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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

7,572 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250

Farmers' and Settlers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 3

WAGGA.—At a meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association comment took place on the action of the Chamber of Commerce in fixing the…

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Cattle

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 7

807 cattle were yarded, while 803 had been drawn for, being a small supply, and consisting of a fair proportion of good useful to prime sorts…

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Butter Imports

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 9

The imports of butter into Sydney for the week ended-Saturday lust amounted to 3814 boxes, valued at £7640…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. British Cattle. Their Origin and Improvement. Great Progress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 3

If the fixity and perfection of the various breeds of horses and sheep have been astonishingly recent, so, too, have been the most noted improvements with the British breeds…

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Cause of a Cattle Disease, Bulahdelah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 3

Mr. Powell, inspector of stock, has reported that the cause of the disease among cattle has been through the cattle coating grass-tree…

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Monday, March 5th. 1906. SHEEP

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 7

6107 sheep and lambs forward out of 6636 that had been drawn for, being a very small supply, and consisting of a number of all qualities, with a…

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Missing Bale of Wool. Young Carter Charged

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 7

A young man named James Kelly, was placed pit trial before judge Docker at the Quarter Sessions yesterday on a charge of stealing 4cwt. of wool belonging to the…

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Summary. for European Mail. Wool. SEASON 1905-6. SYDNEY, March 6th, 1906

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 4

Since July 1 the total quantity of wool exported from Sydney and Newcastle Amounted to 673,085 Bales, being an increase of 137,116 bales compared…

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Closer Settlement. Goonoo Goonoo Farms

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 4

The cutting up of estates that were acquired when pretty well the whole of New South Wales was open for selection is proving the means of putting…

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Cowra Farmers and Settlers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 4

They want the Experimental Farm at Cowra put on to a good basis, and it is a most notable testimony to the use of such a farm when the farmers…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 3

FORBES.—The monthly meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association decided to co-operate with the Bena and Womboyne branch's resolution in regard to a reduced…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 3

FORSTER.—The annual meeting of the Wallamba Co-operative Butter Factory was held last week. The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. In spite of the…

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Maurauding Coolies. Attack on a Farmhouse. London, Monday, 2.65 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 1

A gang of coolies, armed with sticks, tr[?]ed to enter a farmouse at Modderfonte[?], South Africa. The farmer upon whose farm the raid was…

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A Bulli Property. the Sea View Farm. Allegations Against Trustees

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 7

The Sea View Farm, a Bulli property, formed the subject of an Equity suit the hearing which was commenced yesterday, before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 7

ALBURY, Monday.--The Blocklesby branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has carried a resolution urging the Government to reduce the charge for railway carriage on wire…

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Lands Commission. Mr. Macfarlane's Statement. Farmers and Settlers in Reply. the Reinhardt Case

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 8

The Lands Commission sat again yesterday. Mr. W. O'Malley Wood, re-called, furnished a return with reference to the stock of the State. He stated that in 1900 there was a drop of…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 15

The quantity of wool manifested to arrive at Sydney yesterday was:--By rail, 445 bales…

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Sheep Poisoned

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 5

A wire from Gundagai says:—At Mrs. J. Withers', Tarrabandra, some 20 crossbred sheep in healthy condition and on good pasture died mysteriously during…

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Supply of Butter

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 2

The following quotation has been accepted for the supply and delivery of choicest creamery butter, freshly made, during the month of March, 1906:—H…

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Serious Sheep Losses

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 5

A report from Molong states:—A large number of stock from different parts of the district have died recently, apparently through eating the dried carcasses of…

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