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Farming & the land, 1890

3,419 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 171

A Large Stud Farm. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 5

The Western portion of the East Talgai estate, near Allora, comprising 22,636 acres, has been sold to the Scottish Australian Investment Company at 34s per acre. The company intend to use the…

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Baby-farming at Hawthorn. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 5

Several cases of child abandonment have recently occurred in Hawthorn, and yesterday the police arrested a woman named Selina Davis, about 30 years of age, residing with her husband, on a…

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Murrumbidgee Farmers' Show

The Australian Star · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 5

WAGGA WAGGA, Friday. --The first autumn show of farming produce was held on Wednesday. All arrangements were satisfactory, and the show was a great success…

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Unanderra Dairy Factory. The Manager Banqueted. WOLLONGONG

The Australian Star · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 5

At the Farmers' Hotel, Unanderra, last night, Mr. C. J. Cullen, J.P., and retiring manager of the Unanderra Dairy Factory, was entertained at a…

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Wholesale Baby-farming. a Fragrant Locality. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 5

Selina Davis, 26, has been arrested at Hawthorn on two charges of abandoning infants. The police have received information that a wholesale system of baby-farming…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 459

February rains are common enough in Australia but it rarely happens that the rainy season is of great duration, as has been the case this year. The years 1873 and 1878 were remarkable for the moistness of their…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Evening News · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 6

ALBURY, Friday.—Stock crossings: 200 merino ewes, from ctoria to Albury market, Jas. Clelland owner; 122 fat and store cattle, from other distrusts to Albury market, various owners; 230…

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Latest Pastoral News. (Continued From Page 23.) Weather, Stock Movements, Wool. WEATHER

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 41

We have to record another week of boisterous weather. Heavy rains and violent gales have prevailed over a large area of the colony. The storm has teem particularly heavy in the coast regions. The Bunter River valley has been…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 491

Stock movements: 200 merino ewes, from Victoria to Albury market, Jas. Clelland; 122 fat and store cattle, from other districts to Albury market; various owners; 230 fat and store cattle, from Victoria to…

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Butter versus Cheese

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 41

ADELAIDE, Monday.—The cheese-making industry in the south-eastern portion of the colony is not in a flourishing condition owing to the Adelaide market being overstocked; and the prices…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 498

A case of considerable interest to stock-holders came before the Wilcannia Bench on the 21st, when John E. Burgess was proceeded against under the 9th section of the Butchers Act for being unlawfully in…

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One of the Sheep

The Dead Bird · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 4

" What do yon say, waiter ?" " Only cold j[?]nts Sunday, sir." "Cold h--" "Yes, sir, I've'eard as the place you…

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Rust in Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 4

A telegram has been received from Melbourne that the conference to consider the question of rust in wheat, and which was to have commenced to-day, has been postponed and…

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The Illawarra Strain of Dairy Cattle. [See Illustration, Page 479.]

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 456

In our recent review of Professor Wallace's work, "Farm Live Stock of Great Britain," we drew attention to the fact that the breeds which are now recognised pure and distinct are…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 13

The first series of London sales for 1890 terminated on the 24th instant. Its course has not run nearly so satisfactorily as was hoped for, and there can be no doubt that for the generality of wools a better return…

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The American Wool Tariff

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.---The existing wool tariff in the United States will, it is believed, gradually tend to the stoppage of imports…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 12

Stock passing: 878 store bullocks, from Cooranga, Queensland, to Muswellbrook, the Scottish-Australian Investment Company[?] owners, Charles Cadell in charge. GILGANDRA, FRIDAY…

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COMMERCIAL. The Wool Trade. FEBRUARY 26

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 465

The first series of London sales for 1890 terminated on 24th instant. Its course has not run nearly so satisfactorily as was hoped for, and there can be no doubt that for the generality of wools a…

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Terrible Bush Fires. Incalculable Damage to Property. Families Battling with the Flames. Miles of Country Devastated--Crops and Farming Implements Destroyed--Rapid Spread of the Flames--Eight Miles an Hour. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 6

Terrible bush fires are raging round Warrnambool, and immense, destruction to property, stock, and houses has been caused. Thirty families are homeless, and many have…

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Irish Cattle. Over a Million Sterling Lost Every Year by the Channel Passage

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 6

Some interesting, not to say startling, calculations have been compiled by Mr. D. Tallerman in regard to the enormous loss which results in connection with the Irish cattle trade from the…

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