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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

8,773 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

Illegally Travelling Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 4

Bathurst P.P. Board had a couple of interesting cases for consideration last week. Constable Doran reported that Arthur Wilson of Caloola, had…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 9

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity calalogued totalled 7405 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 5844 bales, as under…

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General News. Cruelty to Sheep

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 4

At the Horsham (Vic.) Police Court on Friday, Samuel May was charged, with having been on February 14 in possession of 2150 sheep, which he…

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Wheat and Flour Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 9

Wheat exports durine the week ended February 22 were 29,717 bushels. of which 29,642 went to the United Kingdom and the Continent, 21 to New Caledonia, 50 to the South Sea Islands, and four to…

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Homebush Stock Market. Yesterdays Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 9

Out of 9442 sheep (including lambs) balloted for sale, 9014 were penned, from 43 consignors. The [?] comprised a large proportion of medium and useful quality merino wethers and ewes, with occasional…

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Butter in London. Why It Went Up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 9

Bush fires in Australia were, it seems, largely responsible for the recently excited condition of the London butter market. The following reference in Messrs. W. Weddell and…

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Australian Produce in England. London Notes. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 9

LONDON, January 24.--The butter market retains its firmness, and everything points to a continuance of high prices for some time to come. The stories of dryness and bush fires in…

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Six Inches at Kendall. Cattle Washed Away

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 8

KENDALL, Monday.--After the very heavy rain on Saturday night, the Camden Haven River rose about 10ft. over the public wharf, and several head of cattle were washed away…

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Sydney Wool Sales. To-day's Auctions

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 5

Two catalogues, covering 9087 bales Winch combe, Carson, and Company, Limited, 5787 bales; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, 8300 bales-were…

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Farms Devastated. Crops Under Water. All the Stock Saved. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 7

Maitland has escaped the flood, though farmers in the surrounding districts, in all the low-lying localities, have caught it. What up till yesterday afternoon were miles of…

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The Milk Trouble. Dairy Farmers' Attitude. the Middleman's Profit. [?] Mittagong. (By Our Special Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 6

Dairy farmers in the Berrima district have practically the same complaint in regard to the price paid for their milk as those on the South Coast. It would be untrue to say that…

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Flood Waters. Remarkable Rain in the North. Record-breaking Falls. When the Hunter Overflows Farmers and Dairymen Suffer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 8

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.--Though the rain eased off yesterday afternoon, inspiring people, with the hope that the change which had yielded an almost phenomenal fall, had…

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Wool Letter. Australian and London Prices Contrasted. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 5

The event of the week has, of course, been the opening of the first series of London sales, that important event dominating everything. The pity is that weather…

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Floods in the Country. Farms Under Water. Maitland Streets Inundated

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday Afternoon.—With a falling river, and occasional showers. Instead of the hard, continuous rain, and good news from the north, the townspeople are…

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More Farms Flooded. Bulahdelah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 8

Heavy rain fell here on Sunday, causing a flood. It was very heavy on the Upper Myall. Nearly all the farms were flooded. The Myall River rose 17ft, covering the public whart…

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The Poor Farmers. Raymond Terrace

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 8

A rise of 5ft has occurred in the river since yesterday. The low parts of the town are submerged, and the farms at Miller's Forest, Alnwick, Nelson's Plains, Swan Reach, and…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. "Hekald" and "Mail" Farm Competitions. the South Coast Farms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 5

Mr. Alexander Binnie has 295 acres a couple of miles from Towamba, and 18 miles from the port of Eden. It is mostly forest country, with a small area of flat along the Towamba…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 5

COOMA.—The closing of the butter factory on Rosedale estate, as a result of the properly changing hands, and the conversion of the property into a sheep and cattle run,…

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Farmers' Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 5

WELLINGTON.—At a meeting of the Walmer F. and S. Association it was decided to write to the neighbouring associations asking them to co-operate in an endeavour to induce…

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Stations and Farms for Sale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 6

Classified advertisements under this heading will be found on page 4…

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