Cattle Stealing in Queensland
If the statement of a correspondent which appears in the Brisbane Courier of the 9th instant is to be relied on, cattle stealing…
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Farming & the land, 1869
20 stories in Illawarra's papers
Wool Report
Colonial wool sales terminated on 21st December. There was a good attendance of home buyers at the commencement; with an unusually large number from France. Much animation took…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle and Horses
A correspondent of the Queenslander thus discourses on our cattle and horses. Speaking of the celebrated "Cowpasture herd," he tells us "they were old-fashioned,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, May 5. (Before R. B. Fry and T. S. Kendall, J.P.'s) James Somerville, Weed Inspector, v. W. Moffitt, farmer
Adjourned case.—Defendant was charged in the information with allowing noxious weeds, known as Scotch thistles, to grow on his farm at Crawley's Forest, after due…
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The wool sales closed on 24th March, without recovery; the decline gradully settled in general reduction of 1d. to 1½d., then to 2d. per 1b., verging upon the most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Original Correspondence. Cattle Stealing. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent
SIR—This crime, which is so fearfully raging throughout Australia, is one which seems to be rather oncouraged than otherwise, if we may judge from the cases that recur after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To the Landed Proprietors, Capitalists, and Farmers of Liververpool, Campbelltown Camden and Picton
WE extract the following letter from the Herald, as containing some useful hints even for the residents of this district;— "Gentlemen—In the course of my…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Original Correspondence. Rust in Wheat. &c. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent
SIR,—That I may not be misunderstand in my two former letters, as to the necessity of lime In various forms, sil[?]x (that is, pure quartz). potash, ammonia, and other mineral…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Devon As a Dairy Cow
THE Devon may be called medium in the quantity of milk she yields, and its quality superior. The older or unimproved race were somewhat noted for the quantities of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sugar Crops and Manufacture
THE time is now fast approaching when the real value of this now industry will be proved in the Clarence district. Case culture, as an experiment, has been tested…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipment of Butter to England
Immediately after the adjournment of council a meeting took place to consider this subject. The Mayor was moved to the chair. The Mayor having explained the object the…
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Immediately after the adjournment of the Council, a meeting took place to consider this subject. The Mayor was moved to the chair, and having explained the object the meeting had in view, called…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meeting of Butter-Producers at Dapto
A meeting was held at the Council Chamber, Dapto, on the evening of Tuesday last, for the purpose of organising a society for the shipment of butter to England. The notice had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Shipment of Butter to England. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent
SIR,—Seeing that a meeting was hold at Shellharbor, on Saturday last, to consider the subject of exporting butter to England; we wish to state, that about two years since we induced…
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The following letter appears in Wednesday's Empire':— SIr—Seeing that a meeting was held at Shell harbour on Saturday last, to consider the subject of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meeting of Butter Shippers at Dapto
A meeting of the parties who purpose shipping b[?]tter to England was held in the Council Chamber, at Dapto, on Monday evening last, the attendance at which was by no means large, The Mayor having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large Farms and Small Ones
It is a standing complaint in this colony, as well as in the mother country, that after dinner speeches at agricultural meetings are altogether foreign to the interests of the audience. Speakers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cardinal Cullen's Pastoral
WE must express our gratitude to Cardinal Cullen and the Roman Catholic Hierarchy of Ireland for telling the world explicitly what are their demands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Large Sheep
A very large sheep was killed during the present week by Mr A. Beatson, of Crown-street. Although the animal had received no extra attention or feeding, and was consequently only in ordinary condition, it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Butter Making in California
The home dairy employs 25 men and turns out about 300 tons of butter per day. An elegant and commodious dairy house has recently been completed, which is complete in all…
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