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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

3,246 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 163

A Great Breeding Farm. Mr. Samuel Hordern's Enterprise

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 3

Mr. Samuel Hordern, of Anthony Hordern and Sods, Haymarket, has been putting his capital to the right kind of use for the benefit of the colony in which he has amassed his fortune. A…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club. January Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 6

The following nominations were received yesterday for the events to be decided at Warwick Farm on the 17th instant:- HURDLE RACE—2 miles…

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The Queensland Sugar Crop. The Largest Ever Known. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 6

The present season's sugar crop will he one of the largest known in the history of the colony. The export thus far amount to 33,000 tons…

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Testing Dairy Cows

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 5

KIAMA, Tuesday. -- Two cows, the property of Mr. J. James, of Gerringong, were last week tested by Mr. H. Colley, for admission to the Kiama Agricultural…

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 4

LONDON, January 5.—The consignment of wheat, ex Mercator, from Port Pirie November '27, has been sold at 38s per quarter…

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Wool from Cowra

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 5

COWRA, Wednesday. -- The total quantity of wool forwarded from Cowra station from August 31 to December 31, 1890, amounted to 19,835 bales…

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Pastoral Tenants in the West. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Walgett

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 5

Great dissatisfaction exists among the pastoral tenants in the Western division, both squatters and homestead lessees, at the enormous increase of rental placed, upon the holdings at the recent sittings of…

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Hunter River Farmers Association

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 5

MAITLAND, Wednesday.—The usual half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers' Association was held at Largs last evening, in presence of a good attendance of members…

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The Queensland Sugar Crop. The Largest Ever Known. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 6

The present season's sugar crop will be one of the largest known in the history of the colony. The export thus far amount to 33,000 tons…

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Queensland. the Sugar Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The present season's sugar crop will be one of the largest known in the history of the colony. The export so far from all parts way be taken as fully 38,000…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather, Stock and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 7

YASS, Wednesday.--10,000 sheep passed on Monday evening for Molonglo, Rutledge owner. During the last year 33-44in. of rain fell. WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--An agreeable…

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, January 6.—The shipments of wheat ex Edinburgh, from Adelaide November 16, and Baron Colonsay, from Port Pirie November 7, have been sold for…

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Victorian Butter. London, January 7

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 6

A consignment of Victorian butter has just been sold in London. It fetched on an average 112s. per cwt…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 5

Eighty-eight mixed fat cattle from selection, [?] amble to Dubbo, J. Hickey owner, A. Morris in charge; 10,000 young owes, from Hartwood and Yanko stations to Mungindi, Queensland, Hann and…

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The Silver Country. Broken Hill, January 6. Pastoral Exports

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 5

The pastoral exports for the week ended December 31 amounted in value to £3845. The Heat. It is acknowledged by old residents on the Hill…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, report:—We reopened the sales in Melbourne to-day, with [?] catalogue of 7156 bales. There was a large attendance, and strong competition. Good merinoes generally improved about [?]d on the…

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Country Complaints. Victorian Farmers. a Water Handicap

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 5

Our Moama correspondent writes under date January 3: Some farmers on the other side of the Murray, in Echuca North and South, and Kanya pella, who are situated in the area constituting the…

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Hunter River Farmers' Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 5

The annual dinner in connection with the Hunter River Farmers' Association took place last evening at Mr. P. Barry's hotel, Large. Mr. James Ferris presided, and among the visitors present were the…

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Hunter River Farmers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.--The usual half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers' Association was held at Large last evening, when there was a good attendance of…

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Colonial Wheat

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 4

LONDON, January 7.—The shipment of wheat ex Northern Monarch, from Lyttelton September 22, has been sold at 38s 3d per quarter…

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