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Farming & the land, 1893

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Exodus of Victorian Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1893 · page 5

ALBURY, Monday.--A number of Victorian farmers are abandoning their colony owing to excessive protection, and are acquiring land in the Riverina district for agricultural…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 7

The following quantities of wool were manifested yesterday:--By rail to Darling Harbor, 155 bales; by steamer, 84; received at Newcastle on Monday, 50…

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All Wool and Only Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 3

Although Dr. Jacger's Sanitary Woollen System of Clothing has been before the English-speaking world since 1884, there is still considerable misconception as to its…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Braidwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 8

W. Little, fat cattle buyer, from Melbourne, bought from Messrs. Maddrell, Byrnes, and Hassall, Roberts, and Royds, 1400 head of fat bullocks, prices ranging from £4 15s to £5 5s. They will be…

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Professor Shelton. Visit to New South Wales. Interesting Interview. Wheat, Fruit, Meat. Our Splendid Wheat Crop--Visit to Hawkesbury College--Cold Storage-Our Agricultural Department

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 5

Very keen and intelligent in his observations is Professor E. M. Shelton, of the Queensland Department of Agriculture, who returned to Brisbane from Sydney last week…

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The Butter Market. Rise of a Penny Per Lb

Evening News · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 6

On Tuesday the butter market rose 1d per lb, through the action mainly of the co-operative companies, headed by the Berrima Cold Climate and Murgare Cold Storage Depot…

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Passages of the January Sales Wool Ships From Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 6

With reference to a paragraph which appeared in these columns a day or two ago on the homeward runs of the wool sailers from Sydney to the January sales, the following has been received by the mail showiug the dates…

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The London Wool Market. (From Our Correspondent.) London, Feb. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 11

At the London colonial wool auotions, the couple of days since last report were marked by considerable animation in biddings and increased cagerness to obtain further supplies before the…

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London Wool Market. the Close of the London Sales and After

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 6

LONDON, February 24.--At the first series of colonial wool sales for this year, which opened on January 24 and closed last Saturday, some 276,000 bales were included in the…

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Among the Ponies. a Day at Warwick Farm. Lillie Bridge Cup—Week's Doings Liverpool Sport

Referee · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 3

To-day the pony and galloway factions assembles at Canterbury Park. This course always shows a large public attendance, and seeing that the entries numbered 114 for the…

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Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

No fault can be found with the quality of the cattle penned at this show, but everyone deplores the " lack of competition." This is accounted for in some measure by the fact…

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Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 5

Neither the public nor the society expect numerous entries in this class. A special sheep show is usually held in March, and therefore the pens at this particular…

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Australian Butter

Evening News · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 4

LONDON, March 29.—The best factory butter brought by the Parramatta has realised from 90s to 100s per cwt…

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Wheat and Flour

Evening News · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 4

LONDON, March 28.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,540,000 quarters, For the Continent the quantity afloat is 896,000…

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The Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The wool market is firm, and it is expected that wool will shortly experience a rise of ½d per 1b…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Coonamble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 8

Stock movements: 6500 Wethers, from Warrana station to Yarraldool station, B.Richards and Sons owners, St[?]son in charge; 2500 wethers, from Warrana station to Riverstone, via Dubbo, B…

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The Wool Trade. March 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 3

The fortnightly auctions held here this week again attracted a large attendance of the trade, and the buyers present competed with great vigour and freedom for all descriptions offered, irrespective of…

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The Wool Market. London, March 29

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 5

It is anticipated that the price of wool on the London market will shortly advance ½d per lb…

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FOREIGN Wool Shippers, From N.S.W.

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 30 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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