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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

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Wool by the Offenbach

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 3

The German-AustraMan Company expects to get the steamer Offenbach a way to- morrow from Woolloomoodoo Bay for Antwerp and Hamburg, via Suez Canal. Her cargo…

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Wet Sheep Question. Solved at Last

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 3

The question of wet sheep has exercised the minds of pastoralists and shearers for so long that many have thought no satisfactory solution would…

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Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 9

Out of 14,887 sheep (including lambs) balloted for sale, from 49 conningnors, 17,740 were penned. There were three drafts of 1000 head, and the balance of the consignments were mainly in 100 to 300 head lots…

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Wheat by the Sainy Helena

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 8

The steamer Sainit Helena, which is still due to leave for Saint Vincent for orders this morning, has loaded 7[?]112 bags of wheat as cargo…

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18,000 Bales of Wool

The Star · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

Two big cargo steamers sailing from Sydney to-morrow are the German-Australian steamer Offenbach, and the Frankdale. Cargo by the former comprises 10,100 hales…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Very Firm

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

LONDON, Monday Evening.—At the wool sales this evening there was a good offering of merinos, and competition was tolly sustained, Prices were very firm et recent rates…

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New South Wales Wheat and Flour Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 9

Exports of wheat for the week ended January 29, of the 1909-10 season, were 419,720 bushels, 395,518 going to United Kingdom, 24,081 to Japan, 7 to China, 6 to New Caledonia, 36 to Singapore, Java, etc., and…

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N.s.w. Wheat Standard. Fixed Yesterday

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 3

At a meeting yesterday of the grain section, committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, the f.a.q. wheat standard for the current cereal year in New South Wales was fixed at 621b per…

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Monday, January 31. 1910. SHEEP

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 6

The market held very firm. The supply was a remarkably small one and some what short of requirements. Operations consequently, were animated, and rates…

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London Wool Sales. London, Monday, 7.10 p.m

The Star · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 1

There was a good offering of merinos at the wool sales to-day, and competition was fully sustained. Prices were very firm at recent rates…

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Summary. for European Mail. Wool. SEASON 1909-10 SYDNEY, February 1, 1910

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

Since July 1, 1909, the total quantity of wool exported from Sydney and Newcastle amounted to 5[?]9 110 bales, being a decrease of 88, [?] bales as…

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Farmer's Death. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 8

Walter Cornell, a farmer, of Dooen North (45), was found near a haystack on his farm on Sunday with his throat severely gashed. Life was extinct. Deceased, who was…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

WINGHAM.—The Wingham butter factory is experiencing a particularly busy time of it just now. The bulk of its output has been exported to London for some months past…

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Farmers' Experimental Plots

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

In Friday's issue of the "Herald" a report appeared giving particulars of the results of the farmers' experimental plots at "Inverell," which was an error, as the report came from…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Cloddy Surfaces

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

When lecturing before the Tenterfield branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. W. R. Fry, Inspector of Agriculture was asked by a farmer who stated that his land washed…

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Farmers' Experiment Plots. Some Late Results. Molong

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

MOLONG,. Monday.--Mr. Mark H. Reynolds, Government Agricultural Expert, yesterday furnished an official report of the experimental wheat plots on Mr. Noble J. Miller's farm at Cumnock, as follows:--…

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Casino Farmers and Settlers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 9

CASINO. Monday.--At a meeting of the district council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at Casino on Friday, the hon. secretary, Mr. J. c. Wearne, draw attention to the fact…

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The Dreadnought Farms. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

Sir,-- The handing over of the management of the Dreadnought farms scheme to the Government is undoubtedly the most satisfactory solution of the matter. It is somewhat ironical, however, that the Government…

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Kiama. Dairy Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 13

The display of dairy stock is always the leading feature of the Kiama Show, and the keen interest taken in the judging of the various classes is well manifested by the crowds which…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 15

The amount of wool manifested to arrive at Sydney by rail yesterday was 8[?]5 bales…

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