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Farming & the land, 1882

1,140 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 57

Colonial and Farm Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 May 1882 · page 37

THE WHEAT MARKET.—The large supplies to hand from Adelaide, San Francisco, Tasmania, and New Zealand have caused buyers to hold off for lower rates, and there have been parcels offered at lower…

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Wool Packing and Dumping. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 May 1882 · page 6

Sir,—Referring to Mr. Austin's recent letter, and the complaint therein contained from Mr. J. D. Fuhrmann, Antwerp, concerning bad packing, marking, and dumping of bales of wool purchased for him in Sydney by Mr. Austin, I…

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New Series London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 17 May 1882 · page 4

LONDON, May 16.-The new series of sales were opened, open to-day Chas. Balme and Co. submitted a well assorted catalogue of 6200 bales. The attendance was good of…

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Dumping Wool. To the Editor

Evening News · Wednesday 17 May 1882 · page 7

SIR,—Beneath the heading "Notes on Current Events," in your issue of Thursday, a paragraph appears in connection with Mr. Henry Austin's letter to your morning contemporary, on the…

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Sydney Wool in the English Markets. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1882 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue of Saturday I notice a letter signed by "Geddes Brothers," calling attention to the state in which the Sydney wools arrive in London. I do not think that ventilating such grievances through the public prints does…

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The Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 May 1882 · page 7

The rain still keeps away, while in the elevated districts frosts are noticeable nearly even evening. It cannot be said that the official stock reports indicate that the graziers in many districts are passing through a hard time; but…

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New Series of Wool Auctions

Evening News · Thursday 18 May 1882 · page 2

LONDON, May 16.—The May-June series of colonial wool auctions were opened to-day, when there was a fair attendance of buyers. 6100 bales were catalogued, and good spirit…

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London Wool Sales. London, May 16

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 May 1882 · page 3

The May-June series of colonial wool sales began today, when there was a fair attendance of buyers. 6100 bales were catalogued, and the bidding during the day was spirited. The…

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Sydney Wool in the English Markets. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 May 1882 · page 6

Sir,—Your correspondent, Mr. Chard, is in error in assuming that the wools bought for and complained of by Mr. Fu[?] were " soft bales packed by s[?]de." The shipment specially alluded to—the one per Carthageage—…

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Conveyance of Cattle and Sheep by Rail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 798

During the past three years, or since the railways of this colony reached localities from which it was advantageous to use the rail for the conveyance of fat stock intended for this market, complaints…

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Agricultural Pastoral Forthcoming Shows

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 798

Queensland National I. A. and H. Association, Bowen Park, Monday, 28th August. Forbes Pastoral and Agriculture Association, 7th and 8th September…

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The New Sheep Country

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 19

The manner in which the country in the far north-west, up to the boundry lines of South Australia, is being stocked with sheep is well depicted in the monthly circular of Wilson Bros. and Co., of…

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Rust Proof Wheat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 799

The Glen Innes Examiner of the 9th instant says:—"We have had left at oar office a parcel containing two samples of wheat and two of maize, grown by Mr. J. Wetherspoon, of Glencoe. The wheats are from seed obtained from Mr…

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Forthcoming Sales of Stud Sheep

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 798

The time for Sydney's great annual stud sheep fair is near, and salesmen are busily engaged in preparing for the choice consignments which are promised. Messrs. Mort and Co. are early in the field with their…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 805

Autumn is closing with fine, cool, invigorating weather; and were it not for the knowledge that several districts ia the West and North bear still the bad effects of a prolonged drought, the most fastidious of citizens could not reasonably…

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Wool Packing and Dumping

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 19

THIS subject has cropped up again. The daily papers have been revelling in letters, mostly complaining of the injury inflicted upon the wools sent from Sydney by the ordinary course of shipping bales…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 38

MO[?]RS. King and Cuningham report;—Fat Cattle: 1600 fat cattle are in, but the quality of the whole are below that of the last few weeks. Prices are up 10s. Beat pens bullocks brought to —13, a few extra 15 guineas, good £10 10s,…

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Rust in Wheat—A Suggestion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 19

Let farmers try an experimental patch of a f[?] rods, sown at the rate of half a bushel to the acre. Sow late. Keep it fed down with sheep for 1 months (including the harvest time), allowing t[?]…

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New Series of Wool Auctions

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 10

LONDON, May 16.—The May-June series of colonial wool auctions were opened to-day, when there was a fair attendance of buyers. 6100 bales were catalogued, and good spirit…

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Packing, Damping, and Shipping Wool

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 798

The comments of Mr. J. D. Fuhrmann, of Antwerp, regarding the bad condition in which wool shipped from this colony arrives in Europe, having, at the instance of Mr. Henry Austin, obtained publicity in the…

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