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Farming & the land, 1896

4,084 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 205

Australian Birds. Farm, Orchard, and Vineyard Pests. Vi. Tropidorhyuchus corniculatus, Latham Friar Bird or " Leatherhead."

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 22

The range of the Friar Bird, or "Leatherhead," extends as far north as the neighborhood of Townsville, in Queensland, throughout most parts of New South Wales, Victoria, and the eastern…

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Interview with Lord Hampden. His Excellency on the Show. The Variety of Exhibits Impresses Him. He Advocates Mixed Farming—Surprised at the Attendance

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 April 1896 · page 5

LORD HAMPDEN was seen last evening by a representative of the SUNDAY TIMES, who asked his Excellency what appeared to him to be the principal features of…

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The Agricultural Show. a Brilliant Opening Three Governors Present. A Record Exhibition. Victoria Wins the Board of Exports Butter Prize. the Show Ground Improvements—a Great Success—perfectly Equipped — Good Organisation. Perfect Weather. Clever Hunters and Interesting Jumping

Truth · Sunday 5 April 1896 · page 7

THE Royal Agricultural Show of 1896 is without doubt the greatest exhibition held in New South Wales up to the present. The enormous number of 3,301 entries…

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Butter—special Prize

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1896 · page 3

Best Box of Butter, not less than 50lb.—Crookwell Factory, 1; D. Kennedy, 2…

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The Country. the Butter Export Trade. the Government Commended

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1896 · page 5

NOWRA, Saturday.--Tile annual meeting of the Agricultural Society was held on Thursday evening. The balance-sheet and report showed a credit balance on the year's…

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Last. Easter Exhibition. a Record Attendance. To-Day's Proceedings. Palace Jumping Contest -- Government Prize for Butter -- Bicycles, &c

The Australian Star · Monday 6 April 1896 · page 6

There were something like 25,000 people on the show ground at noon to-day, and every indication of an eclipse of Friday's big record. All parts of the ground were…

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Fatal Fire at Alexandria. a Wool-scouring Establishment Destroyed. a Man Roasted Alive. Estimated Damage £4000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1896 · page 5

A fatal fire occurred early yesterday morning at Alexandria. About 1.30 a.m. Constable Smith, of the Redfern police, while on duty in the Beaconsfield Estate, Waterloo, saw flames issuing from…

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Fire at Alexandria. the Quatre Bras Wool Works Destroyed. Estimated Damage £3500. an Employee Burnt to Death

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1896 · page 6

A fire, unfortunately attended by fatal consequences, occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning at Mr. Henry M'Namara's Quatre Bras woolworks and tannery at Alexandria…

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Dairying Intelligence. Abstract of Sales by Auction This Day

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1896 · page 7

LISMORE, Saturday.--The output of butter for the past month was a little over 50 tons. The local manager of the New South Wales Creamery here, speaking at Tatham on the…

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Easter Exhibition. a Record Attendance. Monday's Proceedings. Palace Jumping Contest-Government Prize for Butter--Bicycles, &c

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1896 · page 6

There were something like 25,000 people on the show ground at noon to-day, and every indication of an eclipse of Friday's big record. All parts of the ground were…

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Eastern Trade. Manufacture in Japan. Danger to European Workmen. Output of Japanese Coal-Competition with Australia--Wool-Growing in China

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1896 · page 8

R. S. Grundy, in the January issue of The Bimetallist has an article on the danger, to English industry from the competition of Bilver-using countries. He writes:…

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The Hawkesbury Farmers. Windsor

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1896 · page 3

Great depression exists in the price of land in the Windsor district. Forty acres of the richest improved agricultural land in the district was sold…

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American Wheat

Evening News · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 5

LONDON, April 7.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is 89.100.000 bushels…

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The Wheat Supply

Evening News · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 6

LONDON, April 7.—The quantity of ?wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,440,000 quarters, as against 2,480,000 quarters last week…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 3

Through the courtesy of Messrs. 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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Produce Imports. Wheat and Flour. The Sydney Market. Monopolised by the Foreigner -- The Process of Pauperising Cup People

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 5

The returns of produce imports for the first week of April show that Sydney continues to draw large quantities of supplies, from the other colonies and America far…

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Australian Produce in London. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 3

LONDON, March 6.--The shortage in Australian butter is mere than compensated for by the large quantity made in the United Kingdom, in consequence of the unusually…

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Butter-making Up-to-date

Evening News · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 5

The Radiator butter-maker, of which such a lot has been heard lately, is said to get through all the operations of skimming, cooling, and churning in about one minute. An illustration…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Mount Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 5

Five hundred fat sheep and 20 fat cattle, from the New Zealand Mortgago and Finance Company's Kanimbla station, weere trucked here this afternoon for Hill, Clark, and Co.; also, 100 fat sheep, from…

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Dairy Factories. Advice to British Farmers

Evening News · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 6

LONDON, April 8.—The " Times" advises British farmers, to imitate the example set by the farmers in the colonies and establish dairy factories…

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