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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1885

1,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 94

"Pass the Butter." Among Robbers and Desperados. a Cool-headed Lawyer

Evening News · Thursday 12 February 1885 · page 7

A young lawyer told some friends at one of the round table in Hoffman to House, New York, of his experiences out professional tour in the West. "I'd never been out that way before," he said, "and I felt…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 13 February 1885 · page 4

LONDON, February 12.—At the wool sales to-day about 10,200 bales were offered. The market is quiet…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1885 · page 6

The local stock movements are as under:—2800 owes and lambs from Blair Hill to Moonil, Queensland in charge of the owner, Mr. Donald M'Donald: 1000 storn bullocks, from Yarrow Crook to Albury, in charge of Thomas W…

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The Wheat Harvest in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1885 · page 5

The Register's estimate of the late wheat harvest is as follows:—Area cultivated and reaped, 1,910,000 acre[?], showing an increase of 64,000 acres; average yield, 9 bushels. Total production, 17,190,000 bushels,…

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Pastoral Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 16

The Chief Inspector of Stock has this week received the following weather and stock reports from the districts named:- ALBURY.—Weather very hot. [?] points of rain on 7th…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 330

The storm which occurred at the end of last week, coming after the heavy fall of rain a short tune previously, has fairly crowned the p[?]sures. Places which a fortnight ago were as bare as a high road, are now covered with young…

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Professional Sheep-Judging

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 22

In a letter in the W. W. EXPRESS on sheep-judging the writer says:—Although I have found from experience that as a rule neither sheep nor woolclassera make very good sheep-judges, yet I cannot…

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Treating Diseased Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 22

I observe in your issue of January 3, that some inquiries are made by a sheepowner for information as to a disease which, has appeared amongst sheep. From the description given of this disease it seems…

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London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 12

LONDON, February 7.—The wool market is weaker. About 161,000 bales have been catalogued, of which, about 21,000 bales were withdrawn from sale. The present series will close on…

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The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 5

London, February 12. -- At the wool sales to-day 10,200 bales were offered. The market is quiet…

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London Wool Market

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 358

The arrivals of colonial wool for the first series of 1885 sales on the 1st of January amounted to about 80,000; bales. Measrs. Charles B[?]ime and Co. state that among various features of interest disclosed by a statistical…

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Latest Pastoral News. (By Telegraph.) Gunnedah

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 41

Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. report:—15 points rain on Saturday. Weather now hot and no sign of rain. Grass going off. Water supply fair. Firm demand for ewes and wethers of suitable ages, also good lots of cattle. We sold…

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The Archbishop's Lenten Pastoral. the Establishment of Temperance Societies

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 8

We have been favoured with a copy of the Pastoral Letter of his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney addressed to the clergy and faithful of the Archdiocese, for Lent 1885 :—…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 16

"WOOL.—At the auction sales of the week 3768 bales were catalogued; and including a portion of previous catalogues the sales publicly and privately amounted to 3637 bales. The general tone of the morket was easier, owing to the…

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The "T. and C." Rust-Proof Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 21

" Rus " writes from Blacktown with, pleasure that his trial of the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOUNNAL rustproof wheat has been quite successful. The seed he procured from Messrs. Anderson and Co. Having had…

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Weather, Wool, Movements of Stock. the Week's News by Telegraph and Mail

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 23

Hot weather, with thunderstorms in various directions, and showers, have made up the weather of the week. The southern and south-western districts have had a good deal of the thunderstorms and rain;…

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Sale of Farm Leases. TAMWORTH

Evening News · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 6

Leases of farms on the Peel River Land and Mineral Company's estate were offered at auction. on Thursday. There was a very large attendance. The bidding was brisk. Nineteen. out of…

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The Hume Farmers' Union. Albury, Feb. 5

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 330

At a meeting of the Hume Farmers' Union to-day, Mr. W. T. Zweck in the chair, the following resolutions were submitted:—Mr. Middleton proposed, " That this meeting regards with satisfaction the vote by which Parliament…

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Dairying on the South Coast

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 329

At the banquet held in connection with the Kisma show Mr.D. L. Dymock, the president of the association, delivered the following address:—Gentlemen and members of the kiama Agricultural Association,—Two years have passed…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 329

The statement made in our recent description of the Pioneer Batter Factory, Kiama, to the effect that the factory, made butter was being sold under contract at 3d. per lb. more than the highest price ruling in the…

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