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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1889

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 7

FORBES, Saturday.-Stock crossings for week: December 21, 3300 ewes, from Warroo to Nyrang Creek, Messrs. Ginty and Hurkett owners, Mr. Riley in charge; 22nd, 6000 wethers, from Goolagong to…

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Wool-Stealing

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 5

LITHGOW, This Day.--Thomas Ryan and Dennis Stack were brought up at the police court, yesterday, on a charge of stealing wool from Liddleton station, and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 7

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, report having held a sale-of oddments and remnants of clips yesterday, bringing forward a catalogue of 543 bales. There was a very numerous attendance of…

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Buenos Ayres Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 7

Messrs. Fin[?]k and Betz, Limited, advise us that their Melbourne house has received the following cablegram from their correspondents in Buenos Ayres:--"Wool: A prime Buene[?] Ayres quality is…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 5

Stock movements yesterday: 4365 sheep from Sandy Crook statton, on route for Yass, T. Hines, owner, in charge. KIANDRA, MONDAY…

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National Sheep-breeding Farm

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 3

M. Gustave Heuze has contributed to the JOURNAL D'AGRICULTURE PRATIQUE an interesting account of the national sheep-breeding farm (bergerie) at Rambouillet, which has now been in existence for…

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Wool-Stealing

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 6

LITHGOW, This Day.-- Thomas Ryan and Dennis Stack were brought up at the police court, yesterday, on a charge of stealing wool from Liddleton station, and…

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American Wool

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 4

A RECENT cablegram apprised as of a great decrease in the supply of American wool. It stated that, according to the Boston COMMERCIAL BULLETIN, the quantity furnished during the year that…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 7

ALBURY, Tuesday :--A heavy thunderstorm, Which appears to have been general throughout these parts, broke over the town shortly after 1 o'clock last night. The rain descended in…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 5

Stock Movements: 6310 ewes, George Dunn's, Eunonyhareemyah to Gooligong, via Cootamundra, J. T. Wood in charge; 630 ewer and wethers, Mackay and Copland's Pomingalarna to Homebush, by rail:…

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The Victorian Wheat Yield. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The agricultural reporter of the Leader estimates the probable wheat yield of Victoria at 9,012,500 bushels, a decrease or that of last, year, the average per…

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Victorian News. The Yield of Wheat

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-The agricultural reporter of the LEADER estimates the probable wheat yield of Victoria at 9,012,500 bushels, a decrease on that of last year, the average per…

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A Syndicate for the Wool Trade. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 9

Sir,—Will you have the goodness to grant me space in your valuable paper to place a few facts and figures before your readers in reference to our staple industry? For many years growers have been struggling and…

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The Crops in Victoria

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day.-- Not very much injury has been done by tho recent heavy rain to the crops, and harvesting throughout the colony will be proceeded with. It…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 7

The sum of £4776 17s 7d was collected at the Dubbo Lands-office for the quarter ending December 31. making the total receipts for the year 1888 £[?]5,489 11s 11d…

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The Weather, Pastoral, and Agricultural

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 4

The year 1888 closed with parting gifts in the shape of heavy rain, which was distributed in several parts of the south. Albury received 120 points, Deniliquin 75 points. Some parts near Easton,…

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Planting Cattle and Horses. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 7

Sir,--As the above seems to be a very lucrative trade carried on by not a few throughout the colony generally, and more especially in the county of "Cumberland, ranging from…

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Sale of Sheep

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 5

GLEN INNES, This Day,--Six thousand sheep have been sold here at 5s 9d per head…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 7

Mr. J. Bridge reports holding his usual supplementary sale of wool to-day. submitting a heavy catalogue of butts and sacks. The demand on local scouring account proved very brisk, the entire…

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The Wool Export

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The ship Brilliant sailed for London yesterday, with 7397 bales of wool, valued at £147,940…

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