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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Australia's Harvest Wheat Yield of Commonwealth. Nearly a Record Crop

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 4

Splendid returns have during this year been obtained from the wheat harvest in parts of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is now expected that the…

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Record Load of Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 7

GUNNEDAH.—Mr. Frank J. O'Brien brought in the record load of wheat from his place at Willow Vale, Kelvin, about 18 miles from Gunnedah, on Monday. It consisted of 165…

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United Kingdom Wool Imports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 11

While last year proved an extremely disappointing one to the wool trade in regard to prices, the imports of wool into the United Kingdom during the period were not much…

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Commercial. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 16

There has been throughout the past week an unusually large attendance of buyers in the market, and the competition in the saleroom has been of an extremely keen and animated…

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Queensland Letter. Slicing Up Sheep-walks

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 13

The vigorous policy commenced some years ago by the Queensland Government, under the Agricultural Land Purchase Act, of opening up the big estates suitable for closer settlement,…

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A Promising Wheat District. Ideal Land and Good Farming. Prospects at Murrumburrah

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 7

MURRUMBURRAH. Tuesday.--Reports from various centres of this district show that the wheat harveat has been very satisfactory. Yields of four, five and six bags to the acre…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. the State of the Country

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

While the conditions continue satisfactory over a large portion of New South there are parts that are still crying out tor rain, and amongst these, few places want a…

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Wheat in the Country. STACKED

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 8

The following is the official return or the wheat stacked at different motions in New; South Wales for the week ended February 6:--" Stockinbingal 15,847 bags, Temora 95,831,…

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Were the Sheep Wet? a Test Case

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 9

The Full Court was engaged yesterday determining an application by Henry Alexander Williams, a shearer, to make absolute a rule by which James Lee and Charles Harold Lee…

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Were the Sheep Wet? Application by a Shearer

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

An application came before the Full Court this morning in which Henry Alexander Williams a shearer, sought to make absolute a rule by which James Lee and Charles…

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Were the Sheep Wet? an Appeal From Molong

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 7

The Full Court this afternoon disposed of the application by Henry Alexander Williams, a shearer, to make absolute a rule for a writ of prohibition to restrain James Lee and…

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Pastoral. a Woolgrower's Difficulty. the Class to Produce. Clean Yield Essential

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 10

When the business of breeding sheep is entered upon the objects of producing wool and mutton are amalgamated as much as possible. In breeding for wool there are quite a…

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South African Wool Trade. Natal's Greatest Asset

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 10

While the wool trade of Natal has passed through many vicissitudes (says the "Textile Mercury"), it is said to have good prospects. From the earliest days of settlement…

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Wheat Shipments London, Monday, 3.25 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

The quantity of wheat afloat is estimated at 3,545,600 quarters for the United Kingdom, and at 1,330,000 quarters for the Continent. The shipments from Atlantic ports last…

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Vegetable Matter in Wool. Further Discussion in Bradford

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 10

At a meeting of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, held early in January, the question was asked as to what progress was being made with the movement to keep vegetable…

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Dairy Farmers Co-operate

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 10

A mass meeting of dairy farmers, convened by the executive of the Dairy Farmers Co-operative Milk Company, was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Kiama, for the purpose of…

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The Milk Trade. Co-operative Proposal Carried at Kiama. State Butter Factory

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 11

KIAMA, Tuesday.--An important mass meeting of over 150 farmers was held this afternoon, in the Oddfellows'- hall, to consider certain proposals made by the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Company for the betterment…

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The Soil Settlement and Production. General Notes. Green Manuring for Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 7

In his summary of the results of the Woburn experiments in 1908, presented at a recent council meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, London. Dr. Voeleker the well-known…

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Lack of Condition Beats Griffin. Turns It Up in the Sixth Round. Looked More Like a Successful Farmer Than a Trained Athlete. "Go Away and Don't Bother Me." Melbourne

Referee · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 7

Victorian boxers have lately been wiping the floor with their Sydney brethren, owing, more than anything else, to the neglect on the part of the New South…

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Meetings of Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 7

DUBBO.—At the monthly meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association it was decided to invite Mr. G. L. Sutton, manager of the Cowra…

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