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Farming & the land, 1889

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Woes of the Mismated. She Only Bought Butter

Evening News · Thursday 20 June 1889 · page 3

In the summons division of the Central Police Court,on Wednesday,a prepossessing little woman, named Henrietta Levi, sued her husband for maintenance, on the grounds that on May 14 she…

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London Wool Sales. Opening of June Series. LONDON, June 18

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 June 1889 · page 5

At the opening of the new series of London wool sales to-day there was a large attendance of British and foreign buyers. The demand for merinos was good…

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Sale of Stud Sheep at Bathurst. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 June 1889 · page 8

The first of a series of annual sales of stud sheep was held to-day on the bathurst show ground by Joseph Leeds and Co., of Sydney, in conjunction with Clement and M'Carthy. The following lots were…

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The London Wool Market. Advance in Prices. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, June 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 June 1889 · page 7

Messrs. Jacomb and Balm[?] offered 12,000 bales of wool at their sale, of which 8000 ales were New South Wales or New Zealand clips. There was a full…

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Well-managed Farms

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 June 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The prize of £50 offered by the Government for the best managed farm in the northern district of the colony has been awarded to John Johns and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 7

At the Parkes land office yesterday 700[?] were conditionally purchased…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 7
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The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited, has received the following telegram from its London agents:--"Wool sales opened. Large attendance buyers all…

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The London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--At the wool sales yesterday an easier demand prevailed…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 8

The following are the stock movements:—300 merino rams, from Yarraberb, Victoria, to Warrana, Coonamble, T. M. Keough; 400 merino wethers, from Bungowannah Park to Homebush. Jno. Grieve; 1200…

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London Wool Sales. London, June 20

The Australian Star · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 6

At the London wool sales yesterday the demand for wool was easier…

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The Wool Market. the Advance Maintained. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, June 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 7

The tone of the London wool market is very firm, and the advance established at yesterday's opening sales of the series is fully maintained. Fourteen thousand…

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The Dairymaid

The Australian Star · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 7

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

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Latest Pastoral News. Weather, Stock Movements, Wool. WEATHER

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 41

The weather during the past week has been extremely variable. In the interior much rain has fallen in many localities The Upper Murray is in flood, being 13ft 6in above the summer level at Albury. The Wodonga flats are…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 1293

On the 13th instant many parts of the interior received rain. Dubbo registered lin., Gilgandra 140 points, Wagga Wagga 48, Eustoa 39, Goulbura 55, Cobar 75, Oberon 246, Gunning 140, Carcoar 96, Tumut…

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Butter

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 8

In order to insure a prime article of butter, the first thing to be considered is feed and water. The first must be fresh, sweet, and wholesome, containing a good percentage of…

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Dairy Notes. Butter Without Churning

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 1292

According to the New York Herald, the art of butter-making is about to be revolutionised. That is, if a discovery just made by a lady in West Nyack can be successfully put in operation, the old method of…

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Butter-making

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 33

"The Science and Practice of Butter-making in Australasia," by William Brown, P.L.S., C.E., director of the Longerenong AgrieulWral College and Experimental Farm, Dooen, Victoria…

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The Pastoral Leases

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 1291

A meeting of pastoral lessees was held at Germanton on the 13th instant, to protest against the action of the Government in omitting the provision in the Amending Land Act for extending ths pastoral leases…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Evening News · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 6

LISMORE, Friday.-The season so far has been a splendid one for farmers, dairymen, and others. There has only been a little frost which has done no serious damage, and there is a splendid supply of…

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