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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

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Warialda Submerged. the Biggest Flood Ever Known. the Town Isolated. Homesteads Washed Away. The Hunter at Maitland. a Great Sheet of Water. Damage to Standing Crops

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 5

WARIALDA, Tuesday.—The food is the biggest known in this part of the country. Dams and fencing have been washed away ina all [?]irections. The railway line is in a WEST MATTLAND, Tuesday.—All forebodings of a disastrous flood have disappeared with the return of fine weather, and the river, which had flown to a height of about 31ft, is slowly,…

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Queensland Sugar Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 9

Mr. J. Thornhill Woodon, F.S.S., Government Statistician for Queensland, has issued an advance estimate of the sugar crop of the State for the season of 1909. It shaws an…

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Farm Lands Inundated. Railway Line Washed Away. Manilla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 7

After four days' heavy rain a flood occurred here on Saturday morning, During Friday night the rain fell in torrents, over 4 inches being recorded. The people on the lowlying…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

BYRON BAY.—The North Coast Co-operative Company's business for the month was the highest on record, 698½ tons of butter being manufactured. Suppliers were paid for at…

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Meetings of Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

WEST WYALONG.—The Farmers and Settiers' Association has suggested to the district council that a levy of 2s 6d per head on each member be levied for the purpose of…

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The Blackberry. Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

CLIFTON.—The blackberry crop at C[?]fton is heavier this year than it has been for years past. The vines, which grow in great profusion all along the Illawarra range,…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Postering Wheatgrowing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

The work done by the recent conference of export officers at Wagga will be most bene[?]ial to wheatgrowers, and is a splendid example of the value of a Department of…

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North Coast Dairy Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 5

LISMORE, Monday.--Statistics just out in reference to the dairying industry within the police patrol (not including the municipalities) show :--…

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Macleay River Overflows. Maize Crops Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 7

KEMPSEY, Monday.--Over 5in. of rain has fallen since Tuesday last. This will prove of great benefit to grass lands. The river at Bellbrook rose over 22ft., and…

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Wool, Wheat, and Flour. To-day's Arrivals

The Star · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 6

The following produce arrived by rail from inland districts at the Darling Harbor yards this morning:--Wool, 2027 bales; wheat, 5108 tons; and flour, 67 tons…

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Pastoral Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 10

At a meeting of the Balranald Pastures Protection Beard Mr. J. Noel Wetheman was appointed rabbit inspector. There were 60 applicants…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 15

The amount of wool manifested to arrive at Sydney by rail yesterday was 1162 bales…

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Butter Grading

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 14

The anti-butter graders in Queensland have found an unexpected lever in their attempt to abolish compulsory grading. It was recently announced with a flourish that some…

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Cattle Sold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 13

Mr. J. P. Martin, auctioneer, Bourke, has cancelled . the proposed sale of the .2000 Milo cattle having disposed of the stock on the road in to auction…

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Roscommon Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 36

The increased attention given by graziers and farmers throughout Australia to the production of fat lambs has resulted in the introduction from Great Britain of late years of several breeds of sheep noted for their mutton producing qualities and at the present time specimens of all the most popular breeds of these animals amongst stock-breeders in the…

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Gathering in the Wheat Crop

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 28

MODERN methods of agriculture have reduced much of the drudgery at one time associated with farming. Most of the work is…

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Dairying Cows and Butter. the Question of Show Tests

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 14

Really good dairy cows are frequently known to fail in show-yard milk and butter tests. I have often referred to this fact. The question has recently been receiving a…

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The Wheat Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 13

The wheat market is very quiet, buyers offering only 4/2½ for shipping purposes while millers' limits are /1 higher, and no sellers at either figure…

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Wool Steamer Arrives

Evening News · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 5

According to a cable received at Sydney this morning, by Mr. W.G.Denchar, the steamer Swezi, which left Sydney on November 15 with a large cargo at wool for the London sale,…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 13

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled [?]723 bales and the sale's, including private transactions, amounted to [?] bales, as under:…

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