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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

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Rust in Wheat Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star

The intercolonial conference on rust in wheat was continued at the Colonial Secretary's office yesterday. The Minister for Mines and Agriculture (Mr. Sydney Smyth)presided, and the delegates present were Mr…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 6

Five hundred head fat bullocks, Scott and Ware owners, from Money, Queensland, going to Deniliquin, Wm. Manton in charge, travelling via Thargomindah, in splendid condition; 600 head fat cows,…

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Rust in Wheat. the Intercolonial Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 3

The Intercolonial Conference on Rust in Wheat sat at the Colonial Secretary's Office yesterday. Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, presided,…

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The Wool Duties in France. London, June 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 5

The French Chamber of Deputies has agreed to a proposal exempting unspun wools from duty. The Chamber has also approved of the duties proposed to be…

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The London Wool Market. Close of the Second Series of Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 6

LONDON, May 1, 1891.--For the second series of colonial wool sales, which came to a close on 28th ult., live days earlier than was contemplated at the opening, owing to…

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Singleton Farmers' Association

Evening News · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 6

SINGLETON, Thursday.—At the annual meeting of the Farmers' Association a very satisfactory and encouraging report was submitted. There has been a large increase of all the principal articles…

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The Travelling Dairy. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 5

At a meeting of the A., H., and P. Association, a motion was passed tendering a vote of thanks to Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Agriculture, for selecting Bathurst as the first place for the visit of the travelling…

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The Travelling Dairy

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 6

BATHURST, Thursday.--At the meeting of the agricultural association to-day it was resolved that the thanks of the association be conveyed to Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 1248

The weather of the last four or five days has been unmistakably moist and wintry. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday brought about what may be termed a heavy general rainfall. In some instances the showers…

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Latest Pastoral News. (Continued From Page 23.) Weather, Stock Movements, Wool. Weather

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 42

During the week splendid rains have fallen over an immense area of the mountain and interior divisions of the colony. Tho rain began Saturday, and continued more or less intermittently over…

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Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 42

The usual fortnightly salea of wool have been held this week when, in all, some 900 bales were offered. Shipping parcels sold well, but several local sound parcels were again passed for higher rates. The…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Grenfell

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 1260

Mr. A. E. French, Oakhurst, has this week delivered 4000 6-tooth fat wethers (Ryan and Hammond agents), at 10s cash on the station, the biggest price ever obtained on the Blond for the number and age…

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The Metropolitan Sheep Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 1246

The entries for the Intercolonial Sheep Show, to be held in Moore Park in this city, together with a trial of sheep dogs and a parade of stock by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South…

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Grains of Wheat

The Bird O' Freedom · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 5

Hell will never be full while earth breeds politicians. A fool trieth to talk French when his tongue cannot talk plain Colonial…

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Rust in Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 40
Also in Evening News

The conference of delegates appointed by New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and South 'Australia, to inquire into the principal causes of rust in wheat and the best remedial measures to…

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Rust-in-wheat Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 11

The Intercolonial Conference on Rust in Wheat was continued at the Colonial Secretary's Office yesterday morning. In the absence of the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr.H.C.L.Anderson,Director of…

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Wool. Sydney. Newcastle. Melbourne

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 3

[?] the Export [?] Wool for the six months [?] 31st December. 1890, and [?]…

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Prevention of Rust in Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 4

In his report on the results of farmers' experience in New South Wales Dr. Cobb, pathologist to the Department of Agriculture, says that definite opinions seem to have…

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