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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

4,205 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 211

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 5

Stock passings: 7000 wethers, Smiles in charge; 6000 mixed sheep, Tibbets in charge; 20,000 wethers, Simpson owner, Harding in charge; 860 mixed cattle, Blackham and Lambert owners,…

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Disastrous Floods. Farms Devastated. Standing Crops Destroyed. SINGLETON

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 6

The rain which fell here on Friday night was unprecedented. With the influx of farmers to town on Saturday news was brought that farms on the low levels were…

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The Proposed Tax on Sheep. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 6

Sir,--I am extremely sorry to see how the actual wish and desire of sheepowners-- large and small-- have been misinterpreted both in and out of Parliament. As a stock…

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Reports on Crops

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 3

THE Minister for Mines has given instructions for obtaining reports from month to month, on the conditions of crops, giving particulars of growth, drought, moisture,…

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Crop Reports

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 5

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture (Mr. Slattery) has approved of the organisation of a monthly crop reporting system. The object of this new proposal is to…

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Australian Butter

Evening News · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 4

London, March. 7.—A portion of the shipment of Australian batter brought by the R.M.S. Oruba has been sold at from 112s to 116s per cwt for factory made…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 4

London, March 7.—The next series of Antwerp wool sales will be held on March 15, 16, and 17, when 6100 bales will be submitted, including 1850 Australian…

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The Rust-in-wheat Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The delegates to the Rust-in-wheat Conference arrived by the Melbourne express this morning and commenced their sittings to-day. The Minister…

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Alleged Wool Frauds. Trial of Shackell Postponed

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 6

THE charge of conspiracy against William Shackell in connection with the alleged wool frauds, when called on for hearing at the sessions to-day, was on the application…

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The Question of Red Rust in Wheat. Conference in Adelaide. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 7

Most of the intercolonial delegates to the conference which is to consider the question of red rust in wheat, arrived in Adelaide by the express this morning. The Rev. E. H. Thompson, from…

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Redfern Railway Hay Market Farm Produce

Evening News · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 5

At the Redfern Railway Terminus this morning there was a good supply of forage forward from the various intermediate stations along the northern, southern, and…

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Standon and Wipe v. LEWIS. Claiming A Forty-acre Farm

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 6

AN action was commenced in No. 3 Jury Court to-day, before his Honor Sir George Innes and a jury of four, by James Standon and Eleanor Maria Standon, his wife…

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Failure of the Crops in India. Distress in Madras. London, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1892 · page 7

Owing to the partial failure of the crops through drought in the province of Madras, the distross among the people is increasing…

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Wheat and Flour

Evening News · Thursday 10 March 1892 · page 4

London, March 8.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,208,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 1,200,000 quarters…

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Australian Butter. London, March 8

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 March 1892 · page 5

The consignment of Australian butter by the R.M.S. Oruba has been placed on the London market in sound condition. Factory butter realised from 116s. to 118s. per owt.,…

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South Australia. the Rust-in-wheat Conference. Interesting Details Regarding Experiments

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 March 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The intercolonial Rust-in-wheat Conference was continued today at the office of the Minister for Agriculture. Mr. Copley occupied the chair…

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The Rust in Wheat Conference. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 March 1892 · page 7

At the second day's sitting of the red rust in wheat conference to-day reports were presented by delegates on the results elicited by a list of questions formulated at the last conference…

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American Wheat

Evening News · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 4

London, March 9.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to Bradstreet, is 64,700,000 bushels…

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The Rust-in-wheat Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The Rust-in-wheat Conference was continued to-day, when the question of hybridising wheals was considered. Mr. Pearson reported that he was not in favor of planting rust-shrivelled…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 6

Eleven thousand wethers, Lindsay Brothers, from Charlton, are approaching, 20,000 wethers, from the Barwon, going to relief country in New England, are also nearing town; 5000 mixed sheep passed,…

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