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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1911

10,786 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Adulterated Milk. Leichhardt Dairyman Fined £28

Evening News · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 14

"It is no inflicting these small fines they do not act as a deterrent at all." Thus lamented Mr. Parmett, S.M. at the Glebe Summons Court in a case in which Frank Bourke…

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Notes and Anticipations V.A.T.C. AUTUMN MEETING.Newmarket and Australian Cap Acceptances-Blairgour the Newmarket Favorite.Racing at Moorefleid-Blue Robin Wins the February Handicap-The Cost of Racing-Two-year-old Winners-General Notes.SELECTIONS for Warwick Farm and Caulfield. Two-year-old Results

Referee · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 1

AT the coming sales at Randwick there will be a greater number of yearlings.offered than last year, but it would be fairly safe…

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Irrigation Farms. New Arrivals Interested. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 9

Arrangements are being made for sending a small party of new arrivals by the Ors[?] to the irrigation districts on Friday to look at the few blocks now available in the early…

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An Insanitary Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 7

At Monday nights meeting of the Vaucluse Council Alderman Read, who had, at the request the council investigated the sanitary condtions of the municipality, reported that a dairy he had…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Young District. Chilling Works

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 8

At the Burrangong works a Government grader is employed, paid by the company. Everything goes under the brand CCC, and it is the aim to establish a thorough…

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Dairying. the Industry in the West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 8

The recent rains will give an impetus to the dairying industry in the western district. There are butter factories at Bathurst, Orange, Molong, Parkes, Mudgee, and Rylestone, and…

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Australian Dried Fruits. a £400,000 Crop Estimated

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 11

A conference of the Australian Dried Fruits Association was held last week at Renmark, South Australia. Delegates were in attendance from Mildura, Renmark, Angaston, Clare,…

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Farming. Grain Traffic. Shortage Op Trucks Question

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 11

Complaints, are coming forward regarding the handling of wheat on the railways. This is practically an annual trouble, and in good seasons never disappoints those who look…

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Dairying. Grazing Value. Have South Coast Pastures Deteriorated?

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 14

It is frequently asserted that land upon the South Coast does not graze as well as it did in early times. This is said to be due to the fact that it has been grazed too long, and…

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Farm Life. an American Opinion

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 12

Last week I referred to the fact that very little was now heard of the drift of farmers' sons to the city. The reasons for this were given, and it was also pointed out that there…

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Farm Wages. the Rural Workers' Union Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 7

MUDGEE, Tuesday.--At n mooting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association a communication was road showing a synopsis of the Rural Workers' Union's claims…

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General Notes. Dry Farming Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 7

The following gentlemen, as representative farmers, have accepted the invitation of the Department of Agriculture to take part as representing the farmers of this State in the Dry…

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The Barellan Farms

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 10

From the vendors we have received a booklet setting out the virtues of the Barellan farms, which are now offered for sale. The estate really consists of three blocks, viz., Barellan,…

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Damaged Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 11

A great deal of the wheat coming to Sydney shows heavy damage by rain, the damage having occurred principally on the farms. Little attempt seems to have been made to keep the grain dry; with the result that…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,913 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 9785 bales, as under:…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 7

A couple of catalogues, totalling 3254 bales— Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, 3825 bales, and the Pastoral, Finance Association, Limited, 5459 bales—were offered this afternoon in the…

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Wheat and Flour Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 11

A compilation of wheat and flour exports from the Commonwealth since the beginning of the wheat statistical year, which dates from December 1 in this State, and December 19 in…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Young District. Wheat Culti Iv

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 6

Wheat-growing is on the increase in the Young district, and apparently there will be a further substantial addition to the area under crop next season. Most of the large…

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On the Land a New Sheep-dip

Watchman · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 3

Sheep-farmers who realise the great difficulty attending the use of arsenic and sulphur in their dipping operations will doubtless be interested in a new dip which has…

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The Markets Sydney Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 15

Messrs. John Bridge and Co. report under date Feb. 8:—For our thirteenth sale we brought forward on Tuesday, the 7th inst., a catalogue of 5410 bales, consisting of some…

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