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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

11,004 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 250

Hawkesbury Fruit Crop. a Railway Wanted

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 7

The orchardists on the Hawkesbury, N.S.W., have had a record season. There was never so much fruit before, and the prices obtained have been…

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Farmer's "Fashions and Facts." Special Travel Number

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

Was it Mark Twain or Josh Billings who made that remark about the stars? He wasn't surprised at them being able to weigh the stars, and measure…

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Farm-settlement Society

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 8

News has been received from London that Mr. Kingsley Fairbridge, an ex-Rhodes Scholar, who founded the society for the emigration of children to…

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Creamery and Dairyman

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 7

The factory should take a greater interest in its suppliers. Some of our factories are alive to this phase of business, but they all should be. Danish…

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The Dairy Testing for Tuberculosis

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 7

Quite recently a message from Perth informed the Eastern States that a conference of officers of the Western Australian Department of Agriculture…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Frozen Meat Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6

The opening of the Continental markets to the frozen meat trade is a matter of the greatest moment to Australia, ensuring, as it does, a demand which we should have the…

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The Red Farm. Chapter Iii

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 4

Mrs. Montanct stood under the trellised arch, with the open door of the cottage behind her; after the doctor had communicated his intelligence she neither spoke nor moved; it seemed…

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The Soil. Farming in England. a Visitor's Impressions. Beet Culture and Poultry Raising

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6

During a recent trip to the Old-country a visitor there said, "What a lot of land there is running to waste." Now it seemed to me and my party that every acre was in use for…

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Cattle Straying

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 6

At the regular meeting of Parramatta Council on Monday Alderman Champion called attention once again to the cattle straying nuisance. He said that on two…

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London Butter Market

The Sun · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 8

Dalgety and Co.'s London office under yesterday's date cables that the butter market is steady, and likely to advance Quotations are:--Danish, 136s; New…

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Wheat Ships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 18

The four-masted barquentine Renfield has been cleared by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., with 22,999 bags of wheat for the United kingdom or Continent. The big French barque Sully arrived at Hobart…

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Wheat Farms in the Dubbo District

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 9

The news published in last week's "Newsletter" as to the subdivision of the rich Terramungamine Estate, in the immediate…

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Wheat at Bombala

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 20

BOMBALA, Thrusday. -- Mr. Makin fan inspector connected with the Department of Agriculture), who is now on a visit to the district, has mode an examination of the experimental plots…

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Big Wheat Cargoes From Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Nelson and Robertson have cleared the four-masted barque Juteopolis for the Channel for orders with 56,893 bags of wheat. As soon as the…

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Wool by the Port Phillip

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 18

The steamer port Phillip, for Dunkirk, Hull, and Antwerp, via Melbourne, has on board a large cargo of wool, totalling 9127 bales. She also takes 2001 tons of concentrates, 108 bales of sheep skins, and [?]…

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The Wool Trade. Sydney the Only Centre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 6

Fairly substantial catalogues have been submitted in the Sydney saleroom during the week; some of the principal houses have almost cleared their floors, and less than 60,000…

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Letter From Mr. Denham. to Dairy Farmers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 14

The following letter has been received by the Dairy Farmers' Association of N.S.W. from the Premier of Queensland in answer to a wire from the association eulogising him for the strong…

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Dairy Farmers' Association. Executive and State Council Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 20

A meeting of the combined executive and State council of the Dairy Farmers' Association of New South Wales was held in Sydney this week…

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Liverpool Court. Wednesday, February 7. (Before Mr. T.B. Clegg, P.M.) Cattle Straying

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 5

Andrew McFarline, Inspector of nuisances, municipality of Liverpool, proceeded against Robert Eagles, Herbert Nicholls, Emily Whyte, Samuel Kerley and…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes Issued under the direction of the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. J L. Trefle). Lucerne Growing in "Dry" Country

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 2

Lucerne—one of the most valuable of fodder-plants known—has often made the fortune of those farmers who have been enabled to grow it…

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