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Farming & the land, 1897

3,680 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 184

Benevolent Asylum Reform. City Y. Country. a New Institution Needed. Combined Asylum and Labor Farm

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1897 · page 9

FOR many' years past the arrangements for the relief and support of the aged poor have been the subject of general and for the most part adverse criticism. With the…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1897 · page 8

The stock passings are:—2000 sheep, from Coonamble to Yarraford, H. C. Holmes owner; 89 sheep Grogin to Inverell, G. Grove owner; 250 store bullocks, Stony Creek to Gravesend, Mr. Onus owner;…

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Stud Sheep Sales. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1897 · page 9

The annual stud sheep sales were conducted on the Molong Show Ground yesterday afternoon by Messrs. J. Leeds and Co. About 600 sheep were penned, and nearly all were sold. The sheep offered were on the whole…

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The Wool Traffic. Large Railway Returns

Evening News · Monday 22 February 1897 · page 5

The Railway Department's returns of wool carried up to date show a fair increase over the traffic for the corresponding portion of the previous financial year—the total being an excess of about…

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SUMMARY. For European Mail. SYDNEY, February 22nd, 1897. Wool Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 22 February 1897 · page 5

The quantity of Wool manifested outwards during the week, from Sydney and Newcastle to oversea ports, amounted to 7129 bales, distributed as follows:—…

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Country News. Proposed Model Farm at Gunnedah. Gunnedah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1897 · page 7

Mr. Campbell, of the Agricultural Department, was in Gunnedah yesterday, his object being to inspect eligible localities for the establishment of a model farm. He visited Willsallen's irrigation…

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Dairying News. Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1897 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Campbell town Branch, of the United Milk Suppliers' Association the following officers were elected:—President, mr. J. Kidd; secretary, Mr. S. J. Stanley; committee,…

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Bathurst Protection Association. Address by President Rutherford. Federation and Protection. Reason's of Increase in Wheat Area--Japanese Buy Rails for 90s per Ton--The Government Not Consistent With the Policy of Buying in the Cheapest Market. BATHURST

The Australian Star · Monday 22 February 1897 · page 2

At a large meeting of the Bathurst Protection Association, Mr. Jas. Rutherford presiding, it was decided to affiliate with the Sydney National…

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Wool Ships Home

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 February 1897 · page 6

Messrs. Gilchrist, Watt and . Co. received a cable to-day stating that the clipper Illawarra had arrived in London on Friday, after a fair passage of…

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Produce World. the Butter Export

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 23 February 1897 · page 8

Last week the last of the regular flow of butter shipments by the mail boats took place, when the China cleared with 2808 boxes of butter from…

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The Wool Traffic. Large Railway Returns

Evening News · Tuesday 23 February 1897 · page 5

The Railway Department's returns of wool carried up to date show a fair increase over the traffic for the corresponding portion of the previous financial year—the total being an excess of about…

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A New Wool and Produce Firm. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 23 February 1897 · page 2

By a circular in another column it will be seen that the old-established firm of Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., is making a new departure. For…

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Dairying Industry. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1897 · page 7

Owing to the operations of the new Act several milk vendors have been unable to comply with the regulations consequently they have withdrawn from selling milk, much to the inconvenience of the…

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Wheat and Flour

Evening News · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 6

LONDON, February 23.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,430,000 quarters, as against 2,700,000 quarters last week. The…

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Melbourne Chilled Butter. London, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 5

The health officer at Merthyr Tydvil, in Wales, has instituted proceedings against a local firm for selling Melbourne chilled butter that had been treated with…

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Victorian Chilled Butter. Prosecution by a Health Officer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--The Health Officer of Merthyr-Tydvil, South Wales, has commenced a prosecution against a local firm for selling Victorian chilled butter, alleging…

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Dairying Industry. Maclean

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 9

During January the Brushgrove Creamery treated 14,358gals. of milk for 5390lb. of butter, the supliers receiving 2?d…

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The Farmers and Fruitgrowers' Guide

The Australian Star · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 8

"The Farmers and Fruitgrowers' Guide" is a bulky and valuable work, compiled by Mr. W. H. Clarke, editor of the "Agricultural Gazette," under…

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Dairy Supervision. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 10

Sir,--Dr. Ashburton Thompson's remarks re complaints of dairymen do not meet the occasion. No matter how long the regulations have been in force, the danger to the dairyman is not…

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Melbourne Chilled Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture received a cable to-day from the Agent-General in connection with the prosecution instituted in Wales against a local firm for selling Melbourne chilled butter which…

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