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Farming & the land, 1910

7,842 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 250

Farming Wheat Transport. Block on the Railways

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 11

"Wheat-farming cannot be expected to pay until better facilities to port are provided," said a western cereal-grower last week. This statement is echoed in every wheat-growing…

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Compulsory Grading of Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 52

Queensland Is the only State in the Commonwealth in which the grading of butter has beer made compulsory. It was hoped by the advocates of the compulsory system that…

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Suicide with Sheep Dip

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Mrs. Henry Dumble, of Brunswick, who was spending a holiday at Landsborough with her parents, committed suicide by swallowing a quantity of sheep dip…

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The Wheat Crop. New Zealand's Yield. Wellington, February 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 6

Re[?]ence was made at a meeting of the North Canterbury Farmers' Union executive this week to recent criticism of the Government's estimates of the Canterbury grain…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 13

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9159 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 9923 bales, as under:…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 7

At the Sydney wool sales this afternoon three catalogues, totaling 3513 bales were offered. The market continued brisk and animated at the best rates of the season, all qualities being in demand…

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To Equalise Prices of Sheep

Evening News · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 10

The Dubbo Freezing Works have closed down for about six weeks, for repairs, on account of the coal strike (writes our local correspondent). It is anticipated, that the works…

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Cattle Diseases. Value Op Scientific Remedies

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 10

A good deal has been learned with regard to infectious deseases of stock during recent years. Pasteur, Koch, and other great scientists have determined that the cause of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. the State of the Country

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 6

Fine and hot weather has prevailed for the most part throughout the State during the past week. The temperatures have been very high in some of the far back districts, but for all…

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Wheat in the Country. STACKED

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 10

Following is the return of wheat stacked at different railway stations in New South Wales for the week ended February 12:--Stockinbingal 48,375 bags, Temora 107,272, Quandary 42,116, Ariah Park 46,630,…

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Milk Versus Butter. a South Coast Problem

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 14

ALBION PARK, Tuesday.--A meeting or suppliers to the Dairy Farmers' Milk Company took place on Saturday, to discuss the proposal of that company to pay for milk on the butter…

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Tenterfield Developments. Increase in Butter and Cheese Output

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 14

The dairying industry is expanding at Tenterfield, and to-day takes its place as one of the most important industries in this diversified district. This is only natural,…

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Australian Wool. a Scramble for Cargo

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 4

Commenting on the rate war now in evidence in Australia "Lloyd's Gazette" of the 14th ult., says:— About a fortnight ago the rates on…

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Reported Aboriginal Outbreak. in West Australia. Cattle Station's Endangered

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 10

PERTH, Tuesday.--According to a telegram, received by Mr. Felix Edgar, from Mr. Brown, his partner, in the Mount Hart cattle station, near Derby, something like an aboriginal…

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Aberdeen-angus Cattle. Increasing in Favour in Other Countries

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 10

For the most part pastoralists who rear large stock in Australia have been content to let well alone, and remain satisfied respecting breeds in vogue. The main desire has been for…

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Pastoral Meat Federation. the New Zealand Conference. Why Not a Royal Commission?

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 8

Australia is keenly interested in the meat trade conference—the first feathering of its kind—which took place recently in New Zealand. At last the exporters of the Dominion…

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Notes and Anticipations V. R. C. Autumn Meeting Prospects of Newmarket Candidates. Australian Cup Horses. Caulfield Results-Comedy King's Good Form-Maltine Injured-Rosehill Meeting-Golden City and Dairymple a Dead Heat-IndianItems-General Notes Selections for Flemington & Warwick Farm

Referee · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 1

ON Saturday next a start will be made with the V.R.C. Autumn meeting, the added money for the four days being £12,200. As has…

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Coramba. Farm and Dairy Produce, Etc

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 14

The pavilion was so crowded with exhibits that if they increase as much as they have done during the past three years the space will have to be added to. As it was, two new wings were…

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Sheep for Mutton. Testing the Crosses. Will the English Demand Be Renewed?

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 10

The beginner who proposes to set out as a producer of mutton sheep is not on an easy wicket. He will find many difficulties before deciding on the right cross. And this he…

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A Land and Sea Miscellany. the Wheat Harvest: Carting in the Grain at Ganmain, on the Southern Line. 80,000 bags of wheat in the railway station yard waiting for trucks

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 24

NOW that the wheat has all been harvested the busy scenes which were in…

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