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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1913

11,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250

The Fertile Richmond: a Rich Dairying District

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 10

The Richmond River district takes front rank amongst the dairying districts of New South Wales. The strip of country lying between it and the Tweed has the reputation—and visitors from all parts of the globe have been critics—of being quite as fine dairying land as can be found the world over. The annual output of butter in this district represents well over a million sterling, and the bacon industry also runs into big figures…

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Warwick Farm Fixture

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 7

Secretary H. B. Dando will receive nominations on Monday next for the the Warwick Farm Racing Club meeting, which takes place on Saturday. February 22nd…

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Yanco Farms. Company and the Trust. Where Is the Money?

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 10

Great dissatisfaction exists in Melbourne among the shareholders of the East Yanco Co., and the persons who purchased land from the company in the Murrumbidgee…

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The Milk Supply. Chief Dairy Expert's Evidence. Bacteriological Tests Advocated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 7

Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, Chief Dairy Expert of New South Wales, was the witness before the Food Commission yesterday. One feature of his evidence was his plea on behalf of the…

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The Season and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 19

CORAKI, Tuesday.--The continuous dry weather is having a most disastrous effect on crops, Much of the early maize has been spoilt, and is being cut for dairy fodder. The absence…

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Farmers and Settlers. Executive Decisions. Federal Union Turned Down

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 19

The executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has concluded-its quarterly meeting, held in Sydney. Since the October meeting, it was reported, 20 new branches had been…

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Dairying Notes

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

The average of the Bonalbo Butter Factory is over two tons of butter weekly. Mr. C. H. Lynch occupied the chair at the eleventh half-yearly meeting of the Cessnock…

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Notes. Dry-farmed Peaches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 6

Some splendid peaches have been grown by Mr. Wilkie, at Gundongs, Tomingley, on young trees. They are of the Shanghai and early Newington variety, and no water was used…

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Grading Butter. Co-operative Dairymen Object

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 6

BRISBANE.—The question of grade marking of butter for export was brought under the notice of the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. J. White on Tuesday afternoon, by a deputation…

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Wool Market

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 41

John Bridge and Company, Ltd., report having received the following cable from their London agents respecting the closing of the wool sales there on January 29…

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Queensland Farmers' Union. Dairying Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A conference representing dairying and farming interests, convened by the Farmers' Parliamentary Union, was commenced at Parliament House to-day…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 27

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—No further wool auctions will be held in Sydney until the 10th inst. On that date we will offer a catalogue of about 2000 bales,…

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The Holy Season. the Archbishop's Lenten Pastoral

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 17

Reverend Fathers. Beloved Brethren,— Among the dangers besetting our earthly pi.grimage there is one against which Divine Revelation utters an emphatic…

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The Markets London Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 27

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report having recived the following cable from their London agents respecting the closing of the wool sales on January 29:—"Values are…

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£1666 From £8. Record Wheat Yield

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 11

From the produce of a quarter of seed, for which he gave £8 8s in 1910, Mr. W. R. Elgar, member of Canterbury (N.Z.) Farmers' Club, has raised a crop of wheat which he…

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Commercial. Good Sales of Wheat. Milling Quality

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 7

Private cables to Sydney state that the London and Liverpool wheat markets are steady as to Quotations, but are quiet. Late on Wednesday afternoon, about 40,000…

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The Lenten Pastoral of the Archbishop of Sydney Our Relations with God

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 14

The Lenten Pastoral of the Archbishop of Sydney was rend in all the churches of the archdiocese on Sunday last. The full text was…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Yanco for Dairying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 6

Dairying should be the main factor in the future welfare of the great majority of the farmers who have taken up blocks on the irrigation area in the neighbourhood of Yanco…

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Agriculture. "Take-all" in Wheat How to Control It

Watchman · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 3

The appearance of "Take-all" in so-many of our wheat fields this year is some evidence that the warnings of the N.SAV. Department, two years ago, were well grounded…

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New South Wales Wool. Exhibited in Scotland. London. Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 10

An exhibit of New South Wales wool was opened to-day at the Technical institute, Hawick, Roxburghshire. Many manufacturers and mill-owners and a…

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