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Farming & the land, 1889

3,039 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 152

Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 7

At a meeting of the Kiama Agricultural Association's committee last night the finance sheet in connection with the late show was brought forward and its items, amounting to…

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Pastoral Lease Rents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 388

A cablegram published in our issue of to-day states that in the Privy Council appeal case, Reid v. Garrett, the appeal had been dismissed with costs. The case, which was argued before Justices Windeyer,…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c. Grafton, February 18

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 373

We have had some very hot days during last week, and each in succession it was thought must bring a thunderstorm. On Saturday one gathered in the west, and apparently some heavy rain fell in that direction,…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Berry

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 405

Operations have commenced at the Berry Dairy Company's factory. About GOO gallons of milk have been received. Jasper's dairy factory near here is almost completed…

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Parkes Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Parkes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 405

The 14th show, under the auspices of the Parkes Pastoral and Horticultural Association, was held to-day. The weather was excessively hot. The attendance numbered about 300. Everything passed off very…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 12

The weather has been very hot most of the week. It now looks cloudy. The following are the crossings for the week:—February 14: 100 head cattle from Southern Cross to Eremeran, M'Nicol owner, Kidston in charge;…

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Case of Interest to SheepOwners. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 372

A case of considerable interest to sheepowners was heard to-day at the local police court. Thomas Barn-father, a drover in charge of 17,000 sheep travelling from Queensland to Albury, was summoned by the…

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How to Make a Wool Cap

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

Crochet a chain of 100 stitches double crochet eight rows, one, row of star stitch, turn and double crochet back; alternate these rows until you…

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The Fastest Wool Ship of the Season

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 12

The arrival at home of the ship Illawarra, after a passage of 77 days, from Sydney, is recorded elsewhere by cable. Messrs. Alfred Lamb and Co. have therefore scored the best passage of the season, and the master, Captain Carvosso,…

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Proposed Wool Sales in Brisbane. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 12

A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held to-day to consider the request from the Brisbane Wool Sales Association for the assistance and support of the chamber in establishing wool…

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Farmer. Making Unfermented Wine

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 10

We are often asked, about this time of the year, to give a recipe for preserving grape-juice in its unfermented state—in other words, for making non-alcoholics wine, and…

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Innocents Abroad. Baby Farming Operations

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 6

At the Central Police Court, the morning, Kate De Lawarie, 20, no occupation, was charged with unlawfully abandoning, oh the 8th instant, a female child under the age of 2 years, to wit,…

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Warwick Farm Racecourse

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 5

About 500 of the leading sporting men of New South Wales availed themselves yesterday of the invitation of the Warwick Farm Racing Club to participate in the picnic given as the opening celebration…

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Victorian Political Situation. More Protection for Farmers

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Liberal country party declares that it will not allow the demands of the farmers to be ignored in the preparation of the party programme. The party will ask…

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Farmers and the Bag Question

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 18

THE farmers throughout the Albury district arc forwarding the agitation against " bags" in the proposal submitted by the millers in buying wheat, and great opposition, which is likely to…

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Farm Calendar

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

THIS month generally affords the farme time, after the rash of harvest, to attend to miscellaneous work, which is as important in its place as any other. In dry…

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Official Inspection of Warwick Farm Racecourse

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 12

The official inspection of the Warwick Farm Racecourse took place yesterday afternoon, when, at the invitation of the directorate, about 500 sportsmen journeyed by special train to view the latest addition to…

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Meeting of Farmers at Germanton

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 372

A large meeting of farmers was held last Saturday at the School of Arts to protest against the action of the millers in deciding that they will not pay for bags in future for grain purchased, but would weigh them…

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Manures for all Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 371

The Colonial Sugar Refining Company is about to remedy a defect which has for many years been apparent in connection with the agriculture of this colony. The want of good reliable artificial…

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Warwick Farm, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 399

There cannot be a doubt but that the recently-formed Warwick Farm Racing Club has gone the right way to work in leaving no stone unturned to secure the success of its opening meeting on the…

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