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Farming & the land, 1896

4,084 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 205

A Butter Expert for New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Sir Westby Perceval, Agent-General for New Zealand, has appointed Mr. Gray official butter export for that colony…

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Cattle Affectld with Tuberculosis. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 5

A case affecting drovers, stockowners, &c., was heard this morning at the police court, when the local inspector of stock. D. W. F. Hatten, proceeded against a drover for having, five head of cattle in his…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The Antwerp sales of River Plate wools opened to-day, when there was a large attendance and great animation…

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New Zealand Butter Expert. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 5

Sir W. B. Perceval, the Agent-General for New Zealand, has appointed Mr. Gray as butter expert for the New Zealand Government…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. Advance of 10 Per Cent. London, February 5

The Australian Star · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 6

The Antwerp wool sales opened to-day. There was a large attendance of buyers, and the biddings displayed great animation. The transactions…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. an Advance of 10 Per Cent. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 5

The Antworp wool sales were opened to-day. There was a large attendance, and great animation was shown in the bidding…

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News by Cable. Antwerp Wool Sales. Great Animation. a Ten Per Cent. Rise

Evening News · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 6

LONDON, February 5.—The Antwerp wool sales opened to-day. There was a large attendance, and great animation…

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The Free-trade Cyclone. Destruction of Industry. Interesting Political Items. Spoon Feeding for the Farmers Condemned by the Free-trade Press--But Endorsed by the Same Press in Behalf of the Iron Industry

The Australian Star · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 5

"It has nothing to do with free-trade or protection," is the apologetic cry of a certain class of public men when desirous of pushing some industry. This sort of rail…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 269

The change to lower temperatures over large areas of the colony has proved most refreshing. Copious rains have visited the Northern tableland, extending somewhat inland, and slight showers have fallen on…

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Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 45

A London cablegram of January 31 mentions that the butter market there continues lifeless, Danish and Australian being quoted at 107s per cwt. The Australian butter ex R.M.S. Himalaya and R.M.S…

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Pastoral Visiting

The Methodist · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 1

Bishop Poster being energetically urged to speak, gave a reminiscence of his first pastoral call, made when he was seventeen years of age, fifty-eight years…

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South Grafton Butter Factory

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 16

To the Editor "Town and Country Journal." Sir,— Your correspondent, writing under the heading "Through the North Coast Districts" is slightly in error in reference to the butter factory…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 10

In the absence of public auction sales business of the week has been somewhat restricted; still, private selling has been resorted to pretty freely, and sellers have…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 6

LONDON, February 7.—The Antwerp wool sales closed firm. The advance in Australian wool is on a par with the rates at the London sales…

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Bradford Wool Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 44

London, January 31— The Bradford market is dull, and business is restricted. Crossbreds are ½d below the rates obtained at the opening of the series in London. In merinos there were few dealings, prices…

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Parti-coloured Wool

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 264

A curious sample of parti-coloured wool taken from a black sheep at Mount Scott, S.A., is described in the Australasian. It appears as if the first six months' growth was of the ordinary dark brown…

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Cattle, Meat, and Produce Export

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 267

The recent shipment of 300 live sheep from South Australia by the Yarrowonga will, it is expected, represent an average return of 13s 6d per head. Ten were lost. For 250 £2 per head…

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The Cow's Food and Her Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 22

Some mistaken persons will insist that it is not the food but the cow, by her individuality, as they say, that makes the butter in the milk. And this is insisted upon in spite of such evidences as…

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The Carriage of Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 4

The wool deliveries for the present season have practically terminated, although some hundreds of bales are still coming in daily to tho metropolitan station. In the busy…

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