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Farming & the land, 1908

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On the Dairy Farm. Scarcity of Labor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 17

Dr. Arthur, president of the Immigration League of Australasia, has received the following letter on the scarcity of labor in the northern rivers:--…

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London Wool Sales London, Friday, 7.25 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 14

There, was a brisk sale at the wool auctions to-day. Some faulty greasies were withdrawn. At yesterday's sale the following prices…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. London Wool Sales. Business Brisk

Evening News · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Evening.—At the wool sales this evening business was brisk, though there were some withdrawals of faulty greasy wools. The following prices were realised…

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THE Newsletter. a Paper for the People. Slump in Wool. Retaliation Against Preference

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 1

An ominous slump has occurred in Sydney and London ,wool markets, and the fall looks progressive and fixed…

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Demand for Seeds. Potato Planting Brisk. Broom Millet Crops Saved

Evening News · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 9

The welcome rainfall has resulted In numerous orders by telegram and letter to Sydney for all Muds of agricultural seeds, which are , now wanted in hot haste for almost every…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 9

BYRON BAY.—The returns within the Byron Bay police district show that 8.347 milking cows have been registered, which supply 191 dairies. The above is…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Bad and the Good. Our Resourceful Country

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 9

It has often been asserted that however good the season may be in New South Wales some part of her immense territory will be passing through a trying time. This applies…

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Stations and Farms for Sale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 12

Classified advertisements under this heading will be found on page 23…

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Thinning Root Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 7

It may be taken as a general fact that far more seeds are sown than is really necessary, although perhaps beyond the extra expense incurred in the purchase no great…

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Federal Inteeference Mr. Wade on State Rights Farmers and Settlers' Deputation

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 15

A deputation, representing the Farmers and Settlors' Association of Now South Wales, waited on the Premier, Mr. Wade, yesterday, with regard to several points…

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Farm Products Redfern Sales To-day's Operations

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 13

Forage lines were well represented at the Sydney railway auction yards this morning. Fifty-one truckloads were submitted for sale, and twenty were passed in unsold…

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Farmers' Troubles. State Premier Interviewed. Resents Federal Interference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 21

The Premier, Mr. Wade, received a deputation yesterday from the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association, which brought forward matters of importance to farmers and…

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Baby-farming Case. Inquest on Five Bodies

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Coroner, Dr. Cole, has opened an inquiry at the morgue into the cause of death, of five infants, out of 12, in charge of a registered-nurse, Mrs. Madge…

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Wheat Standard

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 2

The question of a standard weight for a bushel of wheat of any particular season's crop is one which ought to be regulated in some other way than that which…

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Wool Sales

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.—At the wool sales to-day business was brisk. There were, however, some withdrawals of faulty greasy wools…

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Butter for South Africa

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 3

Owing to the difficulty in obtaining freight from Buenos Ayres to South African ports, reports the Agricultural Department, supplies of butter from…

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Vegetable Fibre in Wool

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 2

Every now and again there crops up the trouble about vegetable fibres in Australian wool. These fibres are loose ends from the material of which the wool bales…

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The Commerce Act and the Butter Industry

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 2

Since the Commonwealth Commerce Act came into operation, there has been a gradual increase in the understanding existing between the administrators of this…

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London Wool Sales London, Saturday, 6.45 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 1

The following prices were yesterday realised for the undermentioned clips:--Make [?]d Napier, 9¾d; Nap Nap, 11¼d; Bunendo, 12¾d; Binnum, 15d…

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Farm and Garden

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 2

What is claimed as a record for length of service as a shearer is reported from Rakala (N.Z.). P. Laraman, of that place, has followed the occupation of a shearer…

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