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Farming & the land, 1908

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 4

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report having received from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Company, the undermentioned cablegram, dated…

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Enormous Load of Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 4

WAGGA.—A waggon, drawn by 14 horses, took 160 bags of wheat to the Murrumbidgee Co-operative Milling Company's mills on Monday, weighing 17 tons. It is believed to…

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Lost Sheep. Two Hundred That Vanished

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 6

The police are at present trying to locate the whereabouts of 200 sheep. On Monday a drover, in the employ of T. A. Field, carcase butcher, of Glebe Island, left the Homebush…

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Stolen or Strayed Two Hundred Sheep Missing

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 5

An extensive theft or loss of sheep between the Homebush saleyards and Glebe Island has been reported to the police. Late on Monday night a drover took charge of 1229…

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Albury Wool and Produce Sales

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 26

Colquhoun, Burt, Antill and Co. report: We held our third sale of wool for the season on Friday last, when the various selling brokers offered about 1300 bales and 900…

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The Markets. Sydney Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 26

The Sydney wool sales were reopened at the Sydney Wool Exchange on Tuesday last. Notwithstanding the cheerful anticipations, the outcome of purchases during tho previous…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 7

The wool eales opened this afternoon with brisk bidding. Prices showed a decline from par to 5 per cent, below the closing rates of the last series…

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General Notes. the Rainfall Limit for Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 9

The wheat experimentalist of the Agricultural Department is desirous of obtaining some definite data as to the minimum amount of rain required in different districts to produce a…

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Coercion and Cattle-driving. Mr. T. M. Healy's Views

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 8

Mr. T. M, Healy, M.P., in a recent interview, stated his mind on Irish affairs pretty clearly. "I may frankly tell yon this, that if the…

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The Drought? at Goulburn. Sheep Sold for 1s. GOULBURN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 7

The drought prejudicially affected the stock sales. To-day again store sheep sold as low as 1s. Six months ago the same sheep would have brought [?] or [?]…

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American Wheat Supply. London, Wednesday, 7.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 1

The visible supply of wheat in the United States is estimated at 66,525,000 bushels…

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In the Market Place Wednesday's Trade in Sussex-street Increase in Butter

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 7

Speaking to a representative of the "Star" yesterday a prominent Sussex-street merchant had something to say on the condition of Victorian produce. "Every week the…

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Wbstern Railway Proposal Barellan to Hillston. a Fine Wheat District

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 3

A widely representative deputation waited on the Minister for Works this afternoon with a request for the construction of the long-desired railway from Barellan, through Gunbar, to…

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To-day's Commercial. Fall in Wheat. the F.a.q. Standard

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 3

Private cables from London. state that the wheat market there is decidedly weaker, and Several London buyers, anticipating a further fall, are not inclined to offer more than 38s 9d…

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On the Land. Fabm and Station. the Proposed New Wheat Sack

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 4

The protest of the farmers' conference in Adelaide against the proposed wheat sack should have the effect of delaying the introduction of the new package. Delegates to…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. London Wool Sales. Keen Competition

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Evening.—At the wool sales this evening there was keen competition for all qualities, at full opening rates. At the sales on Tuesday, Messrs. Buxton,…

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Daily Notes From London. Topics of the Moment. LONDON, December 9. M.P. On Cattle-Driving

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 9

Addressing the Wolfe Tone Branch of the United Irish League last night at Limehouse, Mr. Stephen Gwynn, M.P., said as to the failure of getting juries to convict he…

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Keen Competition at the London Wool Sales London, Wednesday, 7.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 1

At the wool sales today, keen competition Prevailed for all qualities at full opening ates…

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Ryde Dairymen Fined. Supplying Watered Milk. Three Police Court Cases

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 6

Three district dairymen. W. J. Hughes, T. Burns, and S. Shields, were proceeded against at the Horns by Police Court on Tuesday by Edward Marshall Jackson, an officer of the…

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South Coast Drought. Farmers' Terrible Plight. Town Water Supplies Fail. Sydney's Milk Supply Threatened

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 7

That the South Coast is passing through one of the most trying ordeals in its history is proved beyond doubt by the deplorably state of the country, and the sad plight of…

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