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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

11,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

United States Wool Duties

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 10

If the United States Congress decides to take off the wool duties (as it is expected it will soon after it meets in March, with President Woodrow Wilson in power), the…

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Pastoral Topics. Grower and Manufacturer. Proposed International Conference

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 41

THE time has clearly arrived when some effort should be made to bring the wool-grower and wool-user into closer touch, with a view of arriving at a…

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Agricultural and Pastoral the State of the Country

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 3

Except in a few favored places dry hot conditions continue to prevail, with, telling effect upon the pastures, and summer crops, and particularly upon the orchards and market…

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Straying Cattle. the Place to Catch Them

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 9

In his report to the last meeting of the Randwick Council the sanitary inspector stated that a number of cattle found straying in the streets of the municipality had…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Record Price

Evening News · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Limited, are in receipt of the following telegram from their Brisbane branch:—"Wool sales closed on Tuesday. As compared Monday's rated market in…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 14

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency company report:—Offered 3100 bales to-day, consisting of a medium selection of greasy and a fair quantity of scoured wools. There was a strong muster of buyers,…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 15

Dalgety and Company, Limited, Brisbane, reports that the fifth series of wool sales for the 1912-13 season were opened yesterday, when the company offered a fairly representative catalogue of 6800 bales before…

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London Market Cables. Wheat. London, Feb. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 14

Cargoes were steady yerterday. The sale of the cargoes of the barque Fran[?] Damboise, which left Melbourne for the Channel on January 30, and the ship Scottish…

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Commercial. Milling Wheat Firmer. London and Sydney

Evening News · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 7

Private cables to Sydney state that the London and Liverpool wheat markets are stronger, with improved inquiry for Australian cargoes. This improvement is reflected in…

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The Wheat Export Trade-- A Record Shipment

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 28

No better evidence of substantial advance in the wheat export industry is to be found…

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N.S.W. F.A.Q. Wheat Standard

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 11

Mr. R. W. Gillespie, chairman of the sectional grain committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, presided on January 31 at the striking of the New South Wales f.a.q, wheat…

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Wheat For Export-- Handling the Grain at Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 29

A Comprehensive View of Darling Harbor Railway Yards. A record truck load of 530 bags of wheat at Darling Harbor. The approximate value of the load was £300…

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Rich Pastoral Country. Agricultural Possibilities. Closer Settlement Wanted How the Line Was Constructed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 12

DUNGOG, Tuesday.--The country from West Maitland on to Dungog has now been familiar to railway travellers for twelve months. The train's course lies through a series of lengths…

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Wheat in the Country. the Quantity Stacked and Railed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 13

The following statement shows the number of bags of wheat stacked at various railway stations in New South Wales during the week ended January 25:--…

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Dispute Settled. Wool- Workers Go Back. Labor Man As Arbitrator

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 10

The industrial dispute at the wool- combing department of tho Water Reserve Mills of F. W. Hughes, Ltd., at Botany, has been settled so far as the male employees are concerned…

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The "Modified Marathon." Splendid Victory of a Cumberland Farmer

Referee · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 9

The second day of the Powderhall carnival of 1913 will remain notable, not only for the unexcelled all-round quality or the sport, but for the fact that the attendance of fully 20,000…

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Meetings of Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 11

FORBES.—The Forbes Farmers and Settlers' Association has passed a resolution protesting against the action of the Postal Department in demanding a guarantee from settlers…

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Produce. Dairy. Eggs Dearer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 15

As predicted in yesterday's "Herald," the price of new-laid eggs was advanced in Sussex-street yesterday morning. New-laids were quoted at 1/8 to 1/9; railways,…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Frozen Meat Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 11

The subject of frozen meat, so much in the public mind at present, is beginning to attract attention amongst settlers in the north-west. There is little doubt that the active…

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The Cyclone. Latest Reports. Cane Crops Suffer. Search for Schooner. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 14

Reports from Innisfail describe a record flood for the district as having occurred as the result of the recent disturbance. The rains and gale continued without ceasing, and…

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