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Farming & the land, 1909

8,553 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

Australian Produce in England. London Notes. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 4

LONDON, December 11.--Last week the butler market was in a demoralised state, and there was a further serious fall in prices all round. Weakness in the northern markets caused the…

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Australian Produce. Commercial. Butter Market. London, Dec. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 4

During the fortnight the Mooltan and the Orient have brought 13,450 boxes of butter from Sydney. I notice that 665 boxes of Overton, 328 Cowboy, [?]00 Unara, 2136 North Coast,…

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Australian Butter. Movement to Regulate Prices. London, Dec. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 4

Since I wrote last (writes our London correspondent) progress has been made. The original idea of the co-operative interests' representatives here, as I understand it from…

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The Meat Trade Sheep Market [?]irmer Sales at Homebush

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 7

The supply of sheep, cattle, and lambs at the Homebush sales to-day was ample for all requirements. There was a good attendance of buyers, including the Sydney Meat…

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In the Market Place Trade in Sussex-street Butter Dearer

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 6

Merchants in both the dairy and produce departments of the Sussex-street markets this morning, reported business to be brisk, and no difficulty was experienced in…

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Summary. for European Mail. Wool. SEASON 1908-9 SYDNEY, January 12. 1909

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 4

Since July 1, 1903, the total quantity of wool exported from Sydney and Newcastle amounted to 566,052 bales, being an increase of 67,066 bales as compared…

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English Wool Trade. the Progress of Prices. (From Our Special Representative.) London, Dec. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 4

Interest still centres in Coleman-street, where the series are fast coming to a close, but for once there has been no fog, every day's sale taking place. I hardly think there has…

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The Windsor Crops

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

Fruit is being despatched by train and boat in large quantities from Windsor to the Sydney market. Four large steamers are running regularly (laden with fruit), from Lower…

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Ostrich Farming

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 3

The fact that ostrich farming can be made to pay in Europe has been proved by experiments made in France and Germany. The success attending this branch of farming in Southern…

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On the Land Farm and Station. Riverina Resultions. Question of Land Values

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 4

The splendid harvest that is being secured down south has created additional interest in the Government resumptions in Riverinn. The sale of "Walla Walla this month will be…

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Farmers' Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 4

PEAK HILL.—The Farmers and Sottlers' Association has been advised by the Minister for Lands that the land board will hold sittings in Peak Hill when there is sufficient…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 4

GOULBURN.—At Bungonia the late crops proved successful. Wheat sown on July 12 and cut on January 2 will return 20 to 25 bushels to the acre. It is known as Dumpie, and is a…

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Pastoral Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 11

The Crown Lands agent at East Maitland during last year received £10,537 in revenue. Bot flies are numerous around Walcha, and causing a deal of trouble amongst the horses,…

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Cattle Driving

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

Alderman Brown called the attention of Mayor Noller, at the Parramatta Council meeting on monday, to the fact that cattle-driving very often took place near…

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Starving Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 6

MOLONG.—The travelling stock routes is the neighbourhood of Molong are in a wretchedly bare condition. A very weak mob of sheep travelling between Manildra and Murga…

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Our Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 6

In the course of an interesting lecture given before the Shipley Textile Society (England), on "The Wools of New South Wales," Mr. S. B. Hollings described the…

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The Wheat Harvest

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 8

It is now pretty well agreed, both by official and private estimators, that the New South Wales wheat harvest will turn in 15,000,000 bushels, if not a little more…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 7
Also in The Australian Star

Animated competition was again, the feature at the Sydney wool auctions this afternoon, when two his catalogues were offered, covering 9799 bales—New Zealand Loan…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 6

The Co-operative Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., offered at auction 3087 bales, consisting largely of fine-haired, good average Southern wools, the balance being medium to…

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