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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

4,084 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 205

Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 7

The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association report that wool sales were held to-day, Wednesday, at the Wool Exchange, Mecquaric-place, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7030 bales, and the sales amounted to 5375 bales, as…

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The Wool Market

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 6

LONDON, January 7.—The arrivals of wool to date amount to 160,072 bales, of which 51,000 bales were forwarded direct to the manufacturers…

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'A Large Wheat Cargo for Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 5

Cable advice has boon received of the Departure of the four-masted barque Christine from San Francisco on December 31 for Sydney, with 3500 tons of wheat. The…

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Latest Cables. General Cables. Rebellion in Cuba. Defeat of the Insurgents. The Wool Market--Tasmanian Paving Blocks--The Wheat Supplies--The Price of Silver

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 5

The following cables arrived after yesterday's last edition had gone to press press:-- London, January 8…

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The Free-trade Tariff. Effects of Land Taxation Increasing Big Estates. The Japanese Invasion--Some Further Details--American Goods to Hand--Butter From New Zealand--Californian Wheat and Other Produce--3074 Sacks of Wheat--4436 Sacks of Flour by the Monowai

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 3

When in the recent struggle for the land tax the advocates for the measure were driven from one position to another they had always the strong rallying cry, "We…

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Exports of Wool From New South Wales Destination

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 7

The following is the destination of the wool experted from New South Waies since July 1st (as far as manifests are completed) to the 24th Decma[?]…

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Catholic Plenary Council. a Pastoral Letter Prospects of the Church. Some Hindrances to Progress

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 3

Tho Roman Catholic Archbishops and Bishops of Australia, who attended the second Plenary Council in, Sydney, some little time ago, have issued a pastoral letter to…

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English Commercial. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Jan. 7. Wheat Statistics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 7

The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,444,000 quarters, as compared with 2,480,000 last week and 3,130,000 last year, the decrease for the week…

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Australia and Japan. Important Reciprocity Scheme. the Japanese Treaty. Promising Market for Australian Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 5

"The Japanese are right up to date with their knowledge of Mr. Reld's doings," said Mr. Alexander Marks, the Japanese Consul for Australia, resident in Melbourne, to a…

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The Struggle of the Submerged. a Salvationist Colony. Initiated at Narrabeen. Project For a Farm--The Recent Visit of General Booth--A Colony of the Uplifted Unemployed

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 5

One of the features of the work of the Salvation Army is the social regeneration scheme of providing healthy work for the submerged unemployed. In accordance with…

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Dairy Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 7

NARRANDERA, Wednesday.--A public meeting at Grows Grong, for the purpose of establishing a creamery in connection with the Wagga buttery factory, was largely attended…

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The Pastoral Letter

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 4

In the Pastoral Letter which has just been issued by the Roman Catholic Archbishops and Bishops to the clergy and laity several causes of hindrance…

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The Live Cattle Trade

Evening News · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 6

LONDON, January 9.—The steamer Yarrawonga, which left Sydney on November 9, has arrived. She landed 290 head of cattle…

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Birmingham Cattle and Poultry Show

The Australian Star · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 8

A correspondent writes from England:--Having so often, when in Australia, heard of the above show, I have been induced to spend two days at that town of beautiful…

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The Live Cattle Trade. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 5

The steamer Yarrawonga, which left Sydney on 9th November, has arrived. She landed 290 head of cattle…

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Disease Among Cattle. Importations From Buenos Ayres Affected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 3

A Washington telegram, date 12th December, says: —Information has been received at the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Animal Industry, stationed in the United Kingdom, of a case…

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London Wool Market. Progress of the Sixth Series

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 7

LONDON, December 6.--The larger and generally more attractive selection of the new clip wool put on to tho market this week has had its usual effect, exciting a more active…

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Exports of Wool From New South Wales Destination

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 7

The following is the destination of the Wool exported from New South Wales since July 1st (as far as manifests are completed) to the 24th Decinstant…

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The Wool Clip. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 3

Sir,—In your Wool Trade column of Saturday last you give some figures as to the deficiency of the wool clip, and you state "that it is early even yet to attempt to estimate the ultimate shortage." That is…

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The Wool Season in the Glen Innes District. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 5

Shearing is just completed in this district, having been delayed on several stations by showery weather. The result is considerably below the average, after allowing for losses by…

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