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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

10,786 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

Opposed by a Million. Farmers Demand Rejection

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 7

VANCOUVER, Sunday.--Farmers' organisations, with a membership of 1,000,000, are opposing the agreement, and are arranging a deputation to Washington demanding that…

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Flax Culture. 8O Farmers Apply for Bounty

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--About 80 farmers have this year applied for the bounty of 10 percent, offered by the Federal Government on the value of locally-grown flax when it is marketed…

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Bathurst Farm Harvest. Demonstration Area Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 5

BATIIURST, Saturday.—The returns from the demonstration area in connection with; the Bathurst Experiment Farm for the past season, were made available yesterday. Owing to the…

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Dairy Bacteriology

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 5

DAPTO, Saturday.--Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan (Government dairy expert) and staff, consisting of Mr. Pedersen (assistant dairy export), Mr. Grant (bacteriologist), and Mr. Ramsay…

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Rural Workers' Union. Farmers and the Claim

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 5

COROWA, Saturday.—At the annual meeting of the Ringwood branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association the following officers were elected:—President, Mr. F. W. Knight;…

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Sheep and Wool Sheep Farmers and Community of Interest

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

It is a peculiar thing and one for which the English people are noted, that they are able to preserve their insularity, which, to my mind, is another…

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Returns of Wool and Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 10

The increase in wool received this season, as compared with last season, is being gradually reduced, and last week there was a further drop. The quantity received for the week came to 3331…

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Blayney Farmers' Plots. Results of Wheat Experiments

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

BLAYNEY, Monday.--Mr. Mark Reynolds, in specter of Agriculture, has furnished a report of the results of the wheat experiments at Blayney. The plots were on Mr. H, Heavcner's…

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London Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

LONDON, January 6.--In accordance with precedent the first week of the New Year has been very quiet, so far as dealings in wool of…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,074 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 9628 bales, as under:…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 8

LONDON. Monday Evening.— At the wool safes this evening there was fair competition at late rates. The sales will close to-morrow…

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Augsburg to Load Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4

It was announced yesterday that the G.A. Co.'s steamer Augsburg had been chartered by Messrs. J. J. Do[?]elly and Co. to load a cargo of wheat at…

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Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep. Occasionally Higher for Prime

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 11

A small supply was forward. Out of 13,929 sheep (includings lambs) balloted for sale, from 49 consignors, 12,724 head were penned. The sheep comprised all descriptions in both merino and crossbred, and formed…

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The Butter Business. London Market. (From Our Special Correspondent.) London, Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 6

An adjustment has taken place in the circumstances of the market for imported butter during the last fortnight, which in several ways seems as it should be. First, Danish butter…

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Fires. Big Blaze at Botany. Wool-scouring Works. Destroyed

Evening News · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 6

The city branches of the fire brigade turned out shortly before 6 o'clock this morning, to a big outbreak of fire in Messrs. Whiddon Brothers' wool scouring works and tannery,…

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London Market Cables. Wheat Afloat. London, Feb. 5. 3.35 p.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 11

Shipments of wheat afloat, a year ago, a month ago, and to-day are:- Feb. 7, 1911. Jan. 2. To-day. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs…

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English Wool Trade. a Set-back in Values. Outlook for the Year. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 6

This has been a somewhat eventful week in the wool world, and on balance the raw material is the loser. There appears to be abroad, both on the Continent, as well as in…

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Farmers and the R.w. Union

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Ringwood (Corowa) branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, the claims of the Rural Workers' Union were…

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Bathurst Fruit Crop

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4

The orchard of the Experimental Farm at Bathurst, is said to be looking very well but the fruit crop takes all round is not so heavy as in…

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