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Farming & the land, 1896

4,084 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 205

London Wool Market. LONDON. March 13

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 856

Rarely in the history of the wool trade in London has a series been began and carried on from day to day with such general sprinted animation. As each comes up a large group of…

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English. Commercial. LONDON, April 14. London Wool Sales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 856

Fresh arrivals for the third series of wool sales opening on 28th April amount to 359,000 bales. The number of bales forwarded direct is 95,000. Inclusive of die quantity held over the available…

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The Value of Irish Farms. What the Land Agents Say

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 6

The following letters appear in the London TIMES. Sir—I hare seen in the Times of this day a letter from Mr. Young, in which he gives you statistics of…

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Dairy Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 848

The Rous Dairy Company for the month of March treated 26,256gal. of milk for 11,1041b. of batter. The suppliers were paid 6½d per lb. for the fat, being equal to about 2½d per gallon of milk…

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West Maitland. Visit of a Dairy Expert. April 14

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 847

Yesterday afternoon Mr. M'Ewan, a dairy expert in the service of the New Zealand Government, accompanied by Mr. Duncan J. M'Lean, of Newcastle, paid a visit to Maitland, with the object of…

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Management of Experimental Farms

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 847

As several of the officers of the Department of Agriculture, including the managers of the Government Experimental Farms, were present at Bathurst during the Agricultural…

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Overland Through the South Coast Districts. IV. Co-operative Dairying in Hilton

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 846

For many years Milton has had a first-class reputation for its butter. But since the central creameries have been established some of the very best dairy farmers have shipped their cream to…

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Exodus of Victorian Farmers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 855

A correspondent has sent the Melbourne Argus a photograph of the caravan formed by a body of Victorian farmers who were en route for New South Wales. Our contemporary writes:—"These…

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Riverina Farmers. (See portraits on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 22

Our group portrait of farmers of Riverina was taken on the occasion of the visit of the Minister for Mines and Agriculture to the Wagga Experimental Farm. The farmers were from…

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Queensland Farms

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 13

As may be seen from an advertisement in another column, seventy farms are being thrown open by the Queensland Government to conditional selection at the Ipswich Land Office on May 12. These farms…

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Farming in Riverina. (By Our Special Representative.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 13

JERILDERIE, Monday— There is a great rush for farming land in Riverina, and large numbers of Victorian farmers are crossing the border seeking land. Some have their horses, waggons, and…

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Dairy Records

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 15

It is reported that the Bombala Co-operative Dairy Company has suspended operations for the winter months. The output of the Berry Central Creamery for…

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Going on the Land. a Victorian Exodus. Settlers with Capital in Abundance. What Mb. Carruthers Says. Fortunes In Wheat and Wool—He Could Drain Victoria of Farmers—If the Land Were Available

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 April 1896 · page 4

A COUPLE of weeks ago the SUNDAY TIMES published an extract showing that in three years, owing to the special inducements to settlers with capital offered by the New…

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The Spring Wool Sales. a Decline Feared. LONDON, Friday Night

Truth · Sunday 26 April 1896 · page 5

It is expected that the opening of the next series of wool sales will be marked by a decline in values, and it is anticipated that the fall will be equal to about…

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The London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night.--The third series of London-colonial wool sales opens on Tuesday next. It is expected that the prices will show a decrease of…

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The Wool Market. a Decline Anticipated. London, April 24

The Australian Star · Monday 27 April 1896 · page 6

It is expected that the opening of the next series of wool sales will be marked by a decline in values, and it is anticipated that the fa[?] will be…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 27 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., 111,513 Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Limited 111,899 Dalgety and Co., Limited…

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The Wool Market. Expected Decline in Prices. London, April 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 April 1896 · page 5

It is expected that at the next series of wool sales there will be a decline of 5 per cent, in price as compared with the rates ruling at the close of last series…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1896 · page 7

LISMORE, Saturday.--Mr. Lance, the manager of the New South Wales Creamery and Butter Company here, has decided to enlarge the local creamery, making the output equal to…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Shows

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 7

[The Editor will feel obliged if secretaries if Agricultural and other shows will forward dates and full particulars of their…

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