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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1887

2,132 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 107

Queensland Pastoral Company

Evening News · Tuesday 16 August 1887 · page 4

LONDON, August 15.—A new company, to be called the Queensland Pastoral Company, with a capital of two millions, is projected. The first instalment of capital required will not exceed…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 August 1887 · page 7

Nine hundred store bullocks have just arrived from Thargomindah, going on to Stevenson's Terra Bella, These stock are in splendid condition. Stock passings:—Sunday, 3000 fat wetbers, from…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Singleton A. H. and P. Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 August 1887 · page 7

SINGLETON, Monday.--The number of entries for Singleton Show is the largest ever received being over 2100 or about a hundred in excess of the show of 1[?]. The most…

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Dairy Prohibited

Evening News · Tuesday 16 August 1887 · page 5

PENRITH, Tuesday.—A large dairy, owing to death of two of the cows, has had notice to discontinue selling milk. An alderman residing: near offered cows to the vendor so that he might carry…

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The Sugar Crop of Jamaica

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 August 1887 · page 11

The Colonial Standard (Jamaica) writes as follows regarding the prospects of the cane crop of the island:— We are glad to learn from all parts of the island that there is every prospect of an unusually good cane crop for…

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Hunter River Farmers' Co-operative Company. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 August 1887 · page 8

The fourth half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers and Consumers' Co-operative Agency Company, Limited, was held in the School of Arts, Morpeth, on Saturday afternoon, Abut, 60 shareholders were present…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Evening News · Wednesday 17 August 1887 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The fourth half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers and Consumers' Co-operative Company was held in the School of Arts, Morpeth, on Saturday last, in the presence…

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Queensland Pastoral Company. London, Aug. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1887 · page 7

The Queensland Pastoral Company, with a capital of £2,000,000, is projected. The first instalment of capital required will be £1,000,000…

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London Wool Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1887 · page 9

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, under date 15th July, report: "The third series of colonial wool sales, which commenced on the 7th June, were brought to a close yesterday, the offerings having comprised:—Sydney, 83,183 bales against 75,727 in the…

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Death of Sheep Near Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1887 · page 5

The following communication was received at the Minos Department yesterday morning from Mr. E. Stanley, the Government, veterinarian now at Bourke, relative to the death of a large number of sheep in that district recently:—…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather and Stock. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 August 1887 · page 6

COWRA, Tuesday.--Yesterday was the first really fine day for a considerable time and thy weather continues so to-day. GUNNEDAH, Tuesday.--A good fall of rain…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1887 · page 8

Stock passings:—4000 store sheep, from South Australia, for Wabba station, Hillston; 700 fat sheep, from Gunbar, trucked at Carrathool, for Homebush; 1000 fat owes, from Boyong, trucked here, for Sydney…

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Stud Sheep Sale at Brisbane. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1887 · page 5

An auction sale of Tasmanian stud sheep was held to-day by the Union Mortgage and Agency Company of Australia. The quality was only medium. The prices realised ranged from 2 to 32 guineas…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Yass Land Court. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 August 1887 · page 7

YASS Wednesday.--At the Land Court today, before Mr. Moriarty (chairman) and Mr. Gray, 20 cases were disposed of…

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Hunter River Farmers' Association. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 August 1887 · page 7

NEWCASTLE. Tuesday,--A large number of members of the Hunter River Farmer' and Consumers' Co-operative Society assembled in the Morpeth School of Arts, on Saturday…

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Camden Butter Factory

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 August 1887 · page 5

CAMDEN, Thursday.--A large muster of dairymen and others were present at the adjourned meeting of the butter factory last night. A site for the factory was chosen at…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Friday 19 August 1887 · page 6

LONDON, August 18.—The wheat market is quiet. A New Zealand cargo on the coast has been sold at 29s 3d…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 19 August 1887 · page 6
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LONDON, Angnst 18.—At the Antwerp wool sales, good River Plate wools declined 5 centimes per lb, and inferior 10 centimes. The Australian wools will be offered to-morrow…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather and Stock. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 August 1887 · page 7

DUBBO, Thursday.--The weather has been very unsettled during the week, and yesterday afternoon a very heavy thunderstorm passed over Dubbo, when 27 points of rain fell,…

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