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Farming & the land, 1910

7,842 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Mr. Hughes at His Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 14

It was ascertained last night that Mr. Hughes had gone to his farm at Windsor, and would not return, to the city until next week…

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Butter Fakers

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1910 · page 12

Mr. T. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, has discovered that empty butter boxes, branded with Australian marks, are collected in London and shipped abroad, especially…

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Wool and Wheat. a Bountiful Season. 713,800 Bales and 621,715 Bags

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1910 · page 7

Wool and wheat continue to pour into Sydney in a manner indicative of a most bountiful season in the agrarian districts of the State…

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Immigration Farms

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1910 · page 6

In regard to the promised Dreadnought farms—the subscribers to which have been lauded abroad as well as here—what is required by the public…

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Farm and Garden

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1910 · page 14

It is reported that a nitrate bed, in which there are 20,000,000 tons in sight, has been found in California. The product in said to be in every way equal to…

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Victorian Farm Notes. a Locust Visitation

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1910 · page 14

The annual locust visitation is now being experienced somewhat severely in various parts of Victoria, the Western. District, where the grass has grown with…

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Teachers and Farm-hands. (To the Editor.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1910 · page 11

"In view of the serious physical and menial strain now thrown upon teachers owing to the unbroken period of work between Easter and Michaelmas," the…

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Settlement. Land for Agriculture and Dairying. Departmental Apathy. [Iii.]

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1910 · page 4

In continuation of the series, "Land I Know Suitable for Closer Settlement," we give herewith the statement of Mr. J. McFarlane, M.L.A., in which he deals…

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Notes. Warwick Farm Races

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1910 · page 8

There was a good attendance at Warwick Farm yesterday, and betting was spirited. Though most of the winners were well backed, the only successful first favorite was Blue Hook, and at the…

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Wool, Wheat, and Flour Arrivals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 9

At Darling Harbour on Saturday 3426 bales of wool, 3068 tons of wheat, and 44 tons of flour were manifested to arrive…

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Wet Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 4

Recently several correspondents have made suggestions, some of which are more calculated to make "confusion worse confounded," to meet the long-standing wet sheep trouble…

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Margarine As Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 10

The Victorian Government has received from the Agent-General, in reference to the reported misuse of Australian butter boxes, the following message: "It was rumored that New South…

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The Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 9

Prescott, Limited, reported on Saturday:— The local market has remained unchanged at 95/ for those brands which are in demand by the grocers. A few seconds are selling from…

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Export of Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 8

In the last halt of 1909 over 10,000 tons of butter for export beyond tho Commonwealth was inspected by the officers of the Government cool stores, and during this week a…

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Butter and Margarine

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 4

The Victorian Agent-General has failed to discover any instance of butter boxes from his State having been refilled with margarine, and sent to Malta as containing "genuine…

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Wool and Wheat Haulage. Teamsters' Rates Raised. Supply of Railway Trucks

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 4

The strike is not now causing the hindrance to the carriage of wool and wheat on the railways that farmers and pastoralists a few weeks ago feared it would. Mr. Robert Patten,…

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Parasitic Nodules in Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 4

BRISBANE.—Mr. S. Dodd, Principal Veterinary Surgeon and Bacteriologist, in the course of a memorandum regarding the parasitic nodules in cattle, addressed to the…

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The Wheat Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 4

Mr. G. W. Walker writes: Your article on the subject of New South Wales strong white wheat should, be read with great interest by all wheatgrowers and many others who wish…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 5

After a lapse of nearly a month, curing the Christmas and New Year's recess, tile second half of the Sydney wool auctions, 1909-1910 season, was commenced this afternoon at the…

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Whence Britain Draws Her Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 9

Some interesting facts may be gathered from the subjoined table, showing the imports and sources of supply, together with the homegrown crops, of wheat consumed in the united…

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