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Farming & the land, 1893

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Conference of Farmers

Evening News · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 3

TEMORA, Thursday.—The conference of farmers for the Temora and surrounding districts opened yesterday afternoon. Mr. Cartwright, president of the Temora Farmers' Union, was elected…

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The Baby Farming Case. Makins's Appeal. the Full Court's Judgement. Conviction Sustained

Evening News · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 4

The Full Court, consisting of their Honors Mr. Justice Windeyer, Mr. Justice Innes, and Mr. Justice Foster, delivered its reserved judgment in the Makin appeal case this morning…

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Dairy Produce. Judges: Messrs. H. W. Lee, W. Matthews, R. London, and J. Trotter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 4

There were some fine samples of butter shown in this section, the exhibitors being the various dairy companies and butter factories. The champion prize for the best exhibit of butter packed ready for export…

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Farm Produce. Judges: Messrs. B. Conlon, F. E. Terry, and H. Farnsworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 4

There was a good display of farm produce, although the number of exhibits was not so great as last year. The trophies, which consisted of collections of farm produce, were very nicely get up. The…

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Return of Agricultural Crops. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 7

The Government Statist has prepared a return of the pricipal agricultural crops for the season 1892. The figures relating to wheat show an area under cultivation of 1,382,521 acres, yielding…

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Special Edition Baby-farming Case. Conviction Confirmed. Sentence of Death

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 6

The judgment of the Full Court on the Makin case was concluded shortly after. 12 o'clock. Sir George Innes read a lengthy…

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Farm Produce

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 5

The display of farm produce is somewhat disappointing. Not that the quality of the exhibits is inferior, but because of the absence of so varied an assortment as in…

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Dairy Produce

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 5

Excellent is the collection of dairy produce, and no little difficulty was experienced by the judges in making their awards. Since last year, if the samples shown can be taken…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1893 · page 7

The following quantities of wool were manifested yesterday:--By rail to Darling Harbor, 76 bales; by steamer, 183. Received at Newcastle on Wednesday, 13…

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Fat Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1893 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

As intimated yesterday, the exhibits under this heading were not numerous, only about six pens being occupied. The sheep were merino and crossbreds, and of their kind were…

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[?]Glish Commercial. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1893 · page 7

LON, Wednesday Night.--The shipment [?]utter just to hand by the P. and O. R. M Parramatta arrived in good condition here are large supplies of Danish…

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Sentence for Cattle-stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1893 · page 5

FORBES, Thursday.--At the Quarter Sessions to-day William Andrew Berghofer and Henry James Gibb, convicted of cattle-stealing were each sentenced to four years' penal…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1893 · page 7

Stock passing through: Seven truck sheep, Woodstock to Kelson, M. Kelly, to Oakes; 3000 sheep, Cowra to Flemington, various consignors, travelling outward; 2400 ewes, Condobolin to Bathurst, owner…

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Machinery, Farm Implements, Etc

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1893 · page 5

Machinery is, as usual, one of the features of the show. The display in this section is large, interesting, and good. Every firm of note in the city is represented, besides…

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Australian Agriculture. Wool, Meat, and Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 25

Professor Robert Wallace, of Edinburgh, read a paper on the above subjects on February 14 before the Royal Colonial Institute, of which the following is an extract:…

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The Export Trade. Meat, Wool, Butter. Meat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 14

FROZEN MEAT.—Our cablegram from London, March 23, says: Seven per cent, of the frozen beef brought from Brisbane and 20 per cent, of that brought from Townsville by the steamer Duke of…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 644

The holidays of Easter are being ushered in with uncertain, muggy weather, and there are indications of April being a moist mouth. On the 22nd ultimo over ½in. of rain fell at Byrock and Gongolgon. The…

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Cattle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 651

Judges.—Durhams; George Loder, J. B. Christian, J. Button, H. Barnes, J. Gibson. Herefords: G. Loder, J. B. Christian, H. Barnes. Ayrshires and Jerseys: C. Lvnott, T. Brown, S. H. Hyam…

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Wheat and Flour

Evening News · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 4

LONDON, March 30.—Adelaide wheat, 6X warehouse, 33s, flat; Victorian, 32s 6d; New Zealand longberried, 30s. Australian Floor: Superfine, 24s 6d, nominal…

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