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Farming & the land, 1909

8,553 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Butter and Cheese. Rise in Prices

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 9

The rise in London prices for butter, due to cold weather in England, Ireland, France, and Denmark has given a fillip to London prices for Australian and New Zealand butters. The…

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Sydney Sheep Show. Allotting the Prizes

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 15

The prize schedule for the Sheepbreeders Association's next annual sheep show, to be held at the Royal Agricultural Society's Grounds on June 20, July 1, 2, and 3, has been arranged…

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Western Australian Wheat. Official Forecast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 9

The Deputy Government Statistician of Western Australia estimates the wheat yield at.2,854,500 bushels, or an average of 9.17 bushels per acre. The area sown is put down…

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Wool Export. a Freight War. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 14

Something like a freight war is being indulged in by the shipping lines doing trade with the Commonwealth, and there is keen competition for the carriage of Tasmanian…

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The Wool Trade. a Five Per Cent. Advance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 9

On Monday last the second half of the current weekly series was opened in the Sydney market. The recess was brief, and the tone during that short period…

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N.s.w. Wheat Harvest. the 190809 Season. Official Estimate

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 5

The revised estimate of the area in New South Wales under wheat, and the probable yield of grain and hay, for the present season, have just been completed, and Mr. John B…

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Notable Huntress Killed. Her Strange Farm Arrangements

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 8

The Hon. Lilah Cavendish, daughter of the late Lord Chesham, who was killed in the hunting field recently, was the…

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Still They Come. Immigrants by the Pericles Two Hundred and Thirteen. Large Batch of Farm Laborers

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 8

Captain Alexander Simpson, commodore of the Aberdeen line, brought the large steamer Pericles into Port Jackson this morning, and berthed her at Dalgety's Wharf, Miller's Point…

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Hardworked Farmer

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 11

The owner of the farm had been enjoying himself at the county fair, while the hard-working wife stayed at home to see that the farm suffered no loss in his absence, says the "New…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Land Settlement. a Questionable Method

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 9

One of the provisions of the Land Act gives the boards the power to grant permission to the holders of closer settlement areas to reside in town, if they desire to do so, the…

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The Mean Farmer

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 6

The leading official in the Young Men's Christian Association of New York said the other day of the late Mo[?]s K. Jesup:-- "Mr. Jesup's charity was even broader…

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Wool and Wheat Returns

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 7

For tho week ended yesterday there were 10,259 bales of wool received at the Sydney depots by rail, a decrease of 1682 as compared with the corresponding period last…

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Greatest Wheat Corner on Record

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 5

More than twenty million bushes of wheat, the largest amount over held by any one man or committee of men in Chicago, are now in the hands of William H…

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The Wheat Harvest. Revised Government Estimate. Yield, 15,731,000 Bushels

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 4

The revised estimate of the area under wheat, and the probable yield of grain and hay, for the present season have just been completed, and Mr. John B. Trivett, Government Statistician, has…

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Victorian Farm Notes. Apple Export

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 2

The apple export season for Victoria will open on February 16, when the first shipment of about 4000 cases will leave for England. The present prospects are…

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Farm and Garden

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 2

At the International Horse Show at Buenos Aires (Argentine) the broad jump was won by Lieut. Montefiere(Great Britain), whose horse, covering 27ft. 11in.,…

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A Big Batch of Immigrants. 213 in the Pericles. Farm Hands and Domestic Servants

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 7

Assisted Immigrants to the number of 213 arrived at Sydney yesterday morning. This is the largest number that has been brought in one vessel to this State under…

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Chinese Wax Farms

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 5

White Chicago wax affords an income to hundreds of farmers in the Chien Chang Valley, where the insects flourish which coat their eggs and cocoons with the pure…

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The Farm Siren End of the Laporte Horror Trial. New York December 1

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 12

The trial of Lamphere for the murder of Mrs. Belle Gunness and her three children has ended in his being found guilty of arson and sentenced to a penitentiary…

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Violet Farming for Profit Climate that is Moist and Warm Required

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 6

Women, luckily, can choose their occupations in more cases than then can. They can consult health as well as inclination, and can combine a pleasant career with a…

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