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Farming & the land, 1912

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Agricultural and Pastoral the State of the Country

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 4

The rain which fell during the week has been very welcome in most places, although to those wheat-farmers who had not quite completed their harvesting operations, it was…

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Pastoral a New Competitor. Stock Development in Brazil

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 10

The announcement of an important development of the stock interests of Brazil, South America, will not occasion surprise to those who have followed the march of recent events…

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Wheat in the Country. STACKED

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 5

Following is the return of wheat stacked at different stations on the N.S.W. lines during the week ended December 30:-- Wallendbeen 800 bags, Stockinbingal 14,336. Springdale 2311, Temora 24,158,…

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Wheat on the South Coast

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 6

At a meeting of the Dapto Agricultural Society, on January 5, Mr. Makin (inspector of agriculture for the South Coast), gave particulars of the experiments carried out on the…

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Cattle-breeding Experiments. Zebu and Ayrshire Crosses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 9

BLACKTOWN.—Mr. Pye, of Riverstone, is experimenting with zebu and Ayrshire crosses. He already has several hybrid animals carrying the zebu strain on his…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 20

The fifth of the 1911-12 series of wool sales was commenced today, when 10,000 bales were offered. The selection generally was neither large nor very attractive. A good proportion of scoured was offered to…

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Export Market. London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 21

The following cable message has been received by Dalgety and Co., Limited, from their London house, under date of Monday:— The list of arrivals [?]…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 21

At to-day's wool sales 10,500 bales were submitted. Although some excellent wools were included, the selection as a whole was by no means a good one. Competition, however, was remarkably keen and well…

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Career of a Wool Team

Globe · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

A Peculiar accident happened with a wool team on Corrowong Hill, just outside Delegate (N.S. Wales). The driver, E. Christopher, had the team standing on the brow of the hill, while…

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Wool Sales. Opening Day at Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--At to-day s wool sales [?] were submitted. Although some excellent wools included, the selection as a whole was by no means a good one. Competition, however, was remarkably…

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Hints to Producers. Spurt in Wheat Prices

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 5

This week's rise in Sydney of about a penny per bushel on wheat is a pleasant surprise for the growers, and is mainly ascribed to unfavorable crop reports from the Argentine. It may…

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Palestine Wheat Grown in N.S.W.

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 8

Reports have appeared in the Press from time to time regarding the great hardiness of a variety of wheat which is stated to have grown wild on the stony mountain slopes and…

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Palestine Wheat Grown in New South Wales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 12

Reports have appeared in the press from time to time regarding the great hardiness of a variety of wheat which is stated to have grown wild on the stony mountain…

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Argentine Railway Strike. Wheat Harvest Held Up

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 9

BUENOS AYRES, Monday Evening.--The masters have accepted, but the railway men have rejected, the proposal of the Minister for the interior to intervene in the…

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"A Dog's Life." Assault with a Wool Hook

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 6

There was trouble in Cumberland-street last night, in which a man and his wife and a wharf laborer's wool-hook figured. This morning at the Water Police-Court,…

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Development of the Northern Territory. Large Cattle Runs and Smaller Fattening Areas

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 8

In pursuance of methods for developing the resources of the Northern Territory, the Commonwealth Government has decided to proceed along lines which have made the occupation of…

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Australia and Java. Extending Commonwealth Cattle Trade. Visit of a Javanese Vet

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 8

The arrival in Sydney, from where he has gone on to Queensland, of Dr. De Bluck, Director of the Veterinary School of Batavia, Java, to inquire into the cause of the cessation of…

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Another Masters' Ultimatum. the Wool-combing Strike. a Concession Withdrawn

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--The employers in the Bradford wool-combing industry, where a strike has occurred on the non-union question, have resolved to institute a lockout…

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Terrible Crime. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Minister Poisons Choir Girl. An Eloquent Fraud

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

A cablegram in this week's papers is as fallows:- BOSTON, Saturday.— Rev.C. Richeson has confessed to poisoning his sweetheart…

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Dairymen Must Register

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 14

Peter James Farrelly, trading as Farrelly Brothers, was proceeded against by Inspector A. W. Gibbs, of the Waverley Municipal Council, at the Paddington Police Court, for not…

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