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Farming & the land, 1893

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Summary for European Mail. Wool

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 6 February 1893 · page 5

The following shipments of wool from New South Wales have taken plaee during the week:— FROM STDNEY. BALES Jan 30 Austral, B M s, for London ... 897…

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London Wool Sales. London, February 5

The Australian Star · Monday 6 February 1893 · page 5

At London wool sales yesterday prices remained steady. Up to the present 113,000 bales have been sold. Berthong combing realised 9¼d. per lb., Wynna Downs 7¼d…

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Strange Shooting Case. the Farmer and the Swagman, Hunted Down by the Black Trackers

The Australian Star · Monday 6 February 1893 · page 2

The quiet little hamlet of Nar-Nar-Goon, 40 miles from Melbourne on the Gippsland line of railway, was stirred into considerable excitement on Friday afternoon by the…

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Condition of the Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1893 · page 7

GUNDAGAI, Saturday.--Harvesting operations have now been pretty generally completed. In consequence of the very favorable seasons, the returns show ayieldsubstautially…

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Australian Butter

Evening News · Tuesday 7 February 1893 · page 4

LONDON, February 6.-The beet factory butter brought by the Ormuz realised 100s per cwt. The dairy made brought 90s…

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Australian Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Australian wheat off coast is quoted at 32s 3d per quarter…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Tuesday 7 February 1893 · page 4

LONDON, February 6.-The average price of wheat in the country markets is 26s 3d per quarter…

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The New Land Bill. No. 2. Extension of Pastoral Division or Central Division

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 February 1893 · page 5

Clauses 9 to 18.--Here we come to the "piece de resistance." Here the Minister for Lands has had a most difficult and thankless task. We venture to say that,…

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The Wheat Harvest of 1893. Reports From the Country

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

The estimate of the wheat harvest for the present year made by the Government Statistician, and supplied last month to the Colonial Secretary, was as follows:—…

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Australian Affairs. an Australian Athletic Team. True Blue Gold-mining Company. The Directors Censured. The Wheat Market--Broken Hill Proprietary Shares. LONDON, February 6

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 February 1893 · page 5

Mr. Wilson, who is connected with the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association, recommends the selection of an Australian team of athletes to take part in the…

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Floods in the Tweed District. the Public Wharf Submerged. Damage to Crops. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1893 · page 5

This morning for the first time since Tuesday the sun was visible. Rain has fallen almost incessantly from Tuesday till 4 this morning, the river being in a state of flood. All the low lying lands were…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 4

LONDON, February 6.-There was keen competition for good wool to-day, but heavy and faulty sorts are slow of sale. The Titanga clip sold at 13½d, Ulonga 9d…

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Determining Butter-Fat in Milk

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 3

PURSUANT to an announcement in the September issue of the Agricultural Gazette the Department of Agriculture obtained a Babcock Milk Tester, which has been submitted to a…

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Australian Butter. London, February 6

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 5

The butter just arrived by the Orient R.M.S. Ormuz has opened in good condition. Prices are depressed owing to oversupplies. Quotations are:--Best factory,…

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English Commercial. the Butter Market

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 6

LONDON, Monday Night.--The butter just arrived by the Orient R.M.S. Ormuz has been opened in good condition. Prices are depressed, owing to over supplies. The…

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The Wheat Harvest of 1893. Reports From the Country

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 4

The estimate of the wheat harvest for the present year made by the Government Statistician, and supplied last mouth to the Colonial Secretary, was as follows:—…

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The Argentine Republic. Another Revolt. a Wheat Tax Objected To

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 4

LONDON, February 7.-Three thousand settlers at Santa Fe have revolted against the wheat tax imposed by the Argentine Government…

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Revolt in the Argentine Republic. a Wheat Tax Objected To. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 7

Three hundred settlers at Santa Fé have revolted against the wheat tax imposed by the Argentine Government…

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Wheat and Flour

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1893 · page 4

LONDON, February 7.-The quantity of wheat and flour afloat to the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,904,000 quarters, and the quantity afloat to the Continent at…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1893 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram, dated London February 7, 1893 : "The Americans have ceased…

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