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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

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The Crops in the Albury District

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 22

FROM all parts of the district very satisfactory accounts of the harvest are being received. At Burmmbuttock, one of the largest areas in the Upper Riverina, the wheat yield is particularly…

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Hunter River Farmers' Association. a Flourishing Body

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 15

THE usual half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers' Association was held at Largs on Wednesday evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. James Ferris, vice-president of the society…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 64

Our Mudgee correspondent writes on January 3 :— The annual meeting of the Mudgee Dairy Company was held at the Town Ball on Monday night. The secretary (Mr. Lovejoy) showed in his report that nine…

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The Cumberland Model Farms

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 1

WE have received from Messrs. W. A. Brodie and Co., auctioneers, a carefully prepared and well-executed plan of the Cumberland Model Farms, which they have on hand…

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Farmers' Association

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 13

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

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Country Complaints. Victorian Farmers. a Water Handicap

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 17

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

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 3

WILCANNIA, Saturday.—The steamer Pilot left to-day for Sooth Australia, laden with the following cargo of wool: 187 bales from Purnanga, 23 from Mount Mnrchison, 115 from Nelymbs, 136 from…

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Colonial Butter

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, January 9.—The consignment of butter forwarded by the New Zealand Dairy Association by the Coptic, from Wellington, N.Z., November 14, has sold at…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 7

The following are the stock movements for to-day:- 1070 sheep, from Kimo station to Young, C. Elderbrain owner, in charge: 2000 sheep, Coolac to Reedy Flat, W. Glasscock Owner; 1030 cattle, Queensland to…

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The Country. Rust in Wheat. Results of Experiments

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

ALBURY, Sunday.--The Albury Agricultural Society were a short time ago asked by the Government of New South Wales to report on certain experiments which have been made by…

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Wool

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 3

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report: --At our weekly sale yesterday we submitted a catalogue of 4548 bales wool. The selection, although including some good wools, was…

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Wool Steamers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 4

Two more of Mr. Lund's Blue Anchor line steamers have arrived at London from Sydney with Wool cargoes The agents, Messrs. Alfred Lamb and Co, yesterda) received a cable advising the arrival of the Wilcannia and the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. the Dubbo Association

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 6

DUBBO, Saturday.--The annual meeting of the Dubbo Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held last night in the society's rooms, Church-street, the president. Mr. T. E. Body,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 5

The following are the local slock passings and movements reported to the Wagga Stock lnspoutor during the week:—12,000 wethers and owes, John Loughran owner, from Boondara and Mossgiel to Goulburn, via…

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France and the Australian Wool Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 4

The Chamber of Commerce of Dunkirk is sending a protest to the Minister of Commerce against the continued exemption from the surtaxe d'entrepot of Australian wool coming…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 7

Dalgety and Co.,report:—We resumed our wool salts to-day submitting a cataloghue of 2900 bales to a full muster of buyers. We are gladt to be able [?] that the improvement we foreshodaowed in our report before holidays…

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Fellmongers, Wool-classers, Scourers, Curriers, and Tanners' Association

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the above association was held on Friday, January 9, in North Botany Town Hall, Mr. Leonard M'Lean, president, in the chair. The…

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The Dairying Industry in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 5

Mr. D. Wilson, dairy expert, has reported to the Minister of Agriculture upon the work done in connection with the industry. Mr. Wilson states that the creamery system is more favoured than…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, January 12.—The Antwerp wool sales open on the 20th instant, and will last two days. Four thousand seven hundred bales have been catalogued, 500…

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Wednesday's Commercial. Wheat and Flour

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 6

The New Zealand Loan and mercantile Agency Co., Limited, report that they are in receipt of cablegrams from their London offices as under:--"January 13, the tone of…

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