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Farming & the land, 1912

11,004 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

The Sheep Louse

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 6

The sheep louse found in a New Zealand English Leicester flock not long ago is new to science, and has been named by Mr. Garnett, the well-…

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Victorian Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

MELBOURNE.—Up to the present 1,566,000 bags of wheat have been carried by rail to the seaboard from Victorian country stations, as compared with 1,314,000 bags a year ago…

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Wanted: Sheep. Exporters Willing

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 14

Exporters are complaining that they cannot get sheep at Homebush. The supplies are too small, and there is lack of quality besides. Supply is the…

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Sheep Being Hand-fed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

Some of the stations, writes our Jerilderie correspondent, have begun to hand-feed their sheep. It is said that South Yathong has been feeding for the past fortnight…

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Fat Stock. Monday's Sales at Homebush. Sheep and Lambs. Sheep

The Land · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 10

A moderate penning was forward, which, considering the extreme heat of the weather, was perhaps fortunate, as several animals succumbed curing…

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Wool-sorters' Agitation

The Sun · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

It has been decided by the Wool-Sorters' Union of Melbourne that after January 27 the rate of pay for wool- sorting shall be £3 a week, instead of £2 5s at present…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 16

The following cables have been received by the undermentioned agents, dated London. 16th inst., In reference to the London Wool Sales:—…

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A Serious Loss of Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 6

Mr. C. S. Wilson of Sydney Who is establishing a stud farm in the Coramba district, N.s.W., had the misfortune last week to lose sixteen…

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Railway Workers in Cattle Trucks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

Inglewood writes complaining about the treatment meted out by the Queensland railway commissioners to their employees at Christmas time…

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Royal Show Wheat Entries

Evening News · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 10

The secretary of the New South Wales Agricultural Society states that entries for the wheat competitions for the next Royal Show are coming in slowly. Last year the entries…

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Jethou to Load Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

The Norwegian steamer Jethou has been chartered to load a cargo of wheat at Sydney for the United Kingdom or Continent. She will arrive…

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Wheat and Bran Bags

The Land · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 12

Great excitement has characterised the market for branbags during the week, and the shortage in these goods in a little time to Come must be pretty…

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London. Wheat Cargo Sold

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

The cargo of when by the bq Area, Port Lincoln. S.A., September 30 has been sold as 30:10½…

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Cattle: Heavy Supply and Market Lower

The Land · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 13

There was no doubt of the fall in cattle values this afternoon. Over 2600 were yarded from a listing of 2518, from 107 owners. They were all local cattle…

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Agistment Charges for Cattle on Roads

The Land · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 9

Moruya Municipal Council has been informed by the Department of Public Works that the local body is not authorised by law to charge…

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Sydney Sheep Show. Prize Scheddle Issued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

The prize schedule for this year's sheep show has been issued by th[?] New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association. The committee has made a further increase in the…

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The Sheep Louse in New Zealand

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 14

The sheep louse found in a New Zealand English Leicester flock not long ago is new to science, and has been named by Mr. Garnett, the…

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Wheat. Market Quiet, But Steady

The Land · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 12

The week has shown little or no change in the position of the wheat market. The chief characteristic at the present time being the scarcity of…

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The Royal Show. Wheat Entries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5
Also in The Land

The secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society states that entries for the wheat competitions for the next Royal show are coming in slowly. Last year the entries…

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