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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

4,084 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 205

London Wool Sales. Prices Hardening

Evening News · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 6

LONDON, March 5.—At the wool sales to-day competition was brisk. Prices are hardening. LONDON, March 6.—A good selection of…

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Large Yield of Wheat at Berrigan

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 475

Our Berrigan correspondent writes:—This district is coming into prominence as a farming centre, the past year having been exceptionally favourable. Fully 100,000 bags of wheat have been seat to…

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Cross-bolts. Seven Thousand Tons of American Wheat

The Arrow · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 4

passed into Port Jackson duty free this week. the selector person, with a patient look in his eye, contentment in his breast, and a variegated patch to the breast of his…

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Murrumbidgee P. and A. Association. Sixth Wagga Sheep Test Prize

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 17

The awards in connection with the sixth Wagga sheep test prize have been made. The first, prize, £30, was secured by Messrs. Petersen and Sargood, of Jerilderie, whose three ewes shore…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Hardening. London, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 9
Also in The Australian Star

At the wool sales to-day competition was brisk. Prices are hardening. MARCH 6. A good selection of wools was offered,…

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The Wool Sales. An Excited Market. London, March 6

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 6

At the London wool sales to-day the market gave evidence of some excitement amongst buyers in consequence of the hardening of prices…

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AUSTRALASIAN & Cape Wool Importers. For the London Market, 1895

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 3

Through the courtesy of Messsrs. John Sanderson and Co. of this City we are enabled to publish the following return, furnished by their London House, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Co, 114,513 Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Limited 111,899 Dalgety and Co., Limited…

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An Interesting Case Under the Lien on Wool Act

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 511

As far back as the 13th and 14th November last an appeal was heard in the action Piper v. Bank of New South Wales on a motion, by the defendant to make absolute a rule [?]si to…

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Sinking of a Wool Barge. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Wentworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 9

The steamer Saddler was proceeding down the Murray River bound for Morgan, towing two barges heavily laden with wool which had been laid up at Wentworth for many weeks past on account of the…

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The Wool Fleet. the Departures During the Week. Tonnage on the Berth. Movements of the Vessels

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 10

Three steamers and two sailing vessels comprised the departures since last report with wool. The P. and O. liner Ballaarat took 96 bales for London; the Canadian Australian…

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N.S.W. Wool Industry. No. Xi. J. C. Young and Company. (See illustrations on next page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 22

The firm of J. C. Young and Company has been established now some six years, and during that period, by careful management, strict attention to business, and obtaining for their clients the…

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Farm and Garden Notes for March. Farm Stock

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 22

SHOULD be given special attention during this month in anticipation of sudden changes from heat to cold wind-storms, with the probability of heavy rains along the coast, and sleety rains and light snowfalls…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 475

At the ordinary half-yearly conference of the Dairymen's Association of Victoria to be held this week in Melbourne, the principal business for consideration will be to decide what action shall be taken…

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Slip-shod Farming

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 477

The South African Commissioners on Agriculture, Messrs. Halse and Vesser, are now in Tasmania. They were asked: "What has most struck you in your travels about the agricultural practices in these…

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The Pasteur Institute's Farm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 476

The New York Therapeutic Review saps that a farm of about 200 acres of land, in the vicinity of Tuxedo Park, New York, one hour's ride from the city, has been purchased for use as an experimental station for…

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Crops in the North. Taree

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 11

The farming prospects are bright, as the crops are the best for many years…

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Experimental Farms

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 4

A request has been received by the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, from the farmers at Albury and other places on the Southern line, that he would arrange with…

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Australian Birds. Farm, Orchard, and Vineyard Pests. Iii. Strepera graculina, White. Pied Crow-shrike, "Black Magpie." (See illustration on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 22

The (Pied Crow-shrike, or Black (Magpie, as it is more frequently called in all the eastern colo nies, and over which it is generally dispersed, is probably the most daring and notorious orchard…

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Dairy Records

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 36

The Lower Manning Co-operative Dairy Company has decided upon forwarding portion of their cream to Sydney for churning, and every effort will be made during the coming few months to establish creameries…

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