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Farming & the land, 1892

4,205 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 211

Stock and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 6

ULMARRA, Wednesday. -- Crops are improving after the lute rain. The weather is fine…

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General Cable News. the Russian Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night. -- Reports from St. Petersburg state that the prospect of the Russian crops is good…

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Dairy Cattle

The Weekly Advance · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 2

Class 91.—Cow, any age, giving the greatest quantity of milk by weight. (Decision deterred till Friday)…

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Wool

The Australian Star · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 4

Messrs. F. L. Barker and Co. report holding their 15th sale of the season yesterday, when a catalogue of 112 bales was submitted. The buying power for this time of the season was…

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The Wheat Supply

Evening News · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 4

LONDON, March. 16.—The American visible supply of wheat, according to BRABSTREET'S, is 63,600,000 bushels…

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The Wool Trade. Meeting at Botany--wool Classers' Certificates

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 6

A meeting was held at the North Botany Town, hall last evening of gentlemen interested in the formation of a recognised association to safeguard the interests of wool-growers and…

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Wool Classing. Meeting at North Botany

The Australian Star · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 7

A WELL-ATTENDED meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of a board of examination, in, the interests. of woolbuyers, woolgrowers and woolclassers…

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A Brazilian Pest-hole. People Dying Like Sheep. Terrible Mortality Among Seamen

The Australian Star · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 2

THE Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.'s clipper barque Akaroa, Captain A. J. Murray, which arrived at Port Chalmers a few days ago in ballast from Santos (Brazil) to…

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Wool-classing in New South Wales. Meeting at North Botany

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 3

A meeting was held in the Town Hall, North Botany, last evening, in regard to wool-classing in New South Wales, and with the object, as announced in the advertisements, of forming a board of…

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Warwick Farm Racing Club March Meeting. First Day, Thursday, March 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 6

Stewards, Messrs. W. Dargin, J.A.Scarr, Wm. Gannon, J.B. Oliffe, J.M Laughlin, E.E.A Oatley; judge, Mr.J.B. Oliffe; handicapper, Mr. J.A. Scarr; starter, Mr. T. Watson: timekeeper, Mr. T…

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Sporting. Warwick Farm Races

The Australian Star · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 8

The second day's races in connection with she Warwick Farm March meeting wilt be brought off to-morrow, and, taking a line through yesterday's performances, the…

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Dairy Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 14

The Secretary for Agriculture has received a report from Mr. Robert Stirling, chief inspector of stock, upon the inspection of dairy cattle now being made by Mr.C. Lawler. He states that…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 625

The first part of the week was ushered in with great heat throughout the colony, and a shade temperature exceeding 112 F. prevailed at Euston, Balranald, Bourke, Deniliquin, and Wilcannia. On…

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Latest Pastoral News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 41

Albury Market.—Messrs.Chas. L. Griffith and Company report holding their usual fortnightly market on March 16, when they yarded 7000 sheep and 150 cattle to a fair attendance of…

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Instinct of Cattle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 642

Mr. Andrew J. Ogilvie writes as follows from Tamala, Shark Bay, Western Australia, to the Spectator:—I have read with interest your articles on the instinct of cattle. That cattle and horses can…

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Late Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 660

Stock movements : 502 merino ewes and lambs, from Albury, Stoneypark, Hanging Rock, Jno. Kruse owner; 445 merino ewes, from Albury to Talmalmo, Jas. Stewart owner; 80 horses, from…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 6

The Union Mortgage and Agency Company of Australia, Limited, are in receipt of the following cablegram with reference to wool market at Antwerp, viz.:--" At Antwerp…

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Woolclassers & Wool Classing

Evening News · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 2

For some time past the question of the classification of Australian wool has received increased attention both in England and this country, one of the principal causes of bringing the subject…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 11

Wool-selling operations were resumed this week, the associated brokers selling on Wednesday and Thursday. The attendance was satisfactory, for, although a large number of the buyers…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 4

LONDON, March 17.—The Antwerp wool sales closed very flat. Nearly all the Australian wool was withdrawn. The Union Mortgage and Agency Company of…

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