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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1910

7,842 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 250

Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 4

GLOUCESTER.—At the half-yearly meeting of the Avon-Barrington butter factory the balance-sheet showed a loss for the half-year of £237, which included £73 depreciation…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Food Inspection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 4

A recently published work, "Food Inspection: A Practical Handbook," by Dr. Hugh A. Macewen, forwarded by the publishers, Blackie and Son, Ltd., London, should interest a wide…

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Wool, Wheat, and Flour

The Star · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 6

At the Darling Harbor inward station this morning the following produce arrived by rail from all parts of the State:--Wool, 868 bales; wheat, 8823 tons: 67 tons…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 6

1,593 were yarded, consisting chiefly of good trade quality bullocks, with odd drafts of prime and heavy, and a proportion of cows and young cattle. Buyers…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 3

1,161 were yarded, the bulk good to prime quality bullocks, with a proportion of plain cattle and a number of cows. There was a full attendance of buyers, but the supply…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 15

The best features of the market disclosed at the earlier sales of the week were again in evidence yesterday, when we submitted a large and representative…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Limited

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 7

Fat Calves.—Another heavy supply of 700 head were yarded, the bulk being of medium and inferior sorts; prime quality were very scarce, for which the demand was good, and firm prices ruled. Fortunately…

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London Butter Ma[?]ket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 9

Mr. M. G. B. Jefferson, representative Ellis, [?]islingbury, and Co., butter salesmen, London, received a cable [?] Wednesday advising that the London market had advanced from 1/ to 2/ per cwt. upon…

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Traffic in Sheep Skins

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 5

MUDGEE, Thursday.--At a meeting of the local branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, the following motion was carried:--That in the opinion of this association it is desirable…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 9

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8446 bales and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 9181 bales, as under:…

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Wool Market Report

The Star · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 6

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. report as follows:--"At this week's auctions large catalogues were brought forward, and met un exceptionally buoyant market. All…

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Wheat Lands in Westralia

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 6

Hundreds of thousands of acres of magnificent wheat lands have been "discovered" in the northern portion of the south-western division of W. Aus…

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Wheat Loadings and Stacks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 9

The despatches from country stations for the week ended February 19 totalled 260,8[?]5 bags—100,[?]45 bags from the south, 113,255 from the west, and 47,285 from the north. The week previous the despatches totalled…

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Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 9

Upwards of 49,100 sheep (including lambs) were ballotted for sale from 1[?]7 consignors, and about 48,300 head were penned. There were only the drafts, ranging from 1[?]00 to 1300 head, the…

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The Wheat Fleet Loading at Darling Island

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 9

VILLE DE DIJON. DOWAN HILL. PORT JACKSON. EDMOND ROSTAND. FOUR BARQUES, TWO FRENCH AND TWO BRITISH, ARE AT PRESENT TAKING IN WHEAT FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM. STACKING WHEAT IN THE GRAIN SHED, DARLING ISLAND. THE ELEVATOR CONVEYING WHEAT FROM THE TRUCK TO THE GANTRY…

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Sydney Wool & Stock Journal. A Review of the Wool, Fat stock, and Station Produce Trades. Published Every Friday. the Wool Trade. Thursday, February 24

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 8

While to the discerning eye there are many signs of the waning of the wool selling season, the selection on offer during the past week has been by no means an…

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The Wool Market. Not Affected by Exodus of Buyers

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 7

Although a number of foreign wool buyers have taken out tickets for their return to the Continent, there is still no diminution in competition and prices at the Sydney sales…

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Latest Edition in the Market Place. Trade in Sussex-street. Butter Export Trade

The Star · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 6

There was no improvement in tho trade of the Sussex-street markets this morning, business being extremely dull. The prices ruling wore practically unchanged. Another…

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European Wool Markets. (From Our Special Correspondents.) Berlin, January 10

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 18

The general position of the textile branch continues very favourable. Although there is no large turnover, either in German or colonial wools…

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The Dany That Dairy School

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 7

A Correspondent in the "Telegraph" on Wednesday talked of the dairy school that Mr. Perry was going to establish in the Illawarra. It…

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