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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

4,205 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 211

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 6

Stock movements:—[?]800 [?]wes, from Nebea Station to Walcha, W. M. Ronald and Co. owners, J. Freed in charge; 12,000 wethers, from Warren Downs to Werris Creek, R. G. Higgins owner, are…

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Duty on Wheat. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of the 23rd appears a reply to mine of the 22nd re duty on wheat, and signed "Ajax," whether the son of Telam[?]n or Olleus I know not. "Ajax," the son of…

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New South Wales Wool at Chicago. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 3

Sir,--Your correspondent in to-day's issue who aptly signs himself "Business before Pleasure," but feebly expresses the indignation which is felt in the local wool trade in…

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The Unemployed and Dairyfarming. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 3

Sir, —Upon first reading Mr. C. T. Bagot's letter in your issue of the 23rd instant, a person might be led to believe that any member of the unemployed, or indeed anyone else who chose to go in for a dairy…

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New Zealand Farmers' Co-op Association Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 7

The Australian representative of the Farmers Association in New Zealand is in receipt of the following report from the Christchurch Association…

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Weather, Stock and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 6

JERILDERIE, Wednesday.--The weather continues fearfully dry and ploughing cannot be proceeded with. Farmers are anxiously waiting rain, but they fear the season is too…

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Extensive Sale of Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 6

ALBURY, Thursday.--In order to make room for the lambs numbers of old sheep have been crowded into the market, and at yesterday's sale large purchases were made by…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 4

LONDON, April 27.-At the wool sales to-day medium Sydney woole were slightly easier. Other sorts unchanged…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, have received the following cablegram, dated London, April 21, 1892:--"No change in wool market to report since our last."…

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The London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--At the London wool sales yesterday, inferior wools maintained an average price, but greasy merino was weaker. The sales are to…

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South Australia Wool Export, 1891-1892. Adelaide

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 2

July 2 ... Polynesien ... 18 3 ... Port Darwin ... 77 6 ... Shannon ... 202 15 ... Echuca ... 819…

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The Country. Broken-hill Water Supply. Large Numbers of Sheep Dying

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--The Rathole tank is supplying Broken-hill with about 12,000gal. of water daily, and this source of supply will probably fail about the end of…

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The Wool Sales. June-july Series. London, April 28

The Australian Star · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 5

At the London wool sales, yesterday inferior class wools maintained the average price, but greasy merino sorts ruled weaker. The sales close on May 3…

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Wool at the Chicago Exhibition. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 3

Sir,—I observe that at the meeting of the New South Wales Commission for the Chicago Exhibition, Department II., Wool, &c., the chairman of the committee stated that Mr. Bruce's services had been…

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Wool Exhibits at Chicago. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 6

Sir,--During the past few days I have read with interest some letters in your columns respecting the recommendation of the wool committee of the Chicago Exhibition that…

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Wool. New South Wales. Outward Agents Season 1891-1892 This list will be altered each day

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 5

BALES. Gilchrist, Watt and Co 103,257 Dalgety and Co Ltd 62,701 Balchih, Johnston and Co 55,544…

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New Zealand Farmers' Co-op Association Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 7

The Australian representative of the Farmers. Association in New Zealand is in receipt of the following report from the Christchurch Association…

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The Cancer Case. the Hoods on Trial. Sam Hood Cross-Examined. Farming, Bootmaking and Doctoring. Manipulating the Microscope -- He Could Not Handle It -- His Alleged Specific -- He Declined to State It

The Australian Star · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 3

THE cancer case, in which Sam Hood and Thomas John Hood are charged with having feloniously slain Rebecca Cohan, was continued at the Central Criminal Court…

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The Home, The Farm, and The Orchard. DRAINAGE

The Weekly Advance · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 7

THE rubble drain is opened in precisely the same way, and of the same dimensions as the pipe drain, only it should never be less than four inches…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 976

Nearly all the chief centres of the colony report that rain fell during the past week. The coastline was in some parts heavily drenched. The South and North received sufficient to do good service, but the…

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