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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

8,553 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 250

State Butter Factory. Minister's Scheme Approved

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

DAPTO.—At a meeting of the committee of the Dapto A. and H. Society hald last night the question of the establishment of a State butter factory at…

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The Export Trade. Sydney Butter Shipments

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 11

The shipments of butter from Sydney for the week ended Saturday last amounted to 5758 boxes, of which 546 boxes went to the United Kingdom, 250 boxes to South Africa, 23 boxes to the Islands, 18 boxes to the…

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Wool Buyers Leaving Sydney

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

Among the passengers booked by the R.M.S. Moldavia, leaving Sydney to-morrow for London are a number of English and foreign wool-buyers, who have completed engagements at…

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Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 9

There were 7411 sheep (including 1190 lambs) balloted for sale from 20 consignors and 6946 head penned. The consignments were chiefly in lots of 100 to 500, with one draft of 1350 head. The sheep…

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Australian Produce in England. London Notes. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 5

LONDON, February 5.--Trade in colonial butter is still far from satisfactory, for though there is a fair demand for the choicest sorts the inquiry for other descriptions is disappointing…

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Australian Produce. Butter Market. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

There are 100,000 boxes of Australian and New Zealand butter on Tooley-street this week, and the market is rather weak, and inclined to wobble, especially for indifferent…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 9

The seventh Brisbane wool sales, 1908 and 1909 series, were held to-day. There was a large and representative attendance of buyers from all parts. 9679 bales were catalogued. Competition was spirited and…

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Building & Construction. Additions to Wool Stores, Pyrmont

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

The contract announced in our issue of Tuesday last as having been let to Messrs. Stuart Bros. in the office of Mr. Burcham Clamp, architect, for the erection of additions to…

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The Wheat Market. London, Monday, 3.40 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 1

Shipments of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom total 4,165,000. quarters, and for the Continent 2,990,000 quarters. The wheat and flour shipped from the…

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Farmer's Experimental Plots

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

CONDOBOLIN, Tuesday.—Mr. Mark Reynolds, of the Agricultural Department, was in Condobolin on Monday, inspecting sites for experimental plots. He decided on the property of…

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New Zealand Farmers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

The following message from Wellington (New Zealand), contains a great deal of interest in a little space:— "The Dominion Executive of the…

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Meetings of Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

COWRA.—At the ordinary meeting of the Belubula District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association the appointment of Mr. J. O'Neil as president was confirmed…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Wine Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

The winegrowing industry in Australia does not appear to be in a very satisfactory position. With the advent of phylloxera, which has done enormous damage, there is a…

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Starlings Destroy Fruit Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 5

Flocks of starlings are playing havoc among the fruit crops in the Ryde and Hornsby districts. Growers say that they were never so troublesome as they are this season…

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Pastoral Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 11

The Dubbo Pastures Protection Board has decided to abolish the payment of the bonus on scalps of foxes and cubs. The Mudgee Agricultural Society has erected…

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Western Pastoral Stations

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 8

In connection with the Wolkara and other Western blocks near, Brewarrina advertised for sale at the Royal Exchange, Sydney, on March 19, the leases hold good until 1943…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Sheep on the Farm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 7

The fear once entertained that closer settlement would severely interfere with the standing of our wool and sheep Industry is now put aside, excepting in a restricted…

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The Position of Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 8

The price of wheat is immediately a question of interest to those who grow and deal in it. But upon the price of wheat ultimately depends the price of bread, and…

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Commercial the Wool Teade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 18

With the auctions held on Wednesday last, the weekly wool sales in Sydney for this season were brought to a highly successful termination, the extremely buoyant tone and…

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An Important Pastoral and Agricultural Centre -- Around Tamworth

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 20

The prosperity of an inland town, except where it depends wholly and solely on mining, is the reflected glory of its district and Tamworth, one…

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