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Farming & the land, 1891

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 299

Dalgety and Co., Limited, report:—At our wool sale to-day (Monday) we submitted a fairly representative catalogue of 1100 bales to a full attendance of buyers. The improvement reported by cable from London, though anticipated and…

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Opening of a Butter Factory. Moss Vale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 300

The Manchester square Butter Factory was opened this afternoon. A number of gentlemen and suppliers were present by invitation of the directors. Mrs. N. H. Throsby broke a bottle of champagne over the…

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Mr. W. K. Taunton's Afghan Sheep-dog Khelat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 314

We have pleasure in giving a portrait of this dog, one of the most notable foreign specimens ever seen on our benches, and yet so like our own sheep-dogs that he could easily win if our classes were not usually…

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Our Queensland Letter. Society and Politics. Trades and Labor. Agricultural and Pastoral. Land for Selection. the Shearing Difficulty. General News. Brisbane, February 2. POLITICS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 11

The aldermen of South Brisbane and several other guests were entertained at luncheon on Tuesday by the Mayor (Mr. A. Morry, M.L.A.) The Hons. H. Tozer (Colonial Secretary and…

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Darling Harbor Market. Farm Produce

Evening News · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 6

At the Darling Harbor railway terminus yesterday, there teas a fair supply of forage forward from the numerous intermediate stations along the northern, southern, and western lines. Buyers…

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Clarence and North Coast Farmers Association

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 19

GRAFTON, Friday.—The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Clarence and North Coast Farmers' Association was held to-day, 100 being present. The balance-sheet showed a small loss for the…

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The Farms Which Pay

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 286

We are of opinion that when the reports of the judges who are at present engaged in awarding the National prizes to farms in various divisions of the colony are thrashed out it will be shown…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 288

The total quantity of butter (741 tons) sent from Melbourne to London last year was double that of 1889. Our Kempsey correspondent writes on January 28:…

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The Home, the Farm, and The Orchard. the Maori Disease

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 6

THE Following information, which will without doubt prove of interest and possibly of value to our orchardists, is published at the request of the Director…

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Warwick Farm Races

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 7

ANOTHER of the popular race meetings at Warwick Farm will be held this (Saturday) afternoon. There are numerous entries, and an excellent day’s sport may be expected,…

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The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1891 · page 7

In the case of this year, January having jumped the position of February as the champion moist month, it is not surprising that recent weather has been both dry and warm. The worst effect of the…

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The Country. Rust in Wheat--interesting Experiments

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 February 1891 · page 5

CROOKWELL, Saturday.--A successful experiment has been made by Mr. John Broderick, J.P., of Coughrea, near Crookwell, in preventing rust attacking wheat by using the Colonial…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club. Saturday, February 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1891 · page 3

Stewards: Messrs. W. Dargin, J. A. Scarr, Wm. Gannon, J. H. Want, J. B. Office, A. F. Smart, J. M'Laughlin, E. E. A. Oatley; judge, Mr. J. B. O[?]; handicapper, Mr. J. A. Scarr; starter, Mr…

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Victorian Butter

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Department of Agriculture has received satisfactory advices re shipments of butter to London,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather, Stock and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 7

GLEN INNES, Saturday.--The weather is [?] and warm, with cool nights. Stock passings: 4000 ewes from Milliwa to Gundaroo, Tully owner…

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Wool

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 8

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, report:--To-day we commenced our fortnightly series of safes, bringing forward for the occasion a catalogue of 4516 bales. The…

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Tuesday's Commercial. Butter

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 6

The Dairy Produce Agents Association, at its meeting yesterday, fixed the prices' of butter as follows :--Dairy, 8d.; separator, 9di; factory,10d. to 11d…

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London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 6

The Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co. have received the following cable from Messrs. Helmuth, Schwartz and Co. dated London, February 9 :--"Since our last cable…

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The Wheat Yield. Albury's Record. ALBURY

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 5

A wheat buyer now here representing a Sydney miller is wanting to purchase 30,000 bags of prime wheat, and says that he will have to go into Victoria to complete the…

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The London Wool Market. Prospects of the Woollen Trade for 1891

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 6

LONDON, January 2.--The year ban opened quite ae well as could have been expected, although the holiday feeling has not yet passed off in the northern manufacturing districts, and…

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