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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

7,842 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Two Days on Roofs. Narrabri Experiences. Hundreds Destitute. 100,000 Sheep Perish. Seven Persons Drowned. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 9

The most disastrous flood in the history of the north-west has occurred, and it is impossbible to estimate the damage in this portion of the State. On Sunday afternoon the…

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Fires on Wool Ships. Caused in the Dumping. New Zealand Professor's Views. Wellington, Jan. l-[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 4

In a paper dealing with the question of spontan[?]ous combustion among ships [?]argoes, Professor J. Park, F.G.S., director of the Otago University School of Mines, says…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Insects and Birds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 4

The secretary of the Wild Life Preservation Society very naturally took the opportunity of an item from the South Coast to point out the value of the wood swallow to the farmer…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 4

KYOGLE.—For tho month of December the Kyogle butt[?]r factory manufactured about 6O tons, representing £700. Suppliers received 9[?]d for first-class, and 8[?]d for second-class…

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Farmers' Political Conference Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 10

The fourth annual conference of the Commonwealth Council of farmers political organisations will bo opened in Melbourne on Tuesday, the 25th instant, and will extend…

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Farming First Reaper Who Invented It?

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 11

Few farmers to-day know who invented the reaping machine. A number of them, however, remember when it was in general use. It is many years since it has been practically…

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Farm Products. Sydney Auction Sales

The Star · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 6

This morning's produce auction sales held in the Sydney goods station yards were poorly attended by buyers, and competition was devoid of activity. The prices obtained for…

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Dairy Factory Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 7

MORUYA, Tuesday.--The Moruya Dairy Factory reports that during November 25,877 gallons of milk, equalling 24,585 standard gallons, were delivered at the factory. For the month…

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Bathurst Experimental Farm. Recent Storm Effects

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 7

BATHURST, Tuesday.--Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Experimental Farm, stated last night that the damage caused to the farm by the recent rains was not nearly so…

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Everton Estate. Farms to Be Made Available

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 7

The Lands Department has published a preliminary announcement that the closer settlement purchase farms into which the Everton estate, in course of acquisition by the…

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The Farmer's Mistake

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 59

Some years ago, in a very rural district, a farmer had a cow for sale. Now as there was no weekly paper to advertise in, it was the custom of the vicar to give each notice…

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American Wheat

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 4

LONDON. Wednesday Evening.-The visible supply of . American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's 53,962000 bushel…

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Wool Sales

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 26

Wool sales were held on Tuesday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8723 bales, and the sales, including private transactions…

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Big Wheat Cargo

The Star · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 5

The big British cargo steamer Gryfodale put to sea this morning with a great cargo of wheat, comprising 75,466 nags--about 6000 tons. She is bound to the United Kingdom…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 9

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quanlity catalogued totalled 9986 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 10,201 bales, as under:…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 4
Also in The Star, The Sydney Morning Herald

The Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London office, dated 18th Jan.:—…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 5

The closing sales of the week were held this afternoon at the Royal Exchange Rooms, Bridge-street, Sydney when three catalogues covering 9659 bales were offered…

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Farmers' Experiments. Wheat Yields at Germanton. Federation Tops the List

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 5

GERMANTON, Wednesday.--The first experimental wheat plot established in this district by the Department of Agriculture on the property of Messrs. Hulme Bros., High Plain, has…

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