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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

7,572 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

Among the Dairy Farmers. (Written for the "Town and Country Journal.")

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 27

The dairying industry, when practically studied, is not all bright sunshine. It is not only droughts, floods, wind, and other climatic conditions have to be borne with, but all the many…

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The Produce Markets. Further Fall in Wheat. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 474

New season's wheat, which sold at 3s 3 1/2d to 3s 4d per bushel Darling Harbour during December, has dropped to 3s 1d and 3s 1 1/2d for f.a.q. grain, and unless the London market…

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A Fatal Fall. From a Stack of Wheat. Inquest This Morning

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 1

This morning, at the Coroner's office, Queen's- square, before the City Coroner, Mr. A. N. Burnett, an inquiry look place into the cause of death of Sydney Tickle, who…

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HENTY. Strong Comments on the Census Paper—Shire Boundary—Mr. Ashton's Action re Reserves—A Good Sample of Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 13

The ordinary metting was held in the School of Arts on February 3rd, the President, Dr. Cameron, being in the chair. The attendance was moderate,…

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The Policy of "The Farmer and Settler."

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 5

The following resolutions, which were passed at the last Annual Conference, form the basis of this Journal's policy. It Is our grea task to further advocate…

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The Dairyman. the Cream Separator

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 6

After twenty years' experience of the uses and abuses of the cream separator, the writer has come to the conclusion that there is still a niche left vacant for…

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JERILDERIE. State of the District.—Auction Sales.—Nowrania Farms

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 13

The weather continues dry and hot, and rain is now required to replenish tanks and dams. The wheat carting is about over, and…

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Minor Surgical Operations on the Farm. Arrest of Bleeding

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 14

Before we can understand the methods by which bleeding can be stopped, we must understand the construction of blood vessels. Arteries are tubes, which…

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Farm and City

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 4

AS everybody is by this time aware, the necessity for, in some fashion or other, inducing immigration and placing the immigrants on the land has been almost universally…

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Turf Topics the Futurity Stakes. Wandin's Oakleigh Plate—Lady Wallace Beats Gladsome. Kaffirpan takes the Bond Cup—Form of the Newmarket Candidates—Selections for V.A.T.C. Second Day, Winners at Warwick Farm—Betting and Gossip—Notes of the Week. Selections for Moorefield

Referee · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 1

SURPRISES are generally part of the experiences at important meetings, and attempts to calculate results very commonly…

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Botany Sewage Farm. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 11

Sir,—As it is alleged that the drainage from the above farm is polluting the waters of Cook's River, it would be of interest to learn whether any crops are grown on the farm…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. an Interesting Stud. the Holsteins Chance. Some Good Grades

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 7

"Imported." is written large across all of the stock at Numba, Mr. E. Pritchard's fine property a few miles down the Shoalhaven from Nowra. The stud is a new one. For…

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Dairy. Holsteins As Milkers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 467

Holsteins have a high reputation as deep milkers. At Nowra show last week some excellent specimens of the breed were exhibited by Mr. A. C. Lamond, Berellan. The…

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The Farmer. City Boys and Farm Life

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 467

Many city people do not know what to do with their sons. "Go on the land, young man," has a fascination for a number of city youths. To become prosperous, however, requires some…

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Turf Gossip. a Hot Time at Warwick Farm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 510

The sultry, enervating heat of Saturday forenoon did not deter the followers of racing from putting in an appearance in full force at Warwick Farm, and. though the…

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Wagga Experimental Farm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 488

THE Government. Experimental Farm at Wagga has now been established long enough to satisfactorily prove the purpose for which it was started, about 1886…

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Dairying Industry

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 11

The North Coast Co-operative Company manufactured 498 tons of butter last month, paying 10½d for A1 and 1d less for No. 1. The company, ls at present advancing 3¾d per 1b for…

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Pupils For Farms. To the Editor of the "Town and Country Journal."

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 25

Sir,—Since the inception of the Immigration League of Australia an important and growing branch of the work has been the placing of youths with farmers throughout the country, to…

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Bright Outlook Before Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 9

The prospects befre the wool market are optimistically viewed by the "Times" commercial supplement just to hand. The views therein expressed will be…

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Wool for the Continent

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 5

The German-Australian steamship Oberhausen, sailing to-day. for the Continent, takes 10,696 bales of wool from Sydney…

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