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Farming & the land, 1884

1,460 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 73

Willowie Pastoral Co

Evening News · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 6

LONDON, November 7.—The allotment of stares in the Willowie Pastoral Company, which was formed for the purpose of taking up and stocking a large area of country in South Australia,…

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Willowie Pastoral Co

Evening News · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 6

LONDON, November 7.—The attempt to float a pastoral company in London to work extensive station properties near Mount Remarkable, in South Australia, has not proved a success. The…

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Setting Cream for Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 21

IN the last number of the MILCH ZEITUNG to hand is an account of a careful series of tests by three experts of the keeping and other qualities of 50 samples of butter, made at different places from…

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Wheat as Stock Feed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 21

THE comparative prices of wheat and other feed grains, is attracting attention to the bread corn as a feed for horses, cattle, poultry, &c. No doubt the main bulk of the crop must go away into the ordinary…

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Latest Pastoral News. [By Telegraph] Gunnedah

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 40

MESSRS. F. Bacon and Co. report: Slight showers of rain have 'fallen since last Wednesday Altogether 50 points fell, but on Carrawilla, Bando and Goolhi a storm occurred last Saturday, and nextly 4in of rain were recorded. The…

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Late Agriculture The Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 955

The rainfall table of the week just closing shows that although there has not been the heavy general rainfall which. is so earnestly wished for, at least nearly all localities have received some moisture. The North near the coast has been…

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Wool Sales at Newcastle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 22

WE have an enthusiastic telegram from Newcastles describing the "inauguration" of wool sale, there. Half an hour after noon, in the Great Northern Wool Dumping and Shipping Co.'s…

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The New Zealand Sheep and Rabbit Acts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 940

The troubles which may arise through the lack of prompt, energetic action when certain pests have to at battled with are rather clearly defined in the ease of sheep—scab and rabbits in New Zealand. Incredible…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 15

WOOL.—At the auction sales of the past week, about 6100 bales of wool were offered. Buyers attended largely, and there was very brisk competition. Owners having reduced their limits, a considerably larger proportion of the…

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Cross Between Sheep and Goat. (By Telegraph, From Our Correspondent.) Wagga Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 14

A SHEEP, covered with goat's hair, was brought into Wagga the other day, having travelled about 120 miles with a mob from Messrs. Armstrong Bros. of Gunbar Station. The animal was in poor condition…

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The Grazier. Early History of the New South Wales Wool Industry

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 22

AMONG the letters belonging to Sir Joseph Banks, purchased for the Government of New South Wales by the Agent-General, are some interesting references to the growth of the pastoral industry…

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A Puzzling Crop. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 942

Sir,—My attention was called, daring the weak, to a plot of wheat which is now coming into, ear, but instead of wheat it is all barky. There was some skinless barley grown in the same paddock last year, bat quite…

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Farm and Garden. Vin[?]rowing Extraordinary

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 9

An extraordinary instance of vinegrowing in England is recorded in the “ Gardeness Chronicle” which says:—“ To the east of London there is a sewage farm where a portion…

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Willowie Pastoral co

Evening News · Monday 10 November 1884 · page 2

LONDON, November 7.The allotment of shares in the "Willowie Pastoral Company, which was formed for the purpose of taking up and stock­ing a large area of country in South. Australia…

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Australasian Wheat

Evening News · Monday 10 November 1884 · page 2

LONDON, November 8. Australasian wheat is selling on Continent at 34s. The quetation for new crop is 35s…

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The Wheat Market

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 November 1884 · page 5

London, November 9.--For January and February Australian wheat 37s to 38s is asked, but only 35s [?]…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Our Special Telegram. (From Our Own Correspondent.) the Willowie Pastoral Company. London, Nov. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 November 1884 · page 7

The allotment of shares in the Willowie Pastoral Company, which was formed for the purpose of taking up and working large areas of pastoral country in South Australia, has…

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Dairy Factories

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 November 1884 · page 5

Mr. R. W. E. Maclvor, F.I.C., F.O.S., instructor in agriculture for the Board of Technical Education, delivered a lecture on "Dairy Fanning and Dairy Factories, at the Auction Mart, Kiama, on Thursday afternoon. Ootober 30…

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Sale of Alderney Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 November 1884 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday,--A number of [?] from Mr. G. B. Mackianon's well-known herd of Alderney catile were sold to-day at capital prices, the most noticeable sales being…

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The Wool sales

Evening News · Wednesday 12 November 1884 · page 6

The annual sales of our staple product continue to absorb a large share of attention, and the increasing quantities disposed of each week show that there is plenty of money waiting investment in the local…

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