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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1872

785 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 40

The Grazier. London Wool Sales. the Colonial Wool Merchants' Association. Leadenhall-street, London, Dec. 27th. 18[?]1

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 10

DEAR SIR,—I have to acquaint you that the memorials from woolgrowers and others in Australia, relative to the management of the London wool sales, having been duly presented to this…

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Beds of Wool. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 7

SIR,—In answer to your correspondent, "S. P. G.," I may state that it is a popular fallacy to suppose that sleeping upon greasy wool produces rheumatism, &c. For the last ten or fifteen years I have followed the…

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Mr. Bright and the Tenant Farmers of Ulster

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 4

At the late conference of tenant farmers held in Batty money, it was resolved to send a letter to Mr. Bright congratulating him on his restoration to health and referring to the…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 14

A farmer, more than most men, needs to cultivate the faculty of what is known as being able to ' see a point.' Every day questions arise as to what had best be done, and when and how to do it. The man who can think…

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The Colonial Wool Merchants' Association. to the Editor of the Herald. 109, Londenball-street, London, December 27, 1871

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1872 · page 6

DEAR SIR,—I have to acquaint you that the memorials from wool growers and others in Australia relative to the management of the London wool sales, having been duly presented to this association, they were remitted to a…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 13 March 1872 · page 2

The London wool sales commended on the 8th February, 11[?]000 bales were catalogued; 2d to 3d advance was established in price, with spirited competition…

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Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. English News to February 17. Great Advance in Wool. The Governor-General of India Assassinated. Opening of Parliament. Serious Aspect of the Alabama Quarrel. French Affairs Unsatisfactory. Adelaide, 8.20 a.m

Evening News · Wednesday 13 March 1872 · page 2

The branch steamer Alexandra has arrived, but the weather being too rough to land the despatches at Glenelg, she has gone on to the Semaphore. 8.40 a.m., Adelaide time…

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Pastoral Intelligence

Empire · Thursday 14 March 1872 · page 4

The weither at Dubbo recently has been very genial. The days, says the Dispatch, have been warm, and the night and mornings are delightful. The country on every side is looking well. There is any amount of…

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The Cattle Show, 1871

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1872 · page 5

OLD-FASHIONED winter weather, snow flakes whirling down from slate coloured skies, and anon bright sunlight shining from a clear heaven, on sparkling ice. The water in the horse-troughs is frozen; the…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

Empire · Thursday 14 March 1872 · page 3

The London wool sales commenced on the 8th February. 113,000 bales were catalogued; 2d to 3d advance was established in price, with spirited competition…

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Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. English News to February 17 Great Advance in Wool. The Governor-General of India Assassinated

Empire · Thursday 14 March 1872 · page 3

The branch steamar Alexandra has arrived, but the weather being too rough to land the despatches at Glenelg, she has gone on to the Semaphore. 8.40 a.m., Adelaide time…

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Punch's Prize Hand-books. No. I. Guide to the Farm. Part 3. Concerning Vegetables

Sydney Punch · Thursday 14 March 1872 · page 2

VEGETABLES are of various sorts. Among the most prominent may be mentioned the following :-- The Gooseberry.--This delicious esculent which, as its name…

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Pastoral and Agrigultural Intelligence

Empire · Friday 15 March 1872 · page 4

The Hay Standard says — There is overy appearance of a dry winter. People interested in stock are looking anxiously heavenwards for signs of a downpour, but there is no sign there. Our Booligal correspondent…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

Evening News · Friday 15 March 1872 · page 4

The Hay Standard says:-There is every appearance of a dry winter. People integrated in stock are looking anxiously heavenwards for signs of a downpour, but there is no sign there. Our Booligal correspondent…

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The Sewage Farm at Barking

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1872 · page 3

THIS farm has now been in successful working for five years; it has an area of 220 acres, to which further additions are about to be made. At the present time about 160 acres are under…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 326

ADVICES from the pastoral districts state that in almost every direction rain had not fallen last week, that the weather was hot and sultry, and that a change was sow beginning to be much required,…

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Wheat Farming

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 326

THE wheat crop has received more attention at the hands, and more consideration in the minds, of British farmers than all other crops combined. And when we know that in the face of a climate almost averse to the culture of wheat,…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 11

A correspondent at Coonamblo says:—We are at last benefitted by some beautiful weather, and I may say duly appreciated by all who have suffered severely of late by the extreme heat. A very copious downfall we…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 326

IN the neighbourhood of Sydney, and, indeed, all along the coast, there have been intermittent rains, at times rather heavy, during the latter part of last and the beginning of the present week. The earth has…

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Canadian Sheep-Breeding

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 325

TWENTY-FIVE years ago the long and middle woolled—which may be classed under one name as the mutton breeds of sheep—were comparatively unknown in Canada. Nearly all the flocks of sheep then existing in the country were…

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