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Farming & the land, 1906

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 9

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, report [?] ing received the following cable from London, dated Friday:—"Compared with closing rates of the last series, the market is…

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Queensland Pine for Butter Boxes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 10

Messrs Davis and Fehon, Limited, write:— We are in receipt of the enclosed letter from the secretary of the Timber Export Association of Queensland, What Mr. Gore says with…

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Shipping Items. London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 4

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report having received from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Co., the undermentioned cablegram, dated Jan. 19, 1906:…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 7

The wool sales opened to-day with brisk competition for all crossbreds and straight clips merinos. There were some withdrawals of speculators' lots…

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Wheat-loading Dispute. Unionists Confident of Success

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 5

After the way a number o£ non-unionist laborers engaged loading wheat at Darling Island knocked up on Saturday the union men are more. confident than ever that the stevedores will…

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Wheat Cappiers' Strike. No Immediate Settlement in View

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 5

Matters at Darling Island, Pyrmont, proceeded to-day much as usual. Full gangs worked on the French "barques Jean and Charles Gounod (both bedecked with bunting in honour of…

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A.w.u. Conference. Gigantic Labour Union. Success of Amalgamation. Prosperity of Pastoral Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 5

The Australian Workers' Union commenced its annual conference on Saturday morning. Mr. W. G. Spence, M.P., occupied the chair, and there were also present Messrs. F. W…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Spurring the Agricultural Societies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 10

The conditions under which the Minister for Agriculture will grant an additional 2s 6d in the £ to the agricultural societies will cause a flutter among the committees of these…

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Dairying Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 10

TUMBERUMBA.—At a meeting of shareholders of the Wolseley Park Cheese Factory, the following directors were elected:— Messrs. A. Booth, A. J. Rial, Thomas…

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Proposed Sale of Coree Lands. Protest of Farmers. Jerilderie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 10

At a special meeting of the Farmers' Union on Saturday a resolution was carried protesting against the proposed sale of 517[?] acres of land on Coree holding, near this town, by…

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Crops and Pastures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 10

PARRAMATTA.—A great deal of damage has been done by the heat. Plums were badly scalded, and the grape crop also suffered, a good deal of the fruit being fairly boiled…

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North Coast Railway. Agitation Against Delay. Conference at Kempsey. the Farmer and Politician. (From Our Special Reporter.) Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 7

It is little wonder that the vacillation of the Ministry over the North Coast railway at the tail-end of last session of Parliament has quite baffled the unsophisticated people…

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The Soil Settlement and Production. Beet Sugar. New Activity in England. the Crops Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 7

A strong effort is now being made in Lincolnshire,. to establish the beet sugar industry on sound commercial lines. Whether it will succeed or not in the face of Continental…

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Farmers on Government Jobs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 6

A member of an unemployed deputation to the Premier yesterday alleged that farmers worked in the morning, and then went on for eight hours in Government works, which were being carried…

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More Bush Fires. Serious Outbreak Near Culcairn Heavy Losses of Stock and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 6

ALBURY, Sunday.--information reached Albury late last night that serious bush tires had broken out in pastoral and farming country lying between the railway line from Culcairn…

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Farmers Leaving the State

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 6

WERRIS CREEK, Saturday.--Recently eight farmers left here on a visit to Queensland in quest of land, and of this number seven,secured blocks in the northern State. This week…

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Registration of Dairymen

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 6

From a report presented to one of the suburban councils it appeared that dairymen and others engaged in the milk trade have rather hazy ideas as to their obligations under the…

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Wheat and Wool. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 5

Sir,-- There are several matters in Mr. Abbott's last letter to which I would like to refer. He says:-- "The gross value when it goes into consumption produced by the labor and capital…

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Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 7

848 cattle yarded, while 831 had hern drawn for, comprising a big proportion of medium and light sorts, many being only ulcers, while there were few lots of prime heavies, and a fair…

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Wheat Crops Swept

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 8

MOLONG, Monday.--A destructive fire broke out on Saturday near Manildra. It started on a holding known as Jack Priest's, and went through that of Mrs. Miller to G. H. Kinsela's,…

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