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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1889

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1889 · page 6

Stock Movements.—1879 merino wet ers, from Albury market to Fairview, Wm. Wood; 1700 merine wethers, from Albury market to Deniliquin. Walter Rhodes; 702 mixed weaners, from Albury market to…

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The Price of Wool. Predicted Advance. London, May 23

The Australian Star · Friday 24 May 1889 · page 5

Messrs. Charles Balme and Co. and Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co., the well-known woolbrokers, of London, predict that there will be an advance in the price…

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Heavy Floods in Victoria. Great Damage to the Crops. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1889 · page 5

A telegram from Nurmurkah states that immense floods are reported to be coming down the Boosey, Broken, and Boala Creeks, as the result of the heavy rains which fell between Sunday and Tuesday last…

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The Dairymaid

The Australian Star · Friday 24 May 1889 · page 7

""Where are you going to, my pretty o aid?" "Off to the chemist's, sir," she said. "What are you going for, my pretty maid?" "Clements' CORNBANE, sir," she said…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 1068

The favourableness of the first half of this year, in a climatic sense, is being gratefully acknowledged in all districts of this colony. It rarely happens that so many kind expressions are placed in circulation about…

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Warren Pastoral Association

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 25

WARREN, May 16.—A meeting of the committee of the Warren Pastoral Association was held on the 14th instant to receive ballot papers and declare the result of voting for officers for the…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 11

The Antwerp sales, to embrace some 16,000 bales during their progress, opened 20th instant. Our London correspondent, cabling on that date, reports that there was a large attendance, and that prices…

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The Seed Wheat Distribution

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 1067

About 40,000 bushels of seed wheat have been distributed. Applications continue to be received, but as the season advances they are, of course, becoming less numerous. So far, over 1400 applications have been…

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Miscellaneous. In the Wheat-field

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 9

Where the lids of the virgin Dawn unelose, When the earth is fair and the heavens are calm, And the early breath of the wakening rose…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 7

3800 mixed sheep (John King, Hanging Rock, owner), Rock to Wollongough, John Murray in charge; 1000 ewes (W. M'Donald, of Harden, owner), by rail, Wagga to Harden; 3000 wethers (W. Hudson,…

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A Hitch in the Seed Wheat Distribution

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 19

THE Seed Wheat Distribution Board met at Dubbo on Friday to consider applications for wheat, when only 17 applications were received, asking for 800 bushels. Four applicants had referred to…

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Sporting. Warwick Farm Improvements

Evening News · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 6

An official inspection of improvements effected at Warwick Farm took place on Wednesday, when it was found that everything was progressing satisfactorily. The proprietary hope when their next…

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Warwick Farm Racecourse

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 1098

The official inspection of the railway extension to Warwick Farm Racecourse, and the recent improvements effected in the different reserves, took place on Wednesday, when several members of the directorate,…

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In and Around Adelaide. The Sewage Farm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 1066

The capital of South Australia is in every respect a charming city; but as its inhabitants say that its climate ia its greatest drawback, I suppose I must grant that such is the case. Speaking…

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HORTICULTURAL. Messrs. Pearce Brothers' Nursery and Flower Farm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 1070

In a sheltered valley, or rather undulation, surrounded by fine large pines, figs, willows, and other shelter trees, a few minutes' walk from the Randwick post office, are situated the plant nursery and flower farm of…

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COMMERCIAL. Farm and General Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 43

At the Darling Harbor railway hay salea the supply of forage at the commencement of the week was larger than for some time: oaten hay of prime quality maintaining full values. On the wharwes, Hunter…

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Notes for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 22

ASHES.—Unleached ashes are excellent for the vineyard. HOG MANURE.—Hog manure is one of the best fertilisers for peach trees…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 May 1889 · page 7

Three conditional purchases (458a.) and three Conditional leases (1374a.) were taken up at the Dubbo lands office on Thursday last…

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Travelling Sheep Regulations

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 May 1889 · page 5

WAGGA, Sunday.--At a meeting at sheep directors of the Wagga district it was decided that when a sale of travelling sheep has been made the purchaser be allowed to travel to his…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 27 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, May 26.-The Antwerp wool sales have closed. The advance in prices obtained at the opening of the series was maintained. 13,500 bales of River Plate wool were offered, of which…

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