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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

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The Wool Sales. Opening Rates Maintained. London, January 27

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 6

At the London wool sales to-day the opening rates were maintained. There was a large attendance of bidders, Americans and Germans being eager to purchase. All…

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Carriage of Wheat on Colonial Railways. Comparative Statement of Charges

Evening News · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 7

A return was laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday evening, showing the comparative rates paid for carriage of grain on. the. railways of New South Wales, Victoria,…

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The Rice Crops. a Complete Failure. London, January 27

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 6

Advices to band from Siam show that the rice crop has proved a complete failure…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather, Stock and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 5

CAMPBELLTOWN, Thursday.--After a number of very hot, sultry days, the weather is now much cooler, with signs of a change. GUNDAGA[?], Thursday.--Rain is much needed at…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 4

LONDON, January 27.—There is improved competition at the wool sales, and opening rates are fully maintained…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 7

The Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Company, Limited, has received the following cable from their London office, dated 27th inst.:--"Prices, as compared with last…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--At the London wool sales to-day the opening prices of yesterday were fully maintained…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 7

The New Zealand Loan and M.A. Company wired last nightas follows:-- "We offered 4500 bales wool at auction to-day and brisk competition, but prices in some cases rule slightly in buyers' favor…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 5

Stook movements: 34 horse[?], from Albury to Queensland, Hohn Simpeon owner; 1400 fat wethers, from Bulga[?]dra to Homebush, John M'Donald owner…

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The London Wool Sales. London, January 28

The Australian Star · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 5

At the London wool sales to-day the prices for inferior kinds remained unimproved. Bulky scoured and combing sorts were a trifle better, and there was a strong…

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Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Society. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Al[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held this evening, Mr. G. A. Thompson in the chair. The report and balce-sheet showed a highly satisfactory result of the year's…

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Melbourne News. a Farmer Killed. New Naval Commander. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 6

Thomas Dryden, a farmer residing near Newmarket, while riding home from an auction sale started racing along the bush road with another farmer. Dryden failed…

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Failure of the Siam Rice Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--From [?]iam it is reported that the rice crop has proved a complete failure…

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Victorian Exports. Present and Prospective Wheat, Butter and Wool

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 9

THE fact that during last year the value of Victorian exports, from the port of Melbourne alone, exceeded that of the previous year by nearly two and a half millions is…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 13

At Geraldton locally-grown maize, in good order, is selling, at £4 per ton, and locally-grown English potatoes, at £4 10s per ton. The grape crop at Roma is heavy, and the fruit is of…

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Australian Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 31

The manager of the South Coast and West Camden Company has received very satisfactory advice, by cable, in reference to their last shipment of butter by the Orient. It is announced…

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Australian Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 28

It is satisfactory to learn that the greaser parof the factory butter shipped to England by the R.M.S. Arcadia has been sold at the same rates as were recently ruling. With this announcement…

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The Victorian Wheat Crop

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 21

IN regard to the Victorian wheat crop we learn from a reliable source that the estimated yield for this season is something over 13 million bushels; the surplus is get down at 6,165,000…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c. Armidale, January 25

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 233

The weather recently has suited everybody admirably, but as I write the country is becoming somewhat parched, and a steady rainfall would be welcomed. Farmers in this district have been more fortunate…

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Late Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 244

Stock movements:—1500 fat wethers, from Munda waddera to Homebush, Jno. M'Donald owner. COONAMBLE, WEDNESDAY. Nineteen hundred and thirty-six fat ewes, from…

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