Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

7,572 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250

Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 9

At Sydney on Saturday, 1934 bales ol wool came to hand, while at Newcastle 116 bales were received…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Butter and Cheese

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.--Choicest Australian salted butter is quoted at 114s to 116s per cwt., and New Zealand at 116s to 118s. Unsalted is about Is per cwt. lower…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Fatally Butted by a Sheep

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 4

NARRABRI, Monday.—Mr. Norman Delepervanche, 28, son of Dr. Delepervanche, was working among, sheep on Tarraro Station, when one of the animals butted him, breaking a blood…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

On the Land. Farm and Station. the Horsenreedomg Question. Collapse of the Movement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 6

It is interesting to notice that in respect to horsebreeding and the demand for horses the Conditions in Canada seem to bo identical with those in Australia. "Farming World" says…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Wheat and Wool. the Week's Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 5

During last week the wheat received at Darling Harbour amounted to 42,315 bags, against 72,204 bags for the same week in the previous year. The lateness of the season is also…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Abattoirs and Cattle Driving

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 7

Some of the aldermen in districts most interested have had something to say on the question of the removal of the abattoirs from Glebe Island, The cattle and sheep driving…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Sex Influence in Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 5

Mr. W. W. Hedges writes:—As a present-day student of the Sydney Technical College, I should like to make a few remarks on Mr. George Barber's criticism on Mr. Alfred…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Auckland (N.z.) Butter Export. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 5

The butter export from Auckland this year was 10,372 tons, an increase of 484 tons over last year…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Soil. Settlement and Production. Handling Men and Machinery. on a Big Wheat Farm. Some of the Features of Allonley

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 7

In New South Wales the big wheat farm directly worked by the owner is interesting if only because it is rare. There are, of course, plenty of large areas worked on shares, and…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Mr. Chamberlain's Preference Woollens for Wheat. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 7

Mr. Chamberlain, in supporting the candidature of Sir Vincent Caillard, at East Bradford, stated that a duty of 2s a quarter on…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

To-day's Commercial. Prices of N.s.w. Wheat. Some New Varieties

Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 3

A private cable dated London, Saturday, indicates a steady tone at Mark Lane. It would appear that values have about touched bottom in London. If so, the firmness there will be…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railway Carriage of Wheat. Increase in Break-of-journey Charge. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 5

In reply to their protest regarding the increase of the break-of-Journey charge to country millers, the Chamber of Commerce has been informed by Mr. McLachlan,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Summary. for European Mail. Wool. SEASON 1905-6. SYDNEY, January 2nd, 1906

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 4

[?]ce July 1 the total quantity of wool [?]ted from Sydney and Newcastle Amounted to 482,874 Bales, [?]an increase of 80,818 bales compared…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

From Despondency to Death. a Farm Hand's End

Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 4

It is a very strange thing that whenever a person elects to take his life by any particular method, very few days elapse before someone follows his example, and uses precisely the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Pastures and Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 5

COOLAMON.—Stripping operations will be stopped for three or four days in consequence of rain. MOLONG.—Good records are still being…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

On the Land. Farm and Station. the Glebe Island Question. Producers' Interests Threatened

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 5

Men who "see things widely" grow very weary of perpetually urging that the immense importance of the primary producing industries should receive practical recognition at…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Agricultural and Pastoral. the Wheat Crop

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 6

The season's wheat crop is not yet all gathered in. The work is, however, sufficiently well forward to give a fair idea of what the average yield throughout the State…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 11

The quantity of wool manifested to arrive at Sydney by rail during the past two days was 1892 bales…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

The Wheat Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 4

COROWA.—Splendid weather prevails for the harvest, enabling good progress to be made. Results show that the average yield will be better than was thought some four…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Bathurst Wheat Crops

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 11

Our Bathurst correspondent writes:—The area of wheat expected to be out for grain has, owing to the dry weather of the past few months, been considerably decreased. Up to…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →