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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Pastoral Finance Association. Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

Sheepskins.—A strong demand continues to rule for all descriptions and at our auction last Friday we quitted the bulk of an attractive catalogue Values throughout are well…

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Sheep Eating Rabbits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 3

"Bones" writes:—This may throw some light on the case of the rabbits being eaten by sheep. I keep a flock of goats, and on several occasions have seen my goats leave…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2
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Dalgety and Co., Ltd., are in receipt of the following telegram from their London house dated 17th inst. :—Sales continue firm, without, further change, except that there in a slightly…

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Troublesome Dogs. Eighty Sheep Smothered

Evening News · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 5

In the District Court to-day, before Judge Gibson, Thomas Elliott, of Sydney, carcase butcher, sued Edith Frances Hainke to recover £80, as compensation for sheep killed and…

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Wheat Ship in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The barque Bonn, which put into Falmouth yesterday, reported that during the recent tempest she lost her first and second officers overboard, and also that her…

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Fat Stock Sales. Homebush YARDS.—Monday. SHEEP

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 9

About 8755 sheep and lambs were penned at to-day's sales, from 34 consignors. The sheep were almost wholly comprised of merinos, mainly wethers. Only a few odd crossbreds were forward. The bulk of the…

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Poisoned Rabbits. Their Carcases Eaten by Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 6

ALBURY, Monday.--The local stock inspector. Mr. Joseph Wilks, has received a telegraph message from the head office in reference to his recent report on the subject of…

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Mortality Amongst Sheep Caused by Eating Dead Rabbits

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 4

Mr. Wilks, district stock inspector at Albury, has been railed upon to make a departmental report on a very remarkable case. Latterly Owen…

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Monday, March 20, 1905. SHEEP

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 7

8755 sheep and lambs penned, out of 8960 that find been drawn for, and comprising a number of good trade sheep, with few lots of primes, but…

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Damages Done by Dogs Worrying Sheep. and Killing 80 of Them

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 4

Thomas Elliott, of Sydney, butcher, proceeded against Edith Frances Hainke before his Honor Judge Gibson in the District Court to-day to recover £80 for losses sustained…

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The Wool Sales. London, Monday, 4.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day the market was firm, and the prices realised about the best of the series…

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Fire on a Farm

Evening News · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 3

BATHURST, Tuesday.—Word was received here to-day that a fire occurred on the premises of Mr. B.J.Quinn, of Brownlea, near Rockley, destroying 25 tons of hay, a shed containing two…

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The Codlin Moth. Combatting Its Deadly Work. a Discovery That Will Benefit the Apple Crop

Evening News · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

George Compere, Government Entomologist of West Australia, and discoverer of the parasite which feeds upon the larvae of the Codlin moth, is busy at the office of the Deputy…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Shearing by Contract

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 3

The letter of "Selector," which appeared in this column last week on the subject of contract shearing, deals with a phase of the question that has been very warmly discussed…

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Our Products. the Dairying Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 7

HARWOOD ISLAND, Monday.--The Palmer's Island Co-operative Dairy Company for the month of February paid cream suppliers 7¼d and 8d, clear of all expenses, for commercial…

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Weather and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 7

BALLINA. Monday.--The weather has been showery during the day. CANDELO, Monday.--Frightfully hot weather is being experienced here for the past few days,…

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Co-operation and Poultry-farming. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 8

Sir,--I note your remarks in last Saturday's issue under the heading, "Co-operation." in referring to the meeting of the 15th inst., held at the Crystal Palace Hotel, you imply a want…

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Queensland's Pastoral Outlook

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 6

The wet season--that chimerical vision of bygone years--"has failed us" (writes the Winton correspondent of the Brisbane "Courier"). "It has failed us regularly for six out of seven…

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Flesh-eating Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 13

The Wilks district stock inspector has been called upon to make a departmental report upon a mysterious outbreak of poisoning among sheep. Latterly, Mr. Owen Daly, of…

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