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Farming & the land, 1906

7,572 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

The wool auctions for the week were concluded, with two substantial catalogues, covering 9124 bales —Messrs. John Bridge and Company, Limited, being responsible for 5306, and Messrs. Dalgety and…

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Local Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 9

The buyers' benches were well filled at the Wool sales yesterday. A large proportion of the offerings was composed of inferior to medium samples. As was the case earlier…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 9

Dalgety and Co., Limited, have received the following cable from their London house, dated January 24:—"Wool sales continue firm, with an upward tendency."…

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A Large Wheat Cargo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 6

The steamship Eva, a vessel of 3231 tons, running under the auspices of the Commonwealth line, was despatched from Sydney at a late hour last night for Queenstown, for orders via Durban, South Africa,…

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Australian Butter. How the Trade Suffers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--Messrs. Coopman and Young, of Smithfield, London, have been prosecuted for falsely describing butter…

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Homebush Stock Market. To-day's Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 9

About 15,387 sheep and lambs were penned, from no less than 181 consignors. The sheep comprised a large proportion of merine wethers, ranging from medium and light to extra prime; the bulk being of good,…

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Adulterated Butter. a Heavy Fine. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 5

Messrs. Coopman and Young, butter merchants, of Smithfield, charged with wrongly describing as butter a mixture of butter and cocoanut oil, have been fined…

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Advertising Our Wool in U.s.a

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 4

A suggestion has been made, through the Agent-General for New South Wales, that an exhibition of New South Wales wools in the United States would be productive of much…

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Wheat-loading Dispute. No Change in the Situation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 6

There was no change in the position with regard to the wheat-loading dispute yesterday. The union men reiterate that they are not entirely dependant for a living on…

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Latest Cable News. Received This Morning. The Chinese Boycott. Australian Wheat Supersedes American

Evening News · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday, 3.30 p.m.—American exports to China, owing to the boycott, have declined TO per cent. Australian wheat has superseded…

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A Day at Darling Island. the Great Wheat Depot. Up-to-date Shipping Appliances

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 3

Darling Island is always a centre of activity when the harvest is pouring through it, but on an occasion like the present, when the country has been prolific in wheat…

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Brisk Bidding. at the London Wool Sales. London, Thursday, 3.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 1

Bidding at the wool sales to-day was brisk, and strong competition prevailed for all sorts…

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The Famine in Japan. Offer From Shipping Companies. Will Carry 500 Tons of Wheat Free

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 5

In view of the absence of any definite information as to the intentions of the Federal Government in connection with the proposal to send a shipload of wheat to the famine-stricken…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Fallow Land and Early Sowing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 8

After the crop is harvested and done with, the wheat farmer usually finds time to think over the results of the operations of the year, and to speculate on what might have…

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Dairying Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 8

RAYMOND TERRACE.—During the month of December 46 tons 2cwt of butter was manufactured by the Raymond Terrace Cooperative Dairy Company. Suppliers were paid…

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Sale of Dairy Stock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 8

Messrs. Stewart and Morton report having yarded 783 head of dairy heifers at their sales this week. Buyers from inverell and other now settlements attended, and for good…

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Share Dairying

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 7

P.C., LEICHHARDT.--We do not remember having given the address of any estate owner at Shoalhaven, but if you want to get a dairy on the share system, and will write to Mr. E. R…

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Wool and Wheat Returns

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 11

The receipts of wool at Darling Harbour 2nd Newcastle for the week ending 27th inst, show an increase of 969 bales, or a total of 3031…

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Pure Butter

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

The question of pure butter Is being widely discussed in agricultural circles in Great Britain. At a recent meeting of the Bucks Chamber of Agriculture,…

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Farm and Field. Remarkable Butter Yield

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

A moat remarkable account of butter production from Jersey cow is being published in the American pa[?], to which a few reference may be…

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