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Farming & the land, 1894

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Cattle Poisoned at Bourke

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

BOURKE, Saturday.--Another mob of cattle has been poisoned by weeds on the Enngonia Lednapper-road. Two hundred and thirty were affected, most of them fatally. Other…

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Ninety Thousand Sheep Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

COOMA, Saturday.--It is reported that about 90,000 sheep have boon killed in this district by tho recent cold and rain…

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Price of Wheat

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

TEMORA, Monday.— A largely attended meeting of farmers and others was held at Talbot's Empire Hotel on Saturday evening, for the purpose of protesting against the action of the…

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The Wheat market

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 6.— The English wheat markets are changing a little for the worse. The Continental markets are changing a little for the better. The American markets…

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London Wool Imports

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, Sydney, have received a cablegram from their London office, under Friday's date, giving the names of the four companies heading…

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London Wool Cables

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received from their London office a cable giving the names of the four companies heading the list of London wool importers for 1893, together with the number…

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Wool Storage Rates

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 4
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LONDON, January 6.— The London wool warehousemen have refused to reduce the rates of storage…

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Eating a Poisonous Weed. Many Cattle Fatally Affected

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 6

BOURNE, Monday.— A mob of 600 cattle has been poisoned by eating weeds on the Enngonia Lednapper-road. Altogether 230 were affected, most of them fatally. Many of them developed…

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Increased Tillage. 180,000 Acres This Year. Large Advance in Wheat. The Farmers and Protection-- An Encouraging Sign of the Times

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 3

The estimate of the area of land under cultivation has just been completed by the Government Statistician's Department, and shows that the increase in the…

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English Commercial. [By Cable.] London, Jan. 6. the Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 7

The Butter Committee made no change in their official price at their meeting on Saturday. SILVER. Silver is quoted 2s 7¾d per oz. standard…

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Dairy Farmers' Export Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 6

A meeting of the executive of the Dairy Farmer Export Association was held on Friday to consider the present outlook of the butter industry, more particularly in relation to…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Cattle Poisoning in the North-west. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 6

News has been received at heavy loss of cattle by the poisoning of a mob of 570. Over 200 were attacked, and 60 died in one spot. Many of them developed mad[?]ces, and had to be shot. This…

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The Weather. Heavy Storms in the Country. a General Rainfall. Railway Washaways. Damage to Stock and Crops. Horses Killed by Lightning. a Boy's Narrow Escape

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 6

There still appears to be a continuance of the rains in the country reported last week. On Saturday some 68 stations reported substantial rainfall, and at 1 p.m. only 15 stations, chiefly in…

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Bill Beach, Farmer

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

In noting the Farmers' and Dairymen's annual picnic held at Albion Park recently a contributor to the Kaima REPORTER has the following:-- "Amongst the local…

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Mrs. Knorr's Career. Details of Her Early Life. Interview With Her Parents. A Respectable Family-- Minnie Belonged to the Church Choir-- Her First Downward Step-- Sent to a Home-- Minnie Knorr's Record in Australia-- Larceny and False tences-- The Baby- Farming Operations

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

When Mrs. Knorr's case was being considered by the Executive Council of Victoria details of her career, prepared by Detective Sergeant Nixon, of the Criminal…

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Disastrous Floods. Washaways on the Railways. Serious Damage on the Cooma Line. Great Damage to Orchards and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

BRAIDWOOD, Saturday. The Sydney mail train was nine hours late to-day, owing to a portion of the line having been washed away…

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Floods at Pambula. Damage to Crops.--mines Flooded Out

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

PAMBULA, Saturday,--The heaviest flood recorded for many years is now out in the Pambula district. The flats are all covered to a great depth. The river rose several feet…

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Severe Storm Near Albury. Great Damage to Orchards and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

ALBURY, Saturday.--A severe storm passed over last night with heavy rain for half an hour. The wind blew with hurricane force, doing great damage to orchards and…

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The Butter Trade

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 3

The graders' report in connection with the New South Wales Dairy Farmers' Export Association states:-- Referring to the past week's operations a falling off in the…

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