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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

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Sheep and Wool In-breeding in Sheep. (A Reply to a Correspondent.)

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 5

An inlander writes to the "Stock Journal" with regard to the question of in-breeding, and requests a reply in these columns. The information given…

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"Broken Fleece." a New Book on Sheep and Wool

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 5

Wm. Brooks & Co., Ltd., have just brought out a book by "Fire-brand." Of course, it is all about sheep and wool and—it is a good book. It is a…

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State Butter Shipments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 11

Butter shipments from Sydney during the w[?]k ended January 28 amounted to 25,473 boxes, as follows:—United Kingdom and Continent, 24,738; Hongkong, 70; New Caledonia,…

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Aerial Cattle Droving

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 6

This morning's cables report that by rounding up cattle in au aeroplane on a Texas ranch a French aeronaut evoked the admiration of a cowboy crowd. Applause…

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Wheat Cargo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 10

The French barque Ville du M[?]lhouse, which cleared yesterday for Queenstown, carried 47,783 bags of wheat…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 11

To-morrow (Wednesday) Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., will submit a catalogue of about 6000 bales wool, amongst which will be the following lines:—450 bales [?]Y in dia., from Monaro; 286 bales C[?]ppacumbalong,…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 11
Also in Daily Commercial News and Shipping List, Evening News

The Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company, Ltd., have received a cable from Messrs. Helmuth, Schwartz, and Co., London, dated Saturday:— "Tone is firm, and prices for good grease are on a par…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,197 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 9195 bales, as under:…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 5

At the Sydney wool auctions this afternoon, two catalogues ware president totalling 1011 [?] Marrison Jonee and Devlin Limited 4300 baler and the Pasteral, Finance Association. Limited,2514…

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London Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 5

LONDON, December 30, 1910.--This has, of course, been a very broken wools in London, so far as business is concerned. The Christmas holidays began on the 24th, and whilst the 26th…

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Rounding Up Cattle. Vancouver, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 9

The French aviator M. Simon rounded up some cattle while aeroplaning on a Texas ranch. He headed off the animals in a manner which evoked the admiration of a…

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A Large Cargo of Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

What is probably the largest cargo of wheat taken from Sydney by a sailing vessel, will be despatched by the French four-masted barque Ville du…

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N.s.w. Wheat and Flour Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 11

Exports of wheat for the week ended January 28 were 332,21[?] bushels, for the United Kingdom and Continent. The flour exported for the same period amounted to 6[?]63 sacks (200th each), distributed as follows:—New…

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Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Salem. Sheep. Previous Rates Not Maintained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 11

Upwards of 31,822 sheep (including lambs) were ballated for sale from 123 consignors, and [?] head were penned. The consignments included 13 d[?] of 700 to 1300 head, the bulk being in lots of [?] to…

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Practical Aviation. the Drover of the Clouds. Aviator Rounds Up Cattle. and Evokes Admiration of Cowboys

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 7

VANCOUVER, Sunday Afternoon.--A French aviator named Simon, using an aeroplane, rounded up cattle on a Texas ranch…

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English Wool Trade. Review of the Year's Trade. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 5

The past year has been characterised by great activity and in this particular 1910 easily makes a record. It cannot be said, so far as the wool trade proper is concerned, that…

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Dry Farming

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

The land they said couldn't be used will be used—when we adopt the proper methods of cultivation. That is what dry farming—the magic phrase…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 5

GRAFTON.—The half-yearly report of the Copmanhurst Dairy Company shows that for the six months 65,912lb butter were manufactured, the gross amount received being £3143,…

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