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Farming & the land, 1895

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Warwick Farm Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 3

Appended are the weights for the handicap events included in the programme for the January reunion next Saturday:- FLYING HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.—Plain Bill, 8st 10lb;…

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Ministerial Party in the West. Proposed Irrigation Farms. Locking the Darling. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 5

The Minister for Mines arrived at Bourke this evening for the purpose of seeing whether it is possible to utilise the surplus water obtained from artesian bores in connection with an irrigation…

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The Fruit Growing Crops Why Don't Growers Thin Their Crops?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 7

If you put the above question to some of the hardest-working fruitgrowers about Parramatta, they would tell you it is too much trouble, and yet these men think…

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Rough Branding of Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 4

Mr. Bruce, Chief inspector of Stock, left for Brisbane last night to attend a conference of stock inspectors. It has been repeatedly complained by teamsters and…

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The Wheat market

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 7. Wheat in Mark Lane to-day was 6d per quarter dearer…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 9

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company report by telegraph:—We offered at auction to-day 3600 bales and sold [?]00 bales. Or[?]asy showed no alteration in values. Fairfield sold to 7½d; Bogamildi lambs, to 7d; Welargang…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 9

The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association report that wool sales were held to-day (Tuesday) at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-place, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8[?]4 bales, and the sales amounted to 6227 bales,…

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Australian Produce. Butter, Eggs, and Rabbits

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.-- A small portion of the choicest of the Australian butter by the R.M.S. Ophir realised 102s per [?]wt., the average price…

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Australian Produce. Butter, Rabbits, Eggs, &c

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 7.-A small portion of the choicest butter brought by the R.M.S. Ophir has been sold at 102s per cwt. The average price…

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The Dunsyre for Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 6

Messrs. J. S. Mailler and Co. yesterday received to their consignment a very fine steel-built ship, the Dunsyre, of 2000 tons. She was built on the Clyde three years ago, and is now from Adelaide, in ballast. It is intended to berth…

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The Grain Duties. Views of Farmers and Millers. What Will Happen in September. Why the Duties Should Be Continued. Freetraders Indignant

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 5

We give below information gained by our country correspondents yesterday as to the attitude of farmers and millers with respect to the respect the grain duties…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 7

The following quantities of wool were manifested yesterday: By rail, 1350 bales; coastwise, 106; received at Newcastle on Tuesday, 201…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 7,—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,130,000 quarters, against 2,800,000 quarters last week, and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers Association report that wool sales were held yesterday at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-place, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9176…

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Cattle-straying Nuisance at Paddington

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 3

Since the Woollahra pound was closed, cattle straying has become quite a nuisance in the Paddington district, and a few weeks ago a resolution was carried in the Paddington…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Deniliquin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 6

The following stock crossings were roported to-day:—20 horses, T. Robertson owner, from Toganmain station to Melbourne, for shipment to India; 3450 sheep, R. Landale owner, from…

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Melbourne Wool Sales.. (I

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, report by telegraph:—We offered at sale to-day, Wednesday, 7162 bales to a full attendance of buyers. Values show little change upon the closing rates of 18[?]. Competition for good…

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Australian Produce. the Distributing Company. Failure of the Project. Rabbits, Butter, and Eggs

Evening News · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 8.-Owing to the difficulties of floating the company Messrs. Nelson Brothers have decided not to join Mr. Valentine's proposed…

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Dues on Sheep. Deputation to the Mayor. His Worship Declines to Override the Council

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 6

Four months ago the City Council discussed the matter of the charge of [?]d per head on sheep which are brought to Sydney, either for sale at the Homebush yards or for…

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