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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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London Market Cables. Australian Wheat Sold. London, Feb. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 11

Sales have been made of 8000 quarters victorian wheat and 14,000 quarters South Australian or Victorian, February shipment, at 30s 6d per 4801b, c.f.i. A cargo of 13,000…

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137,000 Bags of Wheat, Stacked at Fort Wakefield, South Australia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 24

Port Wakefield is at the head of St. Vincent's Gulf, and by water is distant from Port Adelaide about 60 miles, by rail 84. The [?] is the natural outlet of a very large wheat and wool producing district, and exports some of the best milling wheat in Australia. In [?] above picture are shown 137,000 bags of wheat; but since the photograph was taken (less than a month ago) the number of bags [?] has increased to probably 200,000, which is all the wharf can hold. A continuance of good seasons and the consequent prosperity [?]…

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Warwick Farm

Referee · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 1

Next Saturday there will be racing at Warwick Farm, and with tho course in excellent trim niter the rain the racing should bo worth seeing. Special trains…

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V.R.C. Autumn Racing Newmarket and Cup Selections. First Day's Programme—St. Leger and Sires' Produce Stakes Candidates — Weight for Age Prospects — Corroboree's Futurity Win—Poseidon in Form—Second Day at Caulficld — Canterbury Park Winners — The Season's Yearlings — Randwick Entries. Warwick Farm Anticipations

Referee · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 1

WITH the second day's racing ut Caulfield on Saturday the V.A.T.C. Meeting finished up, and, fortunately the weather was pleasant, and the…

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The Jew As a Farmer. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 10

Sir,—Re Mr. E. M. Moors' (hon. secretary of the Immigration League of Australia) reference to my article on "The Jew as a Farmer," the only reference I made to the…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club. March Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 12

The following are the weights for the meeting which takes place next Saturday:- Liverpool Mile.—Retrain, 9st 5[?]b; Metal Boy, 9st 31b; Darelong 8st [?]lb; Oakton, 8st 101b; Byton, 8st…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Trotting at Shows. Some, Unexpected Legislation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 7

It is very much to be regretted that the Attorney-General was not provided with a coach when be engaged in anti-gambling legislation. Apparently Mr. Wade had some vague idea…

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Meetings of Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 7

GRAFTON.—At a meeting of the Clarence Pasteral and Agricultural Society on Thursday a report was recelved from a sub-committee recommending the changing of the…

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Suicide of a Farmer. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 9

An inquest was held at Nimitybelle yesterday by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. H. Montague, touching the death of John Jamon Manning, farmer, aged 35, who was found dead on…

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Weather, Pastures, and Crops. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 513

Since our last report weather conditions over the State have consisted of spasmodic rainfalls, high winds, and very hot weather in parts. Beyond some heavy falls on the North Coast, the only places that…

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Extension of Dairying

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 516

Dairying has made great progress in Australia of recent years. It is carried on successfully in areas at one time thought to be altogether unsuitable for butter-making. In…

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Agricultural and Dairying. the Divining Rod

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 516

Almost every person is by nature a sceptic concerning the value of the divining rod until he is face to face with evidence which brings conviction to his mind. Then the convert…

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The Farmer. Wollongbar Experimental Farm. a State Instructional Centre. What Is Being Done

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 35

At the Government Experimental Farm, Wollongbar, situated on the Ballina-road, about eight miles from Lismore, the Department of Agriculture is carrying out some important…

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Selling the Farmer's Produce. Potatoes, Onions, and Melons at Sydney Railway Station

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 34

It is only when the farmer dispatches his produce from his farm, perhaps hundreds of miles from the metropolis, that it enters into the sphere of business. It has been said that…

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Wool Sales

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 25

Sales were held on Tuesday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8029 bales, and the sales, including private transactions…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 9
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Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cable from their London office, under date of 20th inst.:—"The quantity of new arrivals to be included in the third series of home wool sales,…

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The Markets Sydney Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 36

The market was very firm during the week for all good to superior lines of wool, the only irregularity shown being in badly-prepared lots in an unskirted and carelessly got up…

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The Wool Sales. London, Feb. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 7

The third series of wool sales is limited to 150,000 bales…

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Victoria. the Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 7

Competition at to-day's wool sales was excedingly vigorous, and, considering the character of the offerings, prices were at the highest level of the season…

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