Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1887

2,132 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 107

Colonial Wool at the Late Exhibition. London, March 9

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 534

Mr. Bowman, the expert in wool at the late Colonial and Indian Exhibition, states that the Adelaide exhibit of wool was most tasteful and effective, and praises the models of…

Continued on Trove, page 534 →

The Farmers' Association in Adelaide. Adelaide, March 4

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 544

At the meeting of the Farmers' Association to-day a resolution was passed advocating legislation to protect the farmers in storing produce with the merchants. It was decided to ask the Government to appoint a…

Continued on Trove, page 544 →

The Hawkesbury Fruit Farms

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 540

Amongst any display of fruit, the Hawkesbury River produce, if fairly represented, would undoubtedly prove a special attraction. Finer specimens of melons and summer fruit could not well be imagined. It is nothing unusual to…

Continued on Trove, page 540 →

Depression Among Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 20

Writing in the Toronto GLOBE on depression in Ontario, Mr. Thomas Elwes, a farmer of Brant County, said: "We, the farmers of Ontario, are passing through the…

Continued on Trove, page 20 →

Notes for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 23

SEPARATING MILK.—At the Pioneer Dairy Company's faotory, Kiama, Mr. Honey, the manager, has performed the hitherto unrecorded feat of separating 1400gal of milk in 2 hours 20min…

Continued on Trove, page 23 →

The Poultry Yard. Poultry Farming in AUSTRALIA.—No. XIV

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 21

Before beginning to describe and illustrate all the best known varieties of pure-bred poultry, I think it advisable to supply my readers with a reference to the different terms, I shall have occasion to make use…

Continued on Trove, page 21 →

Californian Wine Crop

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 21

Very satisfactory reports have been received of this crop from the agricultural districts of California. It is admitted on all hands that the wine crop of 1886 exceeds that of any previous year. Prominent wine…

Continued on Trove, page 21 →

British Seed Crop of 1886

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 42

Goldsmith Brothers, of Bury St. Edmund's, have given the following report of the seed crop of East Anglia, which fairly reflects that of England generally: Farmers have been short of stock, the season…

Continued on Trove, page 42 →

Farm and General Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 42

At the Darling Harbor hay sales, this week, the arrivals of forage per rail have been much reduced in quantity. The trade have for some time been overstocked, and declined to operate, even at…

Continued on Trove, page 42 →

Agricultural and Pastoral. Bathurst Lands Office. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1887 · page 7

BATHURST, Saturday.--The following selections were taken up at the lands office yesterday :--J. H. Glasson, Gulgong:, 300a., county of Bathurst, parish of Byng ; Thomas Ryan. Long…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1887 · page 8

The stock crossings to-day from Brandon station for Camberdown were 74 draught and saddle horses; W. Fisher, owner. WILCANNIA, SATURDAY…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1887 · page 4

Ninety head of fat cattle, Whittingham Bros. (Tilburoo, Queensland), owners, were trucked on Saturday for Homebush; 140, same owners, are paddocked here waiting a favourable market. Jas. Heane (local agent Hill, Clark,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Fatal Accident on a Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 March 1887 · page 5

BATHURST, Monday.--A fatal accident occurred at Glanmyre, near Raglan, on Saturday, to a young man named John Melton, while in charge of a thrething-machine on the farm of Mr…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] Canowindra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1887 · page 9

Stock passings: 2000 fat. wethers, Lomax owner, from Burrawang station to Homebush saleyards, Regan in charge. Grass and water are plentiful. FRY'S MALTED COCOA.—"An ordinary cup of Fry's Malted Cocoa…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Agricultural and Pastoral. Walgett Water Conservation League. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1887 · page 7

WALGETT, Tuesday.--The Water Conservation and Irrigation League had a good meeting last night, a large number of squatters and station managers, as well as townspeople and…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Pastoral Rents and the Deficit. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1887 · page 11

Sir,—In your leading article of this morning you start with the assumption of a connection between the pastoral rents and the deficiency, and base this upon the calculations of the Government which introduced the Land Act of 1884,…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

The New Sheep-shearing Machine. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1887 · page 9

The report of the committee appointed to consider the merits of the Wolseley new sheep-shearing machine was presented to-day at a meeting of sheepowners held at Goldsbrough's warehouse. The report states (1)…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1887 · page 7

A lecture upon "The Orange and other Citrus Fruit?," the fifth of a series, was delivered at the School of Arts last night by Mr. David A. Crichton, for the Board of…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1887 · page 10

Stock movements:—2600 merino ewes from Ondit, Victoria, to Bowna, W. J. Lyne owner; 5330 merino ewes, from Annandale, Victoria, to Bowna. W. J. Lyne owner; 400 fat wethers, from Bethanga Park, Victoria, to Albury…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Colonial Wool Merchants' Association. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1887 · page 9

The number of associates of the Colonial Wool Merchants' Association is to be enlarged, so that all interested in the colonial wool trade may be admitted…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →