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Farming & the land, 1894

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Fire on a Farm. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 6

The house of Richard Wilkinson, farmer, near Ballarat, has been destroyed by fire…

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Central Wheat Stores. a Boon for Farmers

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 6

Mr. D. C. J. Donnelly, M.L.A. for Carcoar, to-day waited upon the Premier (Sir George Dibbs) and the Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Eddy) and laid…

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South Australian Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The cargo of South Australian wheat ex the ship Hiawatha has been sold at 27s per qr…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 4
Also in The Australian Star

LONDON, February 7.— The London wool sales closed to-day. The quantity sold has been 230,000 bales. The prices obtained, compared with the December series of sales,…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 8

Messrs. Winchcombe, Garson and Co, report Our 22nd [?]aiogue of the season on Wednesday comprised 3740 bales wool, and our sales at auction and privately for the…

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The London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--At the London wool sales yesterday special clips realised as follow:--Morghall, 9 12d per lb.; Brin, 7 34d per lb.; Carijerloo, 7d per lb…

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United States Wool Duties

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 7.— The democrats in the finance committee of the Senate of the United States oppose the proposal to hear the views of merchants on the proposed…

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The Chicago Exhibition. the Wool and Meat Trade with America

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 6

We mentioned yesterday that Mr. Robert Hudson returned from America by the Mariposa. Speaking to a Daily Telegraph reporter, he said:--"When I left Chicago the…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 7

The following quantities of wool were manifested yesterday:--By rail, 344 bales; coastwise, 34: received at Newcastle on Wednesday, 129…

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Wool

The Australian Star · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 3

The London January sales were concluded on Tuesday, the total number of bales sold being 234,000, of which 139,000 bales went to the Continent and 1000 hales to America…

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Australian Butter Trade

Evening News · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 8.— A deputation of colonists in London will wait upon Mr. Robert Reid, Victorian Minister of Defence, on Monday next, to explain the difficulties…

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 7.— Two cargoes of Australian wheat, January and February shipment, have been sold at 26s per quarter. [THE ABOVE APPEARED IN OUR LATE EDITIONS YESTERDAY.]…

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Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 3

M'Burney, Wallis, and Company report— We held our first fortnightly sale of the series on Wednesday, bat owing to the sales being compressed into two days, and the large amount of wool offering, we were…

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Central Wheat Stores

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 2

The Premier (Sir George Dibbs) and the Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Eddy) were waited upon yesterday by Mr. D. C. J. Donnelly, M.L A., who suggested that a great benefit would result to…

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Wheat Storage Sheds

Evening News · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 6

Mr. Donnelly, M.L.A., yesterday waited on the Premier and the Chief Railway Commissioner and suggested that a great benefit would be conferred upon farmers if the Government took in hand to…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 4

Messrs. John Bridge and Co. report:--After an adjournment for a fortnight the wool sales were resumed again this week, and the catalogue we submitted yesterday…

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London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 4

The New Zealand Land Association, Ltd. (for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited), report that they are in receipt of a message from their London…

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Storage Sheds for Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 4

A suggestion was laid before the Premier and the Chief Commissioner for Railways yesterday, by Mr. Donuelly, M.P., for assisting farmers, who are now receiving somewhat…

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The Price of Wheat

Evening News · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.— Wheat was sold today in Melbourne at 2s 4d per bushel. This is the lowest price ever recorded in the Melbourne market…

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