Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1880

1,246 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 63

Wool Market. Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 25 November 1880 · page 2

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough report—" We have sold 4500 [?]ales this week at firm prices, greasy realising 7d to 15[?]d: the latter price for Tulse Hill clip. Several clips were bought for America…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Wool Market

Evening News · Friday 26 November 1880 · page 2

LONDON, November. 24.—The results of the late sales of wool in London show the market to be hardening…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Wool Sales. London, November 21

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 November 1880 · page 2

At the Wool Sales to-day 8700 hales were submitted. The market was firm. Inferior and faulty of all descriptions were irregular…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 19

From Bourke we learn that 6000 sheep, which turned back on the road and returned to the station they previously left, have had to pay £370 for so doing; with an additional 20s and costs for having…

Continued on Trove, page 19 →

Wool Market

Evening News · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 4

LONDON, November 26.—Home buyers are purchasing freely, but the continental demand is limited…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Wool Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 16

LONDON, November 24.—The results of the late sales of wool in London show the market to be hardening. MELBOURNE, Thursday…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 1039

The weather of the past week has been rather variable. Changes from summer heat to chill blasts have been rather frequent, and showers have fallen in nearly all districts. The Southern districts have been most favoured in the…

Continued on Trove, page 1039 →

Tinned Butter at the Victorian Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 1026

American butter factories do not make an imposing display at the Melbourne Palace of Industry, but this colony is well-represented by the Candelo Butter Company of the Bega District. The Leader speaks of…

Continued on Trove, page 1026 →

The London Wool Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 9

LONDON, November 23. — Scoured merino wools have improved in price. Greasy has fallen one halfpenny. English purchasers are bidding actively…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Wheat Growing on the Darling

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 21

IT is pretty generally supposed that the soil of the Darling is admirably adapted for pastoral purposes, but utterly unfit for anything in the shape of agriculture. The experiences of the residents of St…

Continued on Trove, page 21 →

Melbourne Wool Sales. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 4

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company report they have had a very successful wool sale to-day, and cataloged 2270 bales, mostly in lots from live to 20 bales. The biddings are rather…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 40

The crossings were only for local purposesin cattle, and few lots of fat sheep. Stock business has been altogother suspended during the week owing to races. TAMWORTH, Thursday…

Continued on Trove, page 40 →

The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 17

We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of land, crops, and stock as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →

The Dairy

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 1026

English dairymen are sceptical regarding American accounts of " big" yields of milk and butter from cows of certain breeds. For instance, regarding Mr. Darling's Jersey cow, Eurotas, which is said to have…

Continued on Trove, page 1026 →

The Cultivator. Farm and Garden Memoranda for December, 1880

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 20

ON the whole the weather of the past month has been favourable to all branches of husbandry. Anothor year's grace has been granted to the graziers, during which to mature arrangements for the export of…

Continued on Trove, page 20 →

Farm Produce

Evening News · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 2

At the Darling Harbour railway station this morning there was oniy a short supply of forage and produce from the various country districts along the western and southern lines. The market…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Commercial. Wool SALES.—Monday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 November 1880 · page 6

By Messrs Hanlon, Jones, and Devlin.—Wool: SI over B, 24 bales scoured at 17¼d, PL over Yammatree, 3 ballies at 7d; HMD, 1 pieces at 12d; Bouyeo, 35 fleece at 19d, 2 washed bellies at 12¼d, 1 greasy pieces at 5d; AAA, 3 lambs at 9d, 1 locks at 4d;…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 1 December 1880 · page 2

LONDON, November 29.—Greasy wool is firmer in price, and in active demand…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Pastoral and Agricultural

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 December 1880 · page 6

Only ti few showers--tolerably heavy cues—fell since our last letter, but there "are indications of more ere long. However, all fears of an insufficiency in the supply have long since been dispelled,…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →