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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

4,084 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 205

Dairy Factories. "The Times'" Advice to Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--"The Times" advises the British farmers to imitate the example set by the Australian colonies and establish dairy factories…

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AUSTRALASIAN & Cape Wool Importers. For the London Market, 1896

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 9 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. Sandersoo, Murray and Co. 111, 513 Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Limited 111,889 Dalgety and Co.. Limited…

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London Wool Market. (From Our Correspondent.) London, March 6

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

The second series for the year of the London colonial wool auctions opened on the 3rd instant under most favourable circumstances. On the Continent trade has been steadily…

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The Dairying Industry. London, April 8

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

The Times advises the farmers to imitate the example of the farmers in the colonies in connection with the establishment of dairy factories…

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Protection in England. Government Loans to Farmers

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 8

The depression in farming in England has become so acute that the English farmers are agitating for a protective tariff on their produce. The hop-growers are…

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The Wagga Experimental Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 4

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Sydney Smith, leaves for Wagga by tonight's train for the purpose of making an inspection of the work being carried out at…

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The Live Cattle Trade. Canadian Cattle and Disease

Evening News · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 6

LONDON, April 9.—The Canadian Government claims that all cattle exported from Canada are free from disease, and has, therefore, asked that a bill be introduced into the…

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A Wool Scouring Machine

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 9

To not a few among the thousands of people who visited the Royal Agricultural Society's Show this year it must have appeared strange that the…

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Royal Agrigultural Society. Sale of Exhibition Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 6

Mr. George Kiss sold by auction at the Royal Agricultural Society's grounds yesterday several consignments of butter, being exhibits in the section for butter for export. Altogether some 49 boxes,…

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Export of Cattle From Canada. London, April 9

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

The Canadian Government, claiming that Canadian cattle are free from disease, requested the Colonial Office authorities to have an exemption bill introduced into…

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The Live Cattle Trade. Canada Asks for an Exemption. the Request Refused by Mr. Chamberlain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The Canadian Government claim that all cattle exported from Canada are free from disease, and have, therefore, asked that a…

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Hunter River Farmers' Produce Sales. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 7

The supplies yarded at the Hunter River farmers' weekly produce sales were very much lighter than usual, and the attendance of buyers from the district was aslo below the average. In consequence of this business lucked animation…

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The Premier in the North. Trip Down the Richmond. Public Reception at Ballina. Dairying Advised Instead of Sugar-growing. (From Our Special Reporter.) Ballina

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

The journey of the Premier and party to-day was continued in a steam launch belonging to Mr. Keele, resident-engineer at Ballina, down the Richmond River, Coraki being left shortly before…

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A Promising Tour. The Premier in the North. More Left-Handed Protection. Mr. Reid's Remedy for the Cane-Growers -- Dairying Should be Tried. BALLINA

The Australian Star · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 8

The Premier (Mr. Reid) and party arrived at Ballina last evening after travelling the greater part of the day. He was banqueted at two places en route, first at…

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A Farmer's Loss. a Young Man Charged With Theft

The Australian Star · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 6

At the Water Police Court to-day, before Mr. Delohery, S.M., a young, man named Harry Patterson was charged on remand with stealing in company with others a…

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Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 46

Latest London cable messages state that the butter market is quiet, and the price of Australian is tending downwards. Danish has declined by 4 kroner (2s 2 2-3d) per cwt…

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Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 14
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate

The cattle were a very good lot. In the classes for aged Durham bulls three very good animals were shown, two from the well-known stud of Mr. Angas, South Aus…

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Weather, Pastoral, and the Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 744

Easter brought perfect holiday weather, which, if faulty in any respect, was a little too much on the warm aide. A good general rainfall, if followed by moderate heat, would be now very serviceable to the…

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