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Farming & the land, 1913

11,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

More Wheat Fixtures

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

It is reported that the big tramp steamer Vestalia 5528 tons register, which was built last year for the Vestalia S.S. Company, and managed by…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 6993 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 9
Also in Freeman's Journal

Three catalogues covering 3266 bales, were offered at the Sydney wool sales this afternoon [?] Son and Badgery, Ltd, [?] bales, John Bridge and Company Ltd., 1911: and the…

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Tallow and Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--At the sales of tallow to-day, 1540 casks were offered and 1159 sold. Prices remained unchanged-- namely: Mutton, fine 40s 6d, medium 34s 6d:…

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The Cattle Industry. American Methods Reviewed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

The mrthods fo managing cattle generally adopted in the United States of Americ are pecullar to an Australian stockwner. During the last eight months I travelled over…

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Homebush Offerings. Earlier Cattle Sales To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 11

The Homebush selling agents will commence the cattle sales to-day at 11.15 a.m. instead of 12.15 p.m., as previously. Although a record number of cattle will be yarded to-day…

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The Markets London Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 27

Messrs. John Bridge and Co. report that they received the following cable from their London agents regarding the sales there:—"Saies opened yesterday, the 14th inst., with…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 10

As far as the Melbourne market was concerned, the regualr selling season closed to-day, when 5250 [?] were brought forward. There was keen competition. The price for scoured wool was a record to date—…

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Sydney Wool Sales. (Continued from page 9)

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 3

John Bridge and Company offered a small catalogue, comprising a few good New England and Queanbeyan wools, the balance being mostly medium and skirty qualities. They…

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Export of Meat. the Macmeikan Process. Disease in Australian' Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. Russell Rayson, inventor of the Macmelkan freezing and defrosting process, has returned to Australia after five months' absence, during which he superintended the shipment of…

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Commercial. Manning River Crops. Maize and Millet. Growth of Dairying Industry

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 7

Mr. J. F. Small, of the Wingham district, on the Manning, has supplied some interesting particulars to an "Evening News" reporter:— "The carly maize crops of the manning…

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In Catholic Bavaria. Picturesque Procession's That Originated in a Cattle Plague

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 41

There is hardly another part of Germany where old manners and customs have been preserved so unchanged through centuries as is the case in that eastern corner of…

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The Overlanders. Cattle-droving Sixty-three Years Ago. Abcrigines and Their. Habits

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 11

There died recently [?] Wilberforce. in the Hawkesbury district. new South Wales. a sturdy Australian native in the person of Mr. Henry Teale. in his 84th year. In the house…

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The Protestant Clergy of To-day and Their Hungry Sheep. Afraid to Preach Christianity

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 46

"The Hungry Sheep" is the title of an article contributed to the current number of the Century Magazine" by William Lyon Phelps, Lampson Professor of Engilsh…

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Produce. Dairy. Firmness in Bacon. a Quiet Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 11

Business was not very brisk in the da[?]ry section of Sussex-street yesterday morning. Wednesday is universally recognised as an off day, and yesterday was no exception to the…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. the Tick Commission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

We cannot understand how anyone with a firsthand knowledge of conditions in our quaratine areas can consider the work of the Tick Commission that has just returned from…

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Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

GRAFTON—The Grafton Dairy Company paid for December lOd per lb for first-class butter and 9d per 1b for second class. The pay for pork was 4½d per lb. The total pay…

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The Final Words. Mr. Wood at Perthville. Political Farm-burning

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 8

BATHURST, Wednesday.--Among the politicians who were out in the electorate to-night speaking on behalf of Mr. Withington, are Messrs. Wood. Levy. M'Farlane, Cohen,…

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The Season and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

BINGARA, Wednesday.--As a result of the two Inst storms grass is growing splendidly, and water is plentiful along the track of the storms. Unless the weather turns exceedingly…

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