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Farming & the land, 1895

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Storm at Glen Innes. Heavy Fall of Hail. Great Damage to Crops

Evening News · Friday 8 March 1895 · page 5

GLEN INNES, Friday.—Yesterday Red Range was visited by the heaviest hailstorm ever experienced in the district. It lasted three quarters of an hour, and…

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The Cropping of Dogs' Ears

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1895 · page 2

In the Stock-Keeper, which is the organ [?] kennel world, a yerbatim report is Published of the magistrate's recant decision in the ear-cropping case tried at Worship-street Police Court, Mr…

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The Mallee Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 March 1895 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Minister for Lands has had Inquiries made into the list of farmers who were alleged to have left the malice because of the manner in…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 477

For the first time in the present season oar table of rainfall displays a large proportion of blanks. Not more than seven of about 80 districts report rain. The change would be more beneficial if not…

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Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 46

The butter ex Himalaya reached the London market on February 25 in excellent condition. The choicest Australian butter was fetching 94s and 96s per cwt…

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Australian Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.--The choicest Australian butter by the R.M.S. Ormuz has sold at 94s per cwt'. A portion of the butter by the steamer…

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Counting Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 34

A sundowner once met a shepherd, and asked him how many sheep there were in the flock of which the shepherd had charge. The latter replied that if he…

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The Butter Block

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 5

The mail companies have made arrangements for the shipment to London of the butter now stored in Sydney. The Aberdeen, sailing on the 22nd inst., will take…

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London Butter Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 7

W. Weddel and Co., in their weekly market report, dated London, 1st February, write:--"The past week has been one of the worst known for years for the sale of colonial…

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Exportation of Live Cattle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 474

The live cattle export trade to England still continues, and ia gradually assuming fair proportions. Our telegraphic accounts of the Echuca stock leave the impression that both Shorthorns…

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Varieties of Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 23

In 1894 forty-four varieties of wheat were tested at the Pa. exp. sta. They were grown under as nearly similar conditions of soil, exposure, fertilisers,…

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London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, are in receipt of the following cablegram from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Co.:--…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 13

All the brokers selling wool in this centre submitted catalogues on Wednesday and Thursday this week. There was a good attendance of buyers at the sales, though of course the recent…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondent.) Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 10

The following are the latest stock passings:— 1150 owes, from John Armstrong, Sunnyside, Narrandera, going to Denis M'Mahon, North Barellan: 2000 wethers, from John Stewart,…

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The London Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

LONDON, March 7.—The fresh arrivals to date amount to 287,400 bales. Of these, 64,400 have been sent forward to manufacturing…

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The Wet Wool Tester

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 49

The Australian Workers' Union Convention, held recently at Albury, decided to award a prize of £50 to Mr. W. Anderson, of Forbes, for his Austral wet-wool and fibre-tester, and…

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WOOL. Weekly Revuew

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 48

No public auctions having been held during last week, there is not much to chronicle in local wool circles, beyond the fact that a strong inquiry exists for average to good…

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A Big Wool Firm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 50

MELBOURNE, February 28.—A glowing report was presented at the half-yearly meeting of Goldsbrough, Mort, and Company this afternoon. The chairman of…

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