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Farming & the land, 1881

1,222 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 62

Agricultural Society of New South Wales. Annual Intercolonial Sheep Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 942

On Wednesday and Thursday, 3rd and 4th August, 1881…

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Latest by Wire. the Wool Sales. London, June 8

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 960

The London colonial wool sales reopened to-day. The attendance was moderate, and foreign buyers were eager to operate. Prices were firm, especially for crossbreds. The…

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The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 19

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

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Bathurst Branch of the Farmers' Union

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 942

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held last week. We abridge from the Bathurst Times' report the proceedings:—The hon. secretary said that the sub-committee appointed to consider the matter of the sale of…

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The Farm & STATION English Agricultural Affairs. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 18

THE weather in England during the past fortnight has been fine and dry but intensely cold. The wind has kept steady in the east and has been very boisterous. The effect on the land has been…

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Bathurst Farmers' Union. the Produce Question

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 12

THE usual monthly meeting of the committee of this society was held at Sherman's Hotel, Bathurst,on Thursday, June 2. The report of the sub-committee appointed at previous meeting to deal with the ques…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 13 June 1881 · page 2

LONDON, June 11.—The number of bales catalogued during the season was 112,280. Of this number 8900 bales were withdrawn. There was a strong demand by…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 June 1881 · page 6

WOOL.—The usual fortnightly sales of wool were held this week. The quantities offered are lessening at every sale, and but little besides fellmongered lots can be expected in the market until next season. Scoured wool realized to…

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Proposed Sale of Model Farm at Parramatta. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 June 1881 · page 6

Sir,—In Your issue of this day appears a letter from Mr. Hugh Taylor, in which he takes exception to the proposed action of certain gentlemen who are trustees of a block of land near Parramatta, granted this society for the purpose…

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Tee Coming Wool Season. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 June 1881 · page 6

Sir,—A pargraph which appeared in your columns a few days since stated that the Southern railway will be opened to Darlington Point, which is within fifty miles of Hay, in time to bring down the next season's wool. This means an…

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Erection of Sheep Folds at the Glebe Island Abattoir. The Treasury, New South Wales, June 14, 1881

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 June 1881 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at the Treasury. up to noon of TUESDAY, the 21st instant, from persons willing to tender for the Election and Completion of SHEEP FOLDS(to be constructed of sawn timber)at the Glebe Island Abattoir…

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The Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 June 1881 · page 9

Winter is coming, with bleak, damp weather. At the close of list week there was a decided change, and rain fell rather heavily in several districts of the colony. Gradually the temperature kept lowering, and several parts of the…

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Erection of Sheep Folds at the Glebe Island Abattoir. The Treasury, New South Wales, June 14, 1881

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 June 1881 · page 8

TENDERS will be received at the Treasury, up to noon of TUESDAY, the 21st instant, from persons willing to tender for the Election and Completion of SHEEP FOLDS (to be constructed of sawn timber) at the Glebe Island Abattoir…

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The Proposed Sale of the Model Farm at Parramatta. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 June 1881 · page 6

Sir,—Mr. Thomas Moser, the esteemed secretary of the. New South Wales Agricultural Society, bas answered my latter on the subject of the proposed sale of the model farm grant at Parramatta in a very remarkable way, considering…

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American Wheat Crops. New York. June 15

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 June 1881 · page 3

Reports from wheat growing districts in the Northern States, announce that the crops are at present in an exceptionally backward state. It is considered that the year's yield will scarcely…

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Government Notices. Governmenrt Tramway. Hunter-street and WOOL[?]RA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 June 1881 · page 2

NOTICE IS HE[?] GIVEN,that from and after the 16th instant. TRAMCHARS will be run between [?]-STREET and WOOLLAHRA, at the following times throughout the day, viz:—…

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Proposed Sale of Model Farm at Parramatta. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 June 1881 · page 6

Sir,—I do not think that any practical benefit can be gained by discussing the above with Mr. Hugh Taylor now that he disputes the Agricultural Society's title to the land in question. Before the t[?]ces can sell Parlimentary…

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Classifying Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 19

As you have invited correspondence on the above subject I would trouble you with a few remarks. In your issue of June 4,''D. M. L." writes very clearly upon the matter, but I would add that in many…

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The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 987

Winter is coming in, with chilling west winds, frosts, and occasional falls of snow, the higher districts being the recipients of the last-mentioned favours. In many districts wheat-sowing has been finished, but there are still some…

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The London Wool Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 9

LONDON, June 11— The number of bales catalogued during the season was 112,280. Of this number 8900 bales were withdrawn. There was a strong demand by…

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