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Farming & the land, 1893

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The Baby Farming Case. the Reserved Points to Be Argued on

Evening News · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 5

The hearing of the appeal in the case of John and Sarsh Makin, convicted on the 9th instant of the murder of the infant Horace Amber Murray, at Redfern on June 29 last, was, on the…

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Warwick Farm Pony and Galloway Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 6

Appended are the nominations for the meeting to be held on Wednesday next:— HURDLE RACE (14.2), 1½ mile.—Monitor, Mascotte, Escort, The Nun, Chinaman, Artemus, Hurrah, Folly,…

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Baby-farming Case. Appeal to the Full Court. Attempt to Upset the Conviction. Postponed till Thursday. A Case of Life or Death--Sir Julian Salomons Retained for the Prisoners

The Australian Star · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 5

A special sitting of the Full Court was to have been held this morning for the purpose of dealing with the points reserved in the Makin baby farming case. The prisoners…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 540

1893 is likely to be a cruel year to New South Wales. On the eastern half there is much rain, with floods and immense losses of very valuable crops; while, on the western, side, there are drought and…

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Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 40

LONDON MARKET FOR AUSTRALIAN BUTTER.— Messrs. John M'Naim and Company, in their fortnightly report dated February 3, say:— Butter: Since our last there has been a very…

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Dairy Records. Ulmarra Butter Factory

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 41

Our correspondent writes: The Ulmarra Butter Factory will likely commence operations again on March 20; 18,581 [?]gal of milk were supplied in 20 days, which really only represents 16 days, as the…

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Butter-making

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 540

Miss Ada E. Frost, the champion batter-maker for the year, and winner of the cup offered by the Lord Major and Corporation of London at the recent dairy show, tells the London Dairy how she produced the…

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The Butter Market. Danish Butter Competing with Victorian

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- In the London market the prospects of Victorian butter avo being interfered with by Danish competition. Increased shipments of Danish…

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Dogs Killing Sheep

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 22

UPON this subject, which has lately been disturbing many of our country districts, the Melbourne LEADER, in reply to a correspondent, gives the following advice:—…

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Wheat Nomenclature

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 538

Most of the members of the wheat nomenclature committee, which was holding sittings in Sydney last week, have returned to their homes. The committee, which has concluded its labours…

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Wheat Flour. &c

Evening News · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 4

LONDON, March 16.—Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 33s, weaker; Victorian, 32s 9d, market flat; New Zealand, long-berried, 30s 6d, weaker. Australian flour, superfine,…

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New Wool Warehouse

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 41

There was laid Tuesday afternoon, at Bridge-street, Pyrmont, by Mr. John Taylor, Glenabyn, Murrurrundi, the owner of the property, the foundation-stone of a commodious new wool and…

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Wheat-growing Out West

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 22

AT Bulbodney, as well as at Girilambone, the selectors (says the Dubbo DISPATCH) intend to prove the district's capabilities for growing wheat. One farm at Bulbodney is now preparing 150 acres…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Cacoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 7

Stock movements: Stock trucked here 300 wethers, 100 rams, Errowenbang, via Curcoar, to Bourke, Wilson and Hepkins to H. Day; seven trucks horses, Wellington to Wodonga, Shields to Erouse…

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Intercolonial News. Queensland. Agricultural and Pastoral Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 12

Ploughing operations in the Roma and Charleville districts have been much facilitated by the seasonable rains of February, and it is expected that the acreage sown to wheat, this year will…

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The Bradford Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 6

LONDON, Friday. -- In the Bradford wool market merino tops have recovered in price; 60's are quoted at 20¼d, and supers at 23[?]d…

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The Export Trade. Meat, Fruit, Butter. Meat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 40

Our latest London advices of the prices of frozen meat are to February 1, on which date English and Scotch mutton has undergone no variation in prices, and quotations for New…

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COMMERCIAL. The Wool Trade. MARCH 15

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 573

The usual fortnightly auctions were held here this week, and, although the catalogues offering proved to be only small, a large number of buyers were attracted to the sales. Very few of the lots…

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Rabbits v. Sheep in the Riverina District. Extraordinary Statement

Evening News · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 5

WHITTON, Saturday.—The country is greatly overstocked throughout the Riverina generally, consequently sheep are sold and given away. In other cases they are shorn and their throats cut,…

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FOREIGN Wool Shippers, FROM N.S.W.

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 3

The following figures show the number of Bales of Wool shipped to the different Foreign markets by the several shippers: whose names appear, these figures are from…

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