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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

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S. A. Crops

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 3

The crops in South Australia are anticipated to be a failure owing to the continued drought and hot winds…

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The Wheat Supply

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 3

The visible supply of American wheat, according to Bradstreet's, is about 23,800,000 bushels…

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Sydney Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 2

MESSRS.—HARRISON, JONES AND DEVLIN report under date of August 12th, as follows:—Wool—We offered a catalogue of 108 bales for auction to-day before a full attendance of buyers there…

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The Victorian Farmers

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 1

WE have several times referred to the growth of the agitation among the farmers of Victoria in favor of Freetrade, and our object in so doing has…

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Important to Farmers

National Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 2

A special general meeting of the Agricultural Society will be held on Monday afternoon, when some important business is to be discussed. The…

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Farm and Garden. California Bee Fanning

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 2

Throughout Southern Cah[?]onis for a dis stance of 300 mile the cost range of mountains is spotted with little canyons upon whose sides may be found a hundred varies…

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Scarcity of Wheat

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 3

President Harrison says that the scarcity of wheat in Europe will enable America to dispose of her surplus harvest, and bring back the gold sent out of the…

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Wheat and War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 3

Russia is buying wheat in such quantities as to create a war scare…

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The Wool Season

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 3

Numerous steamers are duly arriving for the purpose of taking up cargoes for the early London wool sales…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Friday Morning. Cattle Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 3

Twelve hundred and twenty-five cattle were yarded yesterday. The Market was lower; the best beef 18s; best bullocks averaged £9 3s 6d, others from £4 7S…

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The Pastoral War. Renewed Hostilities. Repudiation of the Agreement. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 3

All shearers at Mt. Wood cleared out this "morning, as they refused to sign the conference agreement. The men started to shear before the agreement…

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Homebush Cattle Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 3

Cattle.—1531 cattle were yarded, prices have receded; best beef 16s. Best bul-locks averaged £9 13s, others from £4 6s 9d…

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Sydney Day by Day. Bathurst Footballers.—a Fire at Hudsons'. — the Busy Wool Season. — a Great Bicycle Race Day. — AGRICULTURAL Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 3

A match was played on the Agricultural Society's Ground, on Saturday, between the Bathurst representatives and a metropolitan team, the latter winning…

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Bathurst free Press "Magna est veritas et prosvalebit." Tuesday, August 25, 1891. The Bathurst Farmers

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 2

The supineness of the farmers as a class in matters pertaining to the advance of agriculture is as damaging to their interests as it is discreditable to their…

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Diseased Cattle

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 August 1891 · page 3

A number of additional bullocks were destroyed at Homebush yesterday, being considered unfit for human food…

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The Travelling Dairy

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1891 · page 2

On Monday afternoon Mr. M'Caffery, manager of the travelling dairy, delivered a lecture in the Blayney School of Arts on " Scientific Butter and Cheese…

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Wool Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 27 August 1891 · page 3

At yesterday wool sales the bulk of the catalogue was comprised of remnants; the market was a trifle lower than ordinary. Greasy brought 6½d to…

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Farmers' Co-operative Association

National Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1891 · page 2

At a meeting of the directors of the Western Farmers' Association, held yesterday afternoon in Mr. A. G. Thompson's office, a committee of three…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Friday Morning. Cattle Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 28 August 1891 · page 3

Cattle.—1120 were yarded. Prime were scarce, and best beef realised 16s per 100 lbs. The highest average obtained for bullocks was £7 IIS; others from £3…

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Sydney Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 2

MESSRS. HARRISON, JONES, AND DEVLIN report under date of August 26th, as follows:—Wool.—We held our usual auction sale of wool to-day, submitting a catalogue of 213 bales. Amongst…

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