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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1878

38 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 2

Meeting of Wingecarribee Dairy Farmers

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1878 · page 4

The adjourned public meeting of Dairy Farmers took place according to advertisement, at Cullen's hotel, on Monday, 17th; between 30 and 40 persons were present,…

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The Queensland Sugar Crop

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 July 1878 · page 4

Assuming, and it is pretty near the fact, that there are 16,000 acres of sugar cane approaching maturity in Queensland at the time, we (Brisbane Courier) had the great pleasure,…

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Ostrich Farming at the Cape

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 July 1878 · page 4

Ostrich farming is becoming a settled industry in many parts of the Cape colony, and is yielding large profits to those engaged in it. The Graaf Re[?]ent Advertiser…

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To the Farmers of Kiama and Surrounding Districts

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1878 · page 2

IT having come to our cars that some of you are under the impression that we sell butter by auction, we beg to state that we do no such thing; we sell it privately—the…

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Duty on Butter. To the Dairymen of the South Coast. [COMMUNICATED.]

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1878 · page 2

As this subject is engaging much attention amongst our dairy farmers, and petitions are in course of preparation to bring about this object. I am induced to offer a few…

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The Wool Trade of New South Wales

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1878 · page 4

Between 300 and 400 gentlemen assembled on Tuesday at the site on Macquarie-place, Sydney, chosen by Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, to witness the…

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The Duty on Butter. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1878 · page 2

SIR,—My attention has been drawn to a communicated article, appearing in your last issue, and because the arguments used in it are illegical land of the most flimsy nature, I…

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The Sugar Crop of 1877-78

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1878 · page 2

We are informed by Mr. Newcombe, Government Statist, that the gross quantity of sugar manufactured in Now South Wales during…

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Dairying in Illawarra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 September 1878 · page 4

Under the bending of "Agriculture in New South Wales," the "Travelling Reporter" of the Melbourne Leader, having recently visited this district, has supplied…

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Preserving Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1878 · page 4

Under the common system of handling they all come in fresh in the spring. When the pastures run riot with succulent cow feed, she enters the field with her…

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Butter and Its Substitutes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1878 · page 2

A correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, writing from Paris, and signing himself "H. P. states that [?] has for some years been…

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Something Like Farming

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1878 · page 3

A DR. GLENN is the largest farmer in California, and the following pithy description of how the ploughing is done on this 40,000 acre farm will be interesting. A…

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Wreck of Shellharbour Steam Navigation Company's Steamer Dairymaid

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1878 · page 2

INTELLIUGENCE was received in town on Wednesday that the Shellharbour Steam Navigation Company's steamer Dairymaid, 100 Captain Wilson, went ashore off Bulli,…

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The Steamer Dairymaid

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 November 1878 · page 2

The steamer Dairymaid, the property of the Shellharbor Steam Navigation Company, unfortunately sustained a mishap, on Wednesday morning last, which it is to be feared will result in her…

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MISCELLANEOUS. The Dairymaid

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1878 · page 2

THE Dairymaid still lies stranded on the reef at Peck's Point. The weather being favourable on the whole, she does not appear to have sustained much damage…

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The Dairymaid

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1878 · page 2

THIS unfortunate steamer still lies on the reef where she first struck, without any change in position; and though she is in four and a half feet of water at low tide, she…

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A Great American Farm

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1878 · page 3

I PAID a visit recently to the Dalrymple farm, situated eighteen miles west of Fargo. The estate embraces 100,000 acres, owned by Mr. Darlymple of St. Paul, General…

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Original Correspondence. The Kiama Agricultural and Hortcultural Society's Dairy-cow Prize of £20. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 27 December 1878 · page 2

SIR,—As the time of entry for the above prize, viz., 30th January, 1879, is drawing nigh, it may not be out of place to call attention to the desirableness of every…

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