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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1894

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Rust in Wheat Conference

Evening News · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 6

The suggestion as to holding rust in wheat conferences seems to have originated at a meeting of the Australian Association for the Advance of Science, the matter was taken up by the…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 10

Stock movements: 1000 fat merino wethers, from Wallendool to Newport Victoria, M. B. Ryan owner; 1500 merino ewes, from Wallendool to Talgarno, Victoria, G. Drummond owner: 500 merino…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 6

Messrs. M'Burney, Wallis and Co. report: -- We held our fortnightly wool sale on Thursday, and as usual had a large attendance of buyers, the off season…

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Quibell Bbothers' Wool Exchange, Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 25

The above firm had a fine exhibit in a large tent adjoining the sheep shearing machines. The stuffed Lincoln sheep; and wool specimens dipped in Quibell's dip were very attractive, and…

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Australasian & Cape Wool Importers, 1893

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 3

The "DAILY COMMERCIAL NEWS AND SHIPPING LIST" is indebted to Messrs John Sanderson and Co of this city for the following information relating to the Import at London of Australian and Cape Wools for 1893. Forwarded by their London houses Sanderson, Murray and Co…

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Wool. Kotes on the Trade

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 42

There were no auction sales held in Sydney last week, and the Easter holidays following closely upon those held on March 21 and 22 naturally restricted business, giving the local market a very dull…

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Race of Wool Ships Home

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 700

Sixteen ships with their wool cargoes from Australia reported at London on the 28th ult. In the race home the little Cutty Sark, bound from Sydney to Hull, proved the fastest of…

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COMMERCIAL. The Wool Trade. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 692

Very little change has been developed in the tone and aspect of our market during the week under review, and upon the whole a dullness, which is becoming monotonous, has been the principal feature…

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The Pastoral Industry. (By Our Special Commissioner.) Iv.—life on a Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

A ricketty little weatherboard structure, standing by itself in the midst of a vast serub-covered sandy plain. The red soil is all about, and where there is red soil there is, as a consequence, sand,…

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London Wool Letter Opening of the Second Series

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 6

LONDON, March 2.--The second series of colonial wool sales for the year opened on the 27th ult., and, as at present arranged, will last until the 21st inst. It is hoped,…

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Australasian Export Trade. How Victorian Butter Is Sometimes Sold in London

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 9

It is understood (says the Victorian WEEKLY TIMES) that from, time to time abundance of information, of a character sufficient to justify the appointment of a dairy commissioner in London,…

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Australian Farm Settlement. Speech by Mr James Inglis. Mr. J. Inglis at the Colonial Institute

Evening News · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 4

LONDON, April 6. Mr. James Inglis, M. L. A., New South Wales, speaking at the Royal Colonial Institute, said that the increase in farming settlement in Australia was owing to the adoption of the cooperative principle…

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Manifesto of the Farmers and Settlers' Association

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 10

As a result of the deliberations of the Farmers and Settlers' Conference at Junco last week the following manifesto has been issued, embodying the platform which is to guide settlers at the…

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The Farmers and Protection

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 14

WE have the assurance of some of the delegates (now in Sydney) to the late Farmers' Conference that the attempts of the freetrade press to minimize the decision of that body in favour of…

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Dairy Export Association's Report. Review of Its Work. Some Interesting Figures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

A report of the executive of the Dairy Farmers' Association was submitted to yesterday's meeting, and as it deals with the butter export trade since its inception some years back a few extracts will be read…

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The Farmers' Conference. Junee, March 28

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 722

The proceedings of the Farmers' Conference here yesterday are regarded as a fiasco. Many delegates arrived to-day, and were surprised and indignant to find that the conference had been closed the previous…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 685

We regret to learn from a circular addressed to members of the Dairy Farmers' Export Association that through the refusal of a large company which is engaged in the produce business to subsidise the…

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The Farmers' Conference. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 3

Sir, -- I see by the reports of the Farmers' Conference it is stated that only two delegates abstained from voting on the division as to which policy should be adopted by the…

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Co-operative Farming. Mr. J. Inglis at the Colonial Institute

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday, 1 p.m.--Mr. James Inglis, M.P., of New South Wales, speaking at the Royal Colonial Institute, said that the increase in farming settlement in…

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Dairy Records. Dairy Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 42

At the railway saleyards during the week butter was plentiful and selling extremely dull at low rates, especially for any but prime. Eggs, fresh laid, are in moderate supply, selling freely at…

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