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Farming & the land, 1890

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Importation of Sheep. the Dipping Regulation. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 7

Mr. Gillies has sent a communication to the Premier of Tasmania in reference to the proposal that dipping sheep, coming from one clean colony to another, be discontinued. Mr. Gillies sfates that…

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The Rust-in-wheat Conference. Recommendations of the Committee. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The intercolonial conference on rust in wheat concluded its sittings to-day, when the committee appointed yesterday brought up a series of…

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The Rust Wheat Conference. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 8

The conference of the delegates from the different colonies on rust in wheat was brought to a conclusion to-day. The conference was presided over by Mr. Dow, the Ministor of Lands. A committee…

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Farmers and Protection. a Return to Freetrade Advocated

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 2

SHEPPARTON, Sunday.—A meeting of the Farmers' Protection Association was held in the Kaarimba schoolroom last night to consider the proposed change in our fiscal policy. The…

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Australian. Victoria. The Hawthorn Baby Farm

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Selina Davies, of Hawthorn, the alleged baby farmer, was before the police court yesterday, and confessed that she had adopted a child for L3…

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The Hawkesbury. Farmers Removing Stock

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 5

RICHMOND, Tuesday. -- A flood is expected before morning, as the river is rising fast. Rain has been falling all day --1 in. since 9 a.m. Farmers have been removing their stock all the…

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The Vintage and Hop Crops. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 5

ALBURY, Tuesday. -- The vintage, which is somewhat earlier than usual this year, commenced to-day at Ettamogah and Fallon's Murray Valley vineyards. A good yield is…

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The Kempsey District Flooded. Serious Destruction of Crops. Rescue of Residents. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 8

There has been a slight break in the weather, and to-night the river is falling. At Belbrook it is now 36ft. Boats have been out all day and last night taking people and furniture from the houses. There…

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Heavy Flood at Taree. a Farmer Missing. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 8

There is another flood. The rain has been continuously falling since Saturday night. The upper part of the river stated to be 30ft. over summer level, and 20ft. over the Wingham…

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The Victorian Farmers and Free Trade. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Corrfespondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 7

A meeting of the Farmers' Protection Association was held in Karimba on Saturday night to consider the proposed change in the fiscal policy. The meeting unanimously passed the following…

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A Sheep Case

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 3

IN CHAMBERS, yesterday, the Chief Justice heard an application ill the case M' Laughton v. Pitt, Son, and Badgery. The defendants received a number of sheep for…

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The Weather.—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 11

The first quarter of this year stands as being remarkable for the heaviness of its rainfall. The showers which were not expected until February came with great force in the middle of January,…

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Rust in Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 4

If experience shows that many of the evils of life have their compensations it also teaches us the unpleasant lesson that few benefits come unattended with…

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N.S.W. Butter. London, March 12

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 5

A Shipment of butter from Now South Wales sold to-day by auction at from 70s. to 104s. per cwt…

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General Cable News. New South Wales Butter in London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--A shipment of butter from Now South Wales sold to-day by auction at from 70s to 104s per cwt…

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The Wool Exports. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 7

The exports of wool from Victoria since the beginning of the month were 13,799 bales Australasian wool; and the exports from July 1 to March 11 show a total of 1,326,643 bales, being an…

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Damage to Crops at Taree

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 5

TAREE, Wednesday, 3,48 p.m.--There is another flood in the river at Taree this morning, which is 1ft. higher than the last flood. The water is now falling slowly. Great…

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Small Farms. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 4

Sir,—Your correspondent "Small Farmer," in this morning's Herald, states, "I know hundreds of practical farmers, both in the colony and in the old country, who would gladly embark their capital and provide…

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The Maize Crops Levelled. Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 8

Heavy rain fell since noon yesterday, giving 4in. 33 points, the most in 24 hours this year. The river banks are awash in places, but no damage is yet reported. The rain and wind are levelling the maize…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 7

Four thousand acres of land were selected at the Grenfell lands office yesterday…

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