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Farming & the land, 1889

3,039 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 152

The Wheat Market

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--Off coast wheat, ex the barque Seriol-Wyn, from Melbourne, is quoted in the London market at from 30s to 35b a quarter…

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Wheat for Australia

Evening News · Monday 13 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, May 12.-In consequence of the comparative failure of the wheat crop in some of the Australasian colonies, the iron barque Bothwell Castle, 592 tons, is loading a cargo of Indian…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 13 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, May 10.-The Antwerp wool sales open on the 20th and close on the 25th. The catalogue numbers 15,000 bales, of which 1000 are Australian…

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Indian Wheat for Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--The Bothwell Castle is loading at Bombay with wheat for Sydney and Hobart…

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Australian Wheat. London, May 11

The Australian Star · Monday 13 May 1889 · page 5

Australian wheat, ox the ship Serio-lwyn, off coast, is selling at 33s 5d…

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Egyptian Wheat. Grain 5000 Years Old

The Australian Star · Monday 13 May 1889 · page 3

THE proprietor of the M'Minnville (Or.) TELEPHONE has in his office one of the most remarkable specimens of wheat ever known in modern times. The period…

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Wheat From India. London, May 11

The Australian Star · Monday 13 May 1889 · page 5

The ship Bothwell Castle is loading at Bombay with wheat for Sydney and Hobart…

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Sheep and Cattle Sales

Evening News · Tuesday 14 May 1889 · page 6

HOMEBUSH, Monday.-Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery (limited) report:-Sheep : 15.000 penned to-day. The market is unaltered. We sold over 4000, including T. Wilson's crossbreds at 17s: the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Evening News · Tuesday 14 May 1889 · page 3

ALBURY Saturday.-Stock movements: 576 merino wethers, from Bungowannah. to Homebush, John Grieve owner: 2860 merino wethers, from Albury to Little Billabong, Wm. Hudson owner; 167 fat…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather and Stock

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 May 1889 · page 7

ALBURY, Sunday.--Following are recent stock movements :--576 merino wethers from Bungowarrah to Homebush, John Grieve owner; 2360 merino wethers from Albury to…

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Cheap Indian Wheat. Cheerful Prospects for Our Farmers. Melbourne, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 May 1889 · page 5

The Herald devotes a sub-leader to the threatened importation of Indian grown wheat. It says that a duty of 2s per cental will stop its coming here, but that…

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That Sewerage Farm

Evening News · Tuesday 14 May 1889 · page 5

At the Granville Borough Council meeting, on Monday night, the following motions, moved by Alderman Nobbs, were unanimously carried: "I. That a letter be sent to the Hon. Sir Henry…

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Theft by a Farm Servant

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 May 1889 · page 6

A MAN named John Pickering was before Mr. Delohery, D.S.M at the Central today, charged with having stolen a watch and chain, valued at £2 10s, from one Alfred…

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The Sewage Farm for Parramatta

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 May 1889 · page 3

The following letter has been forwarded to the Colonial Secretary by the Mayor of Granville, Mr. Unwin:--" Sir.--It is with deep concern and extreme…

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The Pastoral Association

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 May 1889 · page 5

WAGGA WAGGA, This Day.--C. H. Croaker has been re-elected secretary of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral Association, The show is expected to be a great…

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Wednesday 15 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, May 13.-The cargo of Australian wheat by the Seirolwy has been sold at 35s per quarter…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 May 1889 · page 7

Mr. J. Bridge reports for his fortnightly sale yesterday he brought forward a catalogue of 68 [?]les to a large attendance of buyers, A firm market at late rates prevated. By auction and privately since last…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1889 · page 9

Stook movements yesterday: 11,500 sheep from Tomorrowan, en route for the Bogan, Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. owners, J. Garey in charge; 4,700 sheep, from Tomorrowan, destination Bogan, F…

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Our Farmers and Their Market

Evening News · Wednesday 15 May 1889 · page 3

In the Assembly recently Mr. J. P. Abbott said our farmers were the most ignorant and slovenly in the world, and now he appears to have attempted to excuse himself down at Germanton…

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The Farmers' Remedy

Evening News · Wednesday 15 May 1889 · page 3

While all the silly and useless talk is going on to the farmers competition is proceeding ia Sydney in a way which points to a vast improvement immediately in the produce trade. A corn…

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