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Farming & the land, 1908

8,773 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Farm Labor in New Zealand

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 2

"The difficulty of securing sufficient labor to run the farm is now becoming something cruel," said an agriculturist to the Manawatu correspondent of the…

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Dairying a Business

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 2

The farmer requires to so feed and care for his cows that he will get from those cows, in milk and butter, all they are capable of producing. He is in every sense…

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"Dairymaids'" Dresses

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 2

There was a fashionable audience at Her Majesty's last night to witness the initial performance of the "Dairymaids." Miss Fanny Dango was charming and piquant in her short frock of…

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The Theatres. Her Majesty's—"the Dairymaids."

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 2

It is not so much in the play itself as in the accessories that the attractiveness of "The Dairymaids" lies. The ingredients are familiar, and the finished dish is…

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Music and Drama "The Dairymaids" First Production at Her Majesty's Last Nights of "The Scarlet Pimpernel."

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 2

A refreshing, breezy atmosphere belongs to the musical play, "The Dairymaids," which last night succeeded "The Girls of Gottenberg" at Her Majesty's Theatre. The…

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Wool and Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 9

The bales of wool received by the Railway ' Department so far this season numbered 698.289 a decrease of 7747 as compared with the number of bales received for the corresponding…

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Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 9

The London office of Dalgety and Company, Limited, cabling under date of January 31, advise an advance of 2 kroner (2s 3d) in the Copenhagen official quotation, and that their market for Australian butter is…

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Butter for South Africa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 5

Owing to the difficulty in obtaining freight from Buenos Ayres to South African ports, supplies of butter from Argentina have been very limited of late, no steamer having…

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A Deal in Sheep

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 4

If the story that reaches us from Melbourne with regard to the speculation in stock of the Metropolitan Board of Works is a true one, then it is one that reflects a…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 9

Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received a cable message from their London office, under date of Friday last, reporting that the home wool sales continue actively, with brisk competition and general buying from…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 5

At the opening wool sales of the week, held this afternoon at the Royal Exchange Rooms, two catalogues, covering 4870 bales, were offered-Pitt,Son, wad Badgery, Limited, 2886 bales…

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Butter for South Africa. Increased Orders

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 10

The Agricultural Department reports that owing to the difficulty in obtaining freight from Buenos Ayres to South African ports, supplies of butter from Argentina have been very limited…

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Butter for South Africa a Matter of Freight

The Australian Star · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 6

Owing to the difficulty in obtaining freight from Buenos Ayres to South African ports, supplies of butter from Argentina have been very limited of lath, no steamer having…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 7

At the wool sales this afternoon there was a brisk sale. Some faulty, greasy wool was withdrawn. Feb. 1…

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Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre— "The Dairymaids."

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 8

The rain did not prevent a full house turning np to witness, for the first time in Sydney, the performance of the musical play. "The Dairymaids." at Her Majesty's Theatre, on…

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Competing with Private Enterprise. Allegations Against a Government Farm. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 10

At a meeting of the Wagga brunch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association Mr. D. C. Bellinger, a district fruitgrower, made a complaint that he had gone to several…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. South Coast Farm Competition. in the Gerringong District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 5

There is the best of country in the Gerringong Valley, where a bunch of farmers have entered as competitors for the prize offered by the proprietors of the "Sydney Morning…

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"Herald" 'And "Mail" Competitions. Among South Coast Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 5

Mr. John H. Muller has a nice property of 143 acres between Nowra and Berry. The homestead is a neat building surrounded by a small garden and orchard. The…

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"The Dairymaids." Bright and Melodious

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 6

Although "The Girls of Gottenberg" had not by any means exhausted its popularity, Mr. Williamson, in Pursuance of his policy of giving fairly quick changes, produced "The…

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Stations and Farms for Sale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 6

Classified advertisements under this heading will be found on page 9…

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