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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1885

1,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 94

Our Milk Supply. the Adulteration of Dairy Produce. Proposed Legislation

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 September 1885 · page 7

Mr. H. Pateson, manager of the milk department of the Fresh Food and Ice Company, delivered a practical lecture on Saturday, evening in the School of Arts Pitt-street. on "The…

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Third Edition. Pastoral News

Evening News · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 6

WALGETT, Tuesday.—Stock passings [?]—About 14,000 mixed sheep, T. K. Scott's, from Gingie to Nyngan, via Cannonbar, Burrows in charge ; 12,000 ditto, from the same to the same: 8000 f[?]t sheep.[?]…

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Wool Sale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 7

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin report at their wool sale yesterday having altered 50 bales of scoured skin wool rind remnants of clips, but owing to slack biddings, most of the…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 6

LONDON, September 21.—At the wool sales to-day, about 9500 bales were offered for sale. The market was firmer, but not active…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 9

The Sydney Mail says that the usual fortnightly auctions will take placc this week, and probably bring the dull season to a close. Meanwhile, neither buyers nor sellers appear at all anxious for a start to be made, as with…

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The Wool Trade of Buenos Ayres

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 9

From a lengthy article in the Melbourne Age, on "Australian Industries and the Argentine Republic," we extract the following relative to the wool trade of that part of the world:—A large proportion of the wool exported from…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 8

The following local stock crossings are reported:—2400 ewes and lambs from cross-roads to Oura, Mr. G. Mulholland, owner; 5000 mixed sheep from Forest Hill to Goulburn, Mr. P. Rogers, owner; 450 wethers from Roping…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Wednesday 23 September 1885 · page 6

WALGETT, Tuesday.—Stock passings: About 14,000 mixed sheep, T. K. Scott's, from Gingie to Nyngan, via Cannonbar, Burrows in charge; 12,000 ditto, from the same to the same; 8000 fat sheep,…

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Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 September 1885 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--At the wool sales to-day, 9500 bales were offered for sale. The market is firmer, but not active…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 23 September 1885 · page 6

LONDON, September 21.—At the wool sales to—day, about 9500 bales were offered for sale. The market was firmer, bat not active…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Wiseman's Ferry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 September 1885 · page 10

Thw stock crossings here to-day are as under:—100 fat bullocks from the Hunter River district for Homebush, Mr. B. Tierney owner. YOUNG, TUESDAY…

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South American Wool and Beef. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 September 1885 · page 6

Sir,—As some statements and correspondence have recently appeared in your journal on the subject of the competition of South America with these colonies in exports of wool and beef to Great Britain, some extracts from the…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Thursday 24 September 1885 · page 6

ECHUCA (V.), Wednesday.—On Monday the Corrong was discharging slightly over 1200 bales, and the Kelpie over 800 bales, of Murrumbidgee and Edwards River wool. The Lancashire Lass, Peari,…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Thursday 24 September 1885 · page 4

London, September 23.—Wheat, off coast cargos 35s 3d…

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The Wool Market

Evening News · Thursday 24 September 1885 · page 4

LONDON, September 23.—At the wool sales to-day about 12,000 bales were offered. The market is firm. …

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 September 1885 · page 11

The local stock passings are as under:—100 mixed bullocks from Lednapper Station for Buckinguy, Messrs. Cobb and Co. owners, 374 fat cattle from South Comongin for Sydney, Messrs. Cleve, Fink, and Co. owners; 508…

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REVIEWS. British Dairy Farming. By James Long. London: Chapman and Hall, 1885

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 September 1885 · page 4

The author of this useful book has for years past occupied a position on the literary staff of the Field newspaper, and is one of the recognised authorities on dairy farming in Great Britain. Some of the material…

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Important to Farmers. a Firm of Produce Agents in Court

Evening News · Thursday 24 September 1885 · page 6

A case involving a very important principle was heard Wednesday in the Supreme Court, Darlinghurst, before Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four. A firm of produce merchants trading as Bennett. Little,…

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The Cane Crop in the Tweed River District. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Travelling Reporter.) Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 September 1885 · page 10

The dry weather of the last six months came to an end last night, when a heavy thunderstorm occurred, the lightning being extremely vivid, and rain fell steadily for about five hours. For some days previously…

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Pastoral News

Evening News · Friday 25 September 1885 · page 4

BRISBANE Thursday. —Messrs. B. D. Morehead and Co. report: —1900 sheep, 150 cattle, 43 calves forward. All stock yarded are very inferior. Sheep are down 2s. Cattle are wasted, and prices are…

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