranger BOUCHAL, I pray you tell Is the priest at home? or may he be seen?…

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When Socialist Turns Farmer. Extracts From the Diary of "Workers' Rest."

Evening News · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 8

Mr. Tom Mann, having found that preaching Socialism to farmers produces no results beyond his own salary of £600 a year, has decided to abandon precept in favour of example. By…

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Farmed Fined by 'Phone

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 2

The town marshal of Einora, in Indiana was called to the telephone recently, by John Ketchem a farmer, who lives eight miles away. "You…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Schemes for Killing Rabbits. the Story of a Syndicate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 7

The voice of the rabbit prophet is just now very strong in the land. I have the assurance of at least a score of great men that all that is needful for the absolute…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club. March Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 12

Warwick Farm will be the sporting rendezvous for metropolitan racegoers this afternoon, and a pleasant outing is promised. The tracks are in splendid condition, excellent arrangements have been made for…

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Bathurst Experimental Farm Fruit. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 19

Sir, -- Allow me space to draw attention to some remarks made in your journal by Mr. Cecil Purser in regard to fruit growing on the Bathurst Experimental Farm. During the…

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Wagga Experimental Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 11

WAGGA, Friday. -- At a smoke night in connection with the Goulburn agricultural show, Mr. Ashton, Minister for Lands, referred to the Wagga farm, which he said had done an…

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Hay Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 11

HAY, Friday. -- At the meeting of the Farmers and Settlers Association, the following motions were carried: "That the clause in reference to the reservation of one-sixteenth of the area…

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Farm Notes

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 5

It does not do milk any good to remain in the u[?]der too many hours after it is secreted, neither does it do the cows any good…

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