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THE company recently formed in Melbourne for sugar growing in the Northern Territory have got a most competent man as field manager in Mr. John M'Donald, formerly superintendent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Notwithstanding that we are now in the period of the spring equinox, no reports of any satisfactory rainfall have as yet reached us, and the prospects for the coming summer are becoming daily more serious. Matters in the…
Continued on Trove, page 648 →Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. report:—The country looks well, but more rain is wanted. Stock are in good condition. There is a fair demand for sheep in wool and off the shears, Cattle of fattening ages command good prices. Owners'…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Queen's weather prevailed on Thursday, the 18th instant and as was anticipated the show resulted in a grand success. A special train from Wagga Wagga brought near 200 people, and another special from…
Continued on Trove, page 629 →It was expected that the whole of the sheep awards would have been made known this evening, but the judges only got through one class. The judges were Messrs. R. Cox, Marrar; Samuel Watson, Gerogery; J. Crisp,…
Continued on Trove, page 648 →THE sketches in our illustrated pages were take at Jondaryan station, Queensland. They are typical of the wool harvest in Australia generally. Jondaryan is one of the large stations o[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Sir,—I often wonder if our vigilant police and more zealous Inspector of Nuisances take a stroll down Macquarie-street east, or into Charles-street. The property owners of that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"WOOL.—No business has been done in wool during the fast week. It has been decided that the first catalogue of now season's wool sha[?]l be offered on the 1st o[?] October. Although it was intended some months back to begin the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →AN influential meeting of sheep-owners was held in Milthorpe's last evening, to consider what steps should be taken to prevent the wholesale destruction of sheep by dogs. Mr. J. B. Lane presided. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →MOST of the days since last report have been summer-like; such is the gist of the reports from all quarters. Rain has again fallen in the Darling country, about Wilcannia, and west and north of…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Above all things avoid foul seed. Gas lime should not be used fresh. Roll the ground before and not after seeding…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WHEAT.—We hope that some of our readers are making trials, with the view of obtaining improved varieties of rust-proof wheat. Amateur, and the better class of professional, gardeners are the most…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →LONDON, September 27.—Sales of cargoes of Australasian wheat have realised the average price of 33s 9d per 496lb. Purchases by continental dealers have almost entirely ceased…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MORPETH, Monday. -- A public meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of a company to be called the New South Wales Farmers' and Consumers' Co-operative Loan and Mercantile…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister of Mines ([?] J. P. Abbott) has [?] with regard to the examination of the [?] at present in [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—I have read the evidence taken b[?]re, and the report made by the royal commission appoin[?] to inquire into the late outbreak of scab. The commi[?]ns appear to have done its work exceedingly well, and [?] to be hoped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Legislative Council last night, on the motion of Mr Brodribb, the Pastoral Dams Bill was further considered in committee. The fourth clause-- Dams to be deemed an improvement…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It is only within the last few years that much interest has been attached to colonial wool sales, so far as they have been locally effected. For many years, the bulk of the wools offered were either…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WOOL.—By the mail just to hand we learn that the wool sales progressed satisfactorily, with a firmer tendency for some wools. Under date 20th August, Messrs. Helmuth Schwartze and Co. write:—"The sales progress with good spirit, opening rates…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The protracted drought has seemingly broken at Taree. Two days' steady rain has fallen, with every appearance of a continuance. Fifty-six points of rain fell at Tupra station, near Hay…
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