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Farming & the land, 1891

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COMMERCIAL. The Wool Trade. JANUARY 21

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 185

The tone of the market has increased in firmness since we last reported. At the commencement of the week local buyers, presumably on speculative account, came into the market…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 11

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited, report from Melbourne: We offered 626 bales and sold 610 bales. Competition was very active; late prices in greasy and scoured wools were maintained. Greasy sold to 10¼d;…

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Wheat Fields of the West. Vast Scope of Country. a Hopeful Future

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 23

Wheat is the staple article of food for the western nations of the world, and happy is the country that can produce it in abundance. Fortunately Australia, and especially the colony of New South Wales, is…

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Our Queensland Letter. Politics and Society. Labor and the State of Trade. the Unemployed Question. Pastoral and Agricultural. General News. a Case of Leprosy. Brisbane, January 19. Political Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 12

The Colonial Secretary (Mr. Tozer), who was banqueted at Gympie on Thursday evening, in referring to the financial position of the colony, said the Government would prefer to retire…

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Mr. Brunker and the Farmers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 13

THE evil that a week or two ago we predicted for Mr. Brunker has befallen him. That intrepid driver of a coach and four through an Act of Parliament, in which…

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Farming on the Coast

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 174

The Eastern division of the colony, although rich in its possession of immense areas of land which are suitable for the plough, makes but a small return of crops when the official statistics…

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The Agricultural Competition. Inspection of Farms. TAREE

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 3

The Judges, Messrs. Goodyer, Carter and Sohn, in connection with the Agricultural Department, who have been appointed to inspect the farms on the north coast which…

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The Home, the Farm, and The Orchard. IRRIGATION

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 6

WRITING in the Agricultural Gazette on Irrigation, Mr. H. G. McKinney. Chief Engineer of Water Conservation says:— “ For the irrigation of orchards…

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Our Dairying Industry. (Written for the "Town and Country Journal.") No. V. Cream-raising. Factory System. Factory Machinery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 22

The working of the factory on a profitable basis consists in a thorough knowledge and the careful and proper working of the whole plant of the factory. The inexperienced workman causes irreparable loss…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1891 · page 6

On the 14th, 13,000 aged ewes left Winbar station for Forbes in charge of A. West. On the following day a very heavy rain set in, and before the sheep could be got off the black soil on to high ground about…

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Alderney and Ayrshire Cattle

Evening News · Tuesday 27 January 1891 · page 6

On Wednesday Trill be offered for sale, by Messrs. William Inglis and Son, at their bazaar, Pitt and Castlereagh streets, Sydney, numerous animals, comprising some of the most valuable…

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The Doodle Cooma Farmers' Union. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1891 · page 5

A special meeting of the Doodle-Cooma Farmers' Union was hold on Saturday evening. Mr. A. Crawford ocoupied the chair. A letter from Mr. W. J. Lyne, M.L.A., stated that the Railway Commissioners have…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 4

LONDON, January 27.—The colonial wool sales opened to-day, when Messrs. Charles Balme and Co. and Messrs. Helmuth, Schwartze, and Co. offered 13,000 bales…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 8

Local stock movements: 6000 wethers. Ledger Brothers owners, from Muilion, near Yass, John Ledger in charge, Horwood Mackay agents, crossed the bridge hore yesterday. Six trucks prime fat bullocks,…

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The London Wool Sales. Opening of the January Series. A Firm Market

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

THE Australian Mortgage Agency Co. received the following cable from London this morning with regard to the January -February series of wool sales which opened in…

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Our Melbourne Message. The Original Bendigo. A Butter Reputation Trades Hall New Council -chamber-- Slight Slighted-- Theatrical Topics

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 6

A DISSIPATED old man, whose name has been immortalised by accident, has just been before the City Court on a charge of vagrancy. His name is George Robertson, and…

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Darling Harbor Market. Farm Produce

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

At the Darling Harbor Railway Terminus Terminus to-day there was a heavy supply of forage at market from the various intermediate stations along the northern, southern, and western lines. Buyers…

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Tasmanian Farmers' Conference

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 6

HOBART, Tuesday.--A conference of fanners is being held today at Hobart. The Tasmanian Legislature, is to be asked to check the adulteration of seeds and…

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, January 27.— The consignment of wheat ex Spirit of the Dawn, from Port Pirie November 28, has been sold for arrival at 37s 6d per quarter; 10,000…

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Wool Firms' Cables

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 5

Goldbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, hare received the following cablegram, dated London, January 27 Wool: Sales opened this day with good attendance of home and foreign…

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