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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1880

1,246 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 63

The Wool Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 June 1880 · page 6

Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. reported on April 20, 1880:—The second series of public auctions of colonial wool for the year opened here this day. The arrivals up to date are— Bales Bales…

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The London Wool Bales

Evening News · Monday 7 June 1880 · page 2

LONDON, June 4.—The wool sales progress without noticeable change. 10,000 tales were catalogued to-day. LONDON, June 5.—The number of…

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The Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1880 · page 7

Autumn is closing with weather which is unmistakably of a wintry nature. Cool days and nights on the coast, with light frosts in the high districts may be expected from this point until the close of August. During the past…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Wednesday 9 June 1880 · page 2

LONDON, June 7.—The tone of the wheat market is advancing…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 9 June 1880 · page 2

LONDON, June 7.—The London wool sales are progressing flatly, and at auction this morning 10,200 bales were catalogued…

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The Wool Sales. London, June 7

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 June 1880 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day, 10,200 bales were offered. The market was flat; to effect sales, however, lower prices must bo accepted. The following items are extracted from the…

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European Crop Prospects

Evening News · Wednesday 9 June 1880 · page 3

New York, May 6.—The BULLETIN'S Liverpool correspondent says: All reports from Great Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Hungary, and Algeria represent…

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The London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 10 June 1880 · page 2

LONDON, June 8.—The London auction rales of colonial wool closed to-day. The total number of bales catalogued during the past season was 383,000…

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Close of the Spring Wool Sales. London, June 9

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 June 1880 · page 3

The April-May series of colonial wool sales by auction closed to-day. The total quantity sold during the series has amounted to 860,000 bales. 25,000 bales have been held…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 19

Throughout Queensland the weather has been fine and cold. At Coonamble they had clear days and nights and mornings. The grass is plentiful, and stock are in…

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Sheep and Sheep Farming. Influence of Food on the Quality of Mutton

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 15

DIET has a powerful influence on the constituents of the body. A rank, succulent pasture taints the flesh, or renders it insipid and unpleasant, while a dry, aromatic herbage communicates a delightful flavour, and enables…

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Agricultural Pastoral Forthcoming Shows

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 1070

Central Australian Pastoral Association, Bonrke, let July. Deniliquin P. and A. Society, at Deniliquin, 22nd July. Forbes Pastoral and Agricultural Association, at Forbes, 5th and 6th August…

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Warren Pastoral Association Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 38

THIS new association held their first show at Warren on June 3, and was pronounced a decided success, so much so that several noted breeders and woolgrowers have promised their support for the future. These helps, together with…

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The Weather—Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 1088

Fine days and cold nights have, with very few exceptions, been the rule during the past week. Light frosts have been experienced in the West, and occasionally strong breezes have swept along the coastline. In many districts there…

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Paper for Butter Preservation

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 1070

In our last issue there was notified the arrival from England of fresh butter by post to New Zealand—the good qualities of the commodity having been preserved throughout the long journey by the use of paper…

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Hints to Cattle Breeders

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 15

IN view of the probable increased demand in Europe for fresh Australian beef, the following observations from the Chicago Drovers' Journal will not be found out of place:— It seems really strange that farmers and…

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The Fairlamb Plan of Butter Making

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 1071

The Fairlamb can is in general appearance like a tall tin pail. It is 20 inches deep, a foot in diameter at the top and 10 inches at the bottom. It stands upon three short knobs or feet, so as to raise it an inch or two from the floor…

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The Cultivator. Pastoral and Agricultural Shows to Come

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 20

Central Australian Pastoral Association, Bourke, 1st July. Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society, 22nd July…

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An International Exhibition of Wool

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 1070

We learn from our files of American journals, received by the last mail, that an International Exhibition of sheep wool and wool products, under the auspices of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wagga Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 40

This week shows a slight improvement in the fat stock market, better demand existing for fat sheep. In store cattle, very little doing; buyers are willing to operate at from 50s to 60s, but holders are asking more, hence…

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