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Farming & the land, 1893

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Taralga Butter Factory

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

GOULBCRN, Saturday.--During the six months ending November 30, the Taralga Butter Factory paid for nearly 90,000 gallons of milk, yielding over 30,000th of butter…

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Australian Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Night.--The ship Derwent, with the first of the seasons wool, has arrived from Sydney, after a Dassage of 70 days…

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Australian Butter. London, January 1

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 4

Some of the London newspapers allude to the shipment of Australian butter which has arrived by the R.M.S. Rome as a reproach to the British farmer…

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Australian Butter. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

Portion of the factory-made butter received by the R.M.S. Orizaba realised from 112s to 118s per cwt. Part of the dairy-made butter to hand, per the same…

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The Derwent's Wool. London, December 31

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

The ship Derwent, which sailed from Sydney with the first shipment of the season's wool, has arrived after a 79 days' passage…

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Price of Wheat. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 3

Sir,--I notice that the Sydney millers are not inclined to give more than 3s. 6d. per bushel for wheat delivered at Darling Harbor, and will only buy sparingly at that…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) the Bush Fires in the Murrumbidgee District. Great Destruction of Wheat and Grass. Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 9

From later particulars, the bush fires which raged on Christmas Day round this district were most serious. News comes from Cowabce that a flire broke out there on Friday before Christmas Day,…

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Australian Rutter. "A Reproach to the British Farmer."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.--The press alludes. to the cargo of Australian butter brought by the R.M.S. Rome on her last up as "a reproach to the British farmer…

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Condition of the Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

YOUNG, Saturday.--A Marvest prospects are very encouraging. Soave farms will yield 30 bushels of wheat per acre, and the general average for the district is estimated by…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 7

W.K. Garnsey and Co., Forbes, report:--Stations : Inquiries still come in for grass country on grazing leases, from 2a. to 20,000a. Sheep: Owing to the holidays, nothing much…

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New Zealand Butter

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 4

LONDON, January 2.-The dairy batter brought by the Ionic realised from 96s to 102s per cwt, and the factory butter made from 112s to 118s. A portion of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Stock Movements

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 5

CONDOBOLIN, Saturday.--Stock passings: 3000 mixed sheep, from Melrose to Gulgo, S. Gavil owner in charge ; 16,000 wethers, from Tilboroo (Q.) to Williandra, Whittingham…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 4

LONDON, January 2.-Operators at the Baltic believe that an improvement in the wheat market has been established, and hope for a general advance. In Mark…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 6

Bourke stock crossings:—2490 owes and rams, Gilgoin to Nulty, G. H. Burcher owner, Thompson in charge: 10,000 fat wethers, Milo to Bourke, Milo and Welford Downs Pastoral Company owners…

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The London Wool Market. (From Our Correspondent.) London, Dec. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 7

The wool saleroom in London still presents a crowded appearance, and competition continues keen from all sections of the trade, both home and foreign. The latter are the most eager to obtain…

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Condition of the Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 5

DUNGOG, Monday.--Rain has been falling since Thursday. The river is flooded, and great damage is being done to young crops. TENTERFIELD, Monday.—Tho wheat…

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Alleged Smuggling of Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Customs authorities have for some time had suspicions that cattle were being smuggled across the New South Wales border into…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 6

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, report: We yesterday submitted a catalogue of small lots of wool, numbering in all 644 bales. There was a very good muster of buyers, and although many of the…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondent.) Goondiwindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 5

Stock Passings:£310 bullocks from Camby, near Miles, to Muswellbrook, T. M'Nulty owner, John Wilson in charge; 140 horses from Jinghi, Jinghi, Dalby to Broke, singleton, Maxton Bros. owners, A…

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Redfern Railway Hay Market. Farm Produce

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 4

At the Redfern railway terminus this morning, owing to holidays and wet weather, the supply of forage forward was unusually email, only eight trucks in alL Buyers were in good attendance…

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