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Farming & the land, 1906

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Butter

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 12

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, report for week ended November 24th: —Butter: The demand for Australasian continues very good for all grades, but buyers…

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Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 10

1711 cattle were yarded out of 1745 that had been drawn for, being the heaviest supply offered for some considerable time past, and being divided amongst sixty-six different consignors…

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Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 12

4,300 were penned, half being fats and half stores. There was a good demand for the former at firmer pates. Others were dull of the Grazlers took 1,200. Quotations: Prime merino…

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Wheat

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 10

During the year just ended the imports of wheat amounted to 5,794 bushels, as compared with 461 bushels in 1904, and the exports 4,131,496 bushels, as…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 7

A fair amount of business has been effected by private treaty during the past week, and sales of lots passed in during the latter catalogues have been effected…

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Pastoral Finance Association. Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

A fair amount of business has been effected by private treaty during the past wools, and sales of lots passed in during the latter catalogues have been…

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German Sheep Dogs

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 3

Mr. A. G. Swell's imported German sheep bitch, Freia Von Park, has produced seven puppies by the imported dog Stephan Von Park…

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Killed by a Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 10

On Friday last Mr. Norman de Lepervanche, eldest son of Dr. C. M. de Lepervanche, Government medical officer at Narrabri, was assisting in drafting some…

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Australasian Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 9

The high status held by the Sydney market as a woolselling centre is clearly indicated in a return of the offerings and sales of wool from July 1 to Decembor 31 of the present…

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Wheat-lumpers on Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A slight labor trouble occurred at Port Adelaide to-day. Some nonunionist lumpers, who get is 3d per hour, although called "one shilling an hour men,"…

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Wheat on the Border

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 7

COROWA, Thursday.--Harvesting operations are progressing well. The weather is all in favor of good work being done, and the absence of any hot or gusty winds is not only…

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The Koerstz Wool Press

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 9

Mr. C. Koerstz, the well-known wool press patentee and manufacturer, of Abattoirs-road, Pyrmont, has a very practical exhibit of four wool presses, all of which…

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Homebush Stock Markets. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 9

About 34,695 sheep and lambs were penned at yesterday's sales, from 118 consignors. The sheep comprised a good representation of useful trade wethers, prime heavy wethers were rather scarce; ewes were strongly…

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Inter-State Fat Stock Markets. Melbourne. Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 12

On Wednesday 19,500 lat sheep were penned. Prime crossbred wethers, 15s to 17s 6d; prime crossbred ewes, 12s 6d to 14s; prime metino wethers, 14s to 16s 3d: good, 12s to 13s 6d:…

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Cruelty to Sheep. Drover Fined at Balmain

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 5

At Balmain Police Court to-day, John Murray, a drover, living at Flemington, was summoned for conveying sheep upon a vehicle in such a manner as to subject them to…

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Tasmanian Wool Sales. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 9

At the wool sales to-morrow 9000 bales will be offered, and it is anticipated that better prices will rule than at Launceston, when many lots were unsold, but which are expected to sell privately on Saturday at…

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To-day's Commercial. Deliveries of New Wheat

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 3

Advices from all the wheat areas continue to give promise of an abundant yield of good quality, and increasing quantities are being offered to Sydney. Several email farmers'…

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Thursday, January 4, 1906. SHEEP

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 9

34,740 sheep, and lambs were forward out of 33,197 that had been drawn for, consisting of all qualities with a number of good to prime sorts included, while there were very few…

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Sydney Wool & Stock Journal. A Review of the Wool, Fat Stock, and Station Produce Trades, Published Every Friday. the Wool Trade. Thursday, January 4

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 6

In the absence of public auction sales, transactions during the week have been confined to private dealings in lots offered by auction and not sold. Selling…

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Strike at Adelaide. Wheat Labourers' Demands. Temporarily Acceded To. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 7

A strike, which it is held will effect the whole of the merchants in the grain trade, broke out at Port Adelaide, but happily it was promptly nipped in the bud by those…

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