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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1890

203 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 11

Means of Preserving Butter for Shipment. Tests of Rival Processes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1890 · page 2

"SOME two months or so ago quantities of butter from the same churning were tinned under three different processes at the offices of the Fresh Food and Cold Storage Company,…

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An Atlantic Liner Burnt at Sea. Six Hundred Cattle Burnt

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1890 · page 4

LONDON, July 24.—The steamer Egypt, engaged in the Atlantic trade, has been burnt at sea. All on beard were saved. The vessel had a large number of cattle,…

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Illawarra Butter in Ceylon

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1890 · page 2

Monday's commercial column of the S M. Herald contains the following:— "An ex-Ceylon resident in our Illawarra district is it appears, endeavoring to open up a…

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Australian Farmers' Union

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1890 · page 2

The first regular meeting of the members of the proposed union was called for Monday evening last, and, considering the unfavorable state of the weather and roads,…

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Unanderra Dairy Company

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1890 · page 2

The fifth half-yearly meeting of the above company was held in the Council Chambers, Unanderra, last Tuesday, at half-past twelve. The attendance was not…

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The Dairy Cow

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1890 · page 4

MR. HOAD, a well-known dairyman of Wisconsin, recently delivered an address on the dairy temperament of the cow, in which he said:—When I went out to…

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Cable Intelligence. English Wheat Crop

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1890 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—It is estimated that the wheat crop in the United Kingdom this year will be 11,000,000 quarters below the quantity required for…

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Illawarra Butter in Ceylon

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1890 · page 4

MONDAY'S commercial column of the S. M. Herald contains the following :—"An exCeylon resident in the Illawarra district is it appears, endeavouring to open up a…

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The Worrigee Dairy Company

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1890 · page 4

AT a meeting of shareholders for the above company held at the factory on Wednesday, 28rd ult., matters rose to a very high temperature, and a big row…

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Rust in Wheat. Soda and Lime

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1890 · page 4

A QUEENSLAND correspondent, under the nom-de-plume of 'Onyx,' has sent to (Town and Country Journal) a communication under this heading, and assumes…

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Combination. the Farmers and Dairymen Coalesce

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1890 · page 2

Whilst unions and rumors of unions are fairly "in the air," the farmers and dairy-men determined to combine with all other classes and conditions of men now seeking…

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Dairy Farmers' Union

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1890 · page 2

Per advertisement, a meeting of farmers in sympathy with the effort now being made in this district to form a union was held in Condon's Hotel. Albion Park, on…

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Dairymans Association

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1890 · page 2

THE following letters, which are being forwarded to the directors of the various factories throughout the colony, anent the above subject, will no doubt receive the…

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Export Butter Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1890 · page 3

Yesterday morning several duplicate samoles of utter, of which the ordinal were tent to London some two month ago, were opened at the offices of the Fresh…

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Dairymen's Association

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1890 · page 2

The following letters are being forwarded to the directors of the various factories throughout the colony, anent the above subject, and will no doubt receive the…

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Export Butter Trade

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1890 · page 4

YESTERDAY morning several duplicate samples of butter, of which the original were sent to London some two months ago, were opened at the offices of the…

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Ice, Bacon, and Butter

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1890 · page 4

At Euroa, an agricultural district, in Victoria, the residents propose starting an ice, bacon, and butter factory. The Australasian, in commenting upon the…

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Dairy Farmers' Union

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1890 · page 2

In connection with it movement new on feat in this district to term a under amongst the dairy farmers for the purpose of [?] their interests…

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Dairy Farmers' Association

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1890 · page 2

AN important meeting was held in the Council Chamber last Wednesday evening, convened by circular from the Waughope Dairy Factory, for the purpose of forming…

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The Irish Crops

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1890 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—The reports from the south of Ireland are of a very discouraging character. Blight is widespread in the potatoe crops, the…

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