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Farming & the land, 1879

1,221 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 62

The Weather and the Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 497

The weather of the past week has in the metropolis been variable. A few days were disagreeably warm, and this warmth was displaced by cool breezes and dost storms. Thursday brought rain, light showers, which were general…

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Freight on Wollongong Dairy Produce

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 497

A deputation of farmers and dairymen, residents of Wollongong, waited on the directors of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company on Thursday, to ask for a reduction mthe freight charged on dairy produce shipped by the…

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Farm and Garden

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 3

STEPS IN THE EIGHT DIRECTION.— Mr. E. B. Woodhouse, of Mount. G[?]d, Campbelltown, is doing great service to the farmers of this colony by his efforts to improve…

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The Cultivator. Farm and Garden Memoranda for April, 1879

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 20

IN our March and April memoranda last year, it may be remembered, allusion waa made to the numerous oases of stock poisoning that had been reported to us by correspondents in all parts of the country, as well…

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Dairy Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 21

FROM England we have a report of a recent case of serious poisoning by a morning draught of milk. Upon examination it was found that the can from which it was taken was foul with "decided…

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Adelaide Wheat Market. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1879 · page 2

The wheat market is dull, and shipping parcels are quoted at 4s lOd per bushel, delivered at Port, Adelaide, and for a few farmer's lots 2s per bushel less has been paid. There are but few buyers of…

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Fluke in Sheep

Evening News · Wednesday 2 April 1879 · page 3

On Saturday, March 29, Meagre. J. Finlay, John Simson, W. Cumming, George Aitken, and A. Lincolne, members of the National Agricultural Society of Victoria, with the secretary, proceeded to…

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Sale of Farm Lands. West Maitland

Evening News · Wednesday 2 April 1879 · page 2

Messrs. Drunker and Wolfe sold at Brown's Hotel, yesterday, M'Elveny's farm of 20 acres at Bolwarra, at £50 an acre. 20 acres of low land at South Park, fetched £10 per acre. Other…

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Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Show. INVERELL

Evening News · Thursday 3 April 1879 · page 2

The annual show of the Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Society opened yesterday, and was in every way a great success. The weather was fine, and there was a Rood attendance. There were 120…

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Adelaide Wheat Market. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Thursday 3 April 1879 · page 2

Wheat Is very quiet, and sales at 48 10d are made at Port Adelaide. No transactions in flour…

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Cattle Stealing Case at Tamworth. TAMWORTH

Evening News · Thursday 3 April 1879 · page 2

The court was occupied all yesterday, on charge of cattle stealing, laid against Robert Webster and John Webster. An 8 o'clock, lost night, the jury found Robert Webster guilty of stealing,…

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Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1879 · page 5

The annual show of the Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Association opened to-day. The weather was fine, and the attendance of the public very large, over 1000 per ons being present. The show of cattle was…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Bathurst Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Society's Show. April 7th and 8th, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1879 · page 8

TICKETS at excursion rates will be issued at all stations to Bathurst, on the 5th, 7th, and 8th April, available for return for one week…

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Ostrich Farming

Evening News · Friday 4 April 1879 · page 3

The MARK LANE EXPRESS says:—Ostrich farming continues to receive a large share of attention throughout Cape Colony, and the weekly sales have been liberally supplied with feathers. A decline…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 19

The squatting interest have now nothing to complain of, so far as a plentiful supply of grass and water is concerned; and from all parts of New South Wales and Queensland we hear of ample feed for the…

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Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 19

Durham Bull, 3 yrs.—J. H. Keys' Brunswick, 3 yrs, Mr. Ewins' breed. T. Cook's Masterpiece, 5 yrs, by Model Count, second; 6 entries. Durham Bull, under 6 yrs.—Ed. White's Reform, roan, 2…

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Weather and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 537

The records for the past week show a continuance of favourable weather, and of the satisfactory condition of the stock in all parts of the colony. Although the rainfall this year is up to the present time only about half what it was…

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Selectors' Sheep

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 20

There are few subjects that possibly are more deserving the serious attention of selectors than a judicious selection of sheep from which to breed. It also must be admitted that this matter does…

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SHEEP, &c

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 19

The prizes for Sheep chiefly foll to Mr. F. R. White. The judges said there was great want of competition, and that some af the pens were not worth exhibiting. The first prizes for Pigs fell to Mrs. G. P. Bowman, Abel…

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Preservation of Butter

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 536

The Italian Minister of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce has addressed a communication to the Chamber of Milan relative to the renewed experiments in salting butter with borax which have been carried out at the Agricultural…

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