Sydney "Farming."
SYDNEY has a beautiful harbour—she bas numerous charming natural advantages. For many years past she has been the only port for this vast colony, and every man, woman, and child—yea, more,…
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Farming & the land, 1886
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Bathurst Farmers' Union
A MEETING of the Bathurst Farmers' Union was held on Thursday afternoon last, Mr. J. Knights, President, being in the chair. There were about a dozen members present…
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Messrs. Harrison, Jones & Devlin write under late:—Sydney, March 22nd, 1886 :—For our fortnightly sale held to-day we catalogued 1,168 sales, but biddings were slack throughout save…
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The Tatham Farmers' Union has decided to petition the Government to [?] an ad valorem duty upon products [?] that colony which compete…
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WE are indebted to our contemporary, the Times for the following report:— A meeting of the Farmers' Union was held at Keegan's Hotel, on Thursday, Mr. Jacob…
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AN American orchardist has grown a pear 2½ lb. weight, and measuring 14½ ins, in the short way and 10½ ins, the long way. Austria is said to have lost £9,000,000 from…
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The decrease in sheep in the Balvanald district in 1884 is estimated at 120,000 One hundred and forty miles of rabbit proof tone on the Queensland horder are to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Sydney Butter. 10th May, 1886
THE Easter holidays wore, as usual, magnificently patronized by "the madding crowd"—in tram, train, and steamer—particularly in the train ; for I heard of a lot of folk who went to see our brave Wife : "This small parcel from mother is dated three days ago. If that is the best the Parcels Post can do, we had better return to the old Parcels Deliverery." Husband, who had carried the parcel in his…
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A SPECIAL MEETING of the above was held on Saturday afternoon at Kegan's hotel, when where between 30 and 40 farmers present. Mr. J. Knights, President, occupied the chair…
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The meeting of the above Union which was reported in this paper on Tuesday last is worthy of something more than passing notice. When times are unprofitable it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Chatterer. "WOOL ! WOOL ! WOOL !
THE talk just now is confined almost exclusively to wool, and the grand development in the market towards high prices. There is nothing to be heard but " That's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Sale Yards and Recreation Reserve
THE citizens of Bathurst will bo glad to learn that there is at last a prospect of the Cattle Sale Yards question being settled. Prom tho following Gazette notifications It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool
UNDOUBTEDLY the price of wool affects the people of this colony more than that of any other article of production. The reason is that such a large sum of money is brought into the country for circulation if…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railways, Our Farmers, and the Railway Frauds
FOR some years past we have advocated the reduction of all charges in connection with carriage by rail of farm produce. We held, and still hold, that farm produce should be carried at the lowest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers' Union. Special Meeting
On Saturday a special meeting of the members of the Farmers' Union who held at Keegan's Hotel. There were about twenty present, and Mr. J. Knights, President occupied the chair…
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WE having not only indirect interests in the farming industry, by being storekeepers, and thus to a great extent being dependent on the success of the farmers, but also having farms of…
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RESPECTING the world's supply of wheat for he current year, the Cincinnati Price Current sums up the state of affairs in the following remarks:—Statistician Dodge, of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Commercial and Pastoral Association. i
At the Commercial Meeting hold on the 17th hist, at the rooms of tho Association in Hunter Street, Sydney, in compliance with the request made by several country correspondents, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For the Fanner. Preparing the Wheat Ladn
BEGIN ploughing for wheat at the earliest postharvest moment. This will present a growth of weeds, and you will gain the aid of the rain, sun and air in pulverising and packing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bathurst Farmers Union. Special Meeting
ON Saturday last a special meeting of the members of the Bathurst Farmers Union was held at Keegan's Hotel, their being about 20 present. The President. Mr. Jacob Knights…
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