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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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Another Farmer's Problem

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 22

THUS a Goolagong Farmer to the FREEMAN :— "This is something for 'The Flaneur.' Instead of John Hanlon, he has James this time. Farmer bought 95 sheep last October at 11s per head, and…

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Dairying News. South Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 11

The Fresh Food and Ice Company's central works at Grafton manufactured upwards of 69 tons of butter during January. The quantity of cream received from the various factories and creameries…

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Crop Reports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 320

Myriads of caterpillars have destroyed the oat crops at Upper Tia, and are travelling in an easterly direction up the Port Stephens to Walcha-road. There has been a large increase this year in the…

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Dairy. Unanderra Dairy Company

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 318

Some matters of interest cropped up at the half-yearly meeting of shareholders in this company last week. The report showed that in the six months ended December 31 the company dealt with 146,859…

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The Farmer. the Universal Fruit Case

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 318

On this subject Mr. O. C. Barberie, of Batlow, contributes the following interesting information :—"In your issue of Jan. 22 I read an article on fruit cases. I quite agree with Mr. G. H. Grape's…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 12

MORUYA, Friday.--For the four weeks ending January 3 the Moruya Dairy Factory treated 34,821gal. of milk, for which suppliers will be paid at the rate of 3¾d per gallon…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 9

No. 20.—THE POTATO (continued)—SOIL— MOUNTAIN PATCHES — ARGILLACEOUS SOILS — PROPAGATION — SETS—SIZE AND WEIGHT—SINGLE EYES—TWO OR MORE…

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Dairy Records

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 17

The report presented at the half-yearly meeting of the Unanderra Dairy Company showed that during the six months ended December 31 the company treated. 146,859gal of milk, producing…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 5

Stock movements: Yesterday 14,000 sheep, Queensland to Kiandra, to-day 23,000 sheep, Queensland to Kiandra, J. L. Haynes owner. WALGETT,. Saturday…

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Butter for Britain

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 4

A shipment of 620 boxes of butter for the English market was taken away on Saturday by the R.M.S. Oceana, the shippers being:--J. Ireland, 320 boxes; South Coast and West Camden…

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Wheat for England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 5

At a meeting of farmers held at Tahern on Saturday, details and arrangements were made for the delivery of wheat to be shipped next fortnight to London. The movement has now assumed…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Shows

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 1

The Editor will feel obliged if secretaries if Agricultural and other shows will [?]ward dates and full particulars of their [?]xtures, together with advertisements…

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Destructive Flood at Camden. Many Residents Temporarily Homeless. Serious Loss of Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 5

CAMDEN, Monday.--Late on Saturday night a heavy south-easterly sprang up, and towards midnight rain began to fall, which continued all night and all day on Sunday afternoon,…

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Big Flood at Camden. Hundreds of Cattle Lost. Many Buildings Covered. Residents Homeless

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 6

CAMDEN, Tuesday.-About 12 o'clock on Saturday night a heavy south-easterly gale sprang up, and continued with unabated fury till late on Sunday. Heavy rain accompanied…

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SUMMARY. For European Mail. SYDNEY, February 15th, 1898. Wool Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 5

Dating from June 30, 1897, the quantity of wool manifested outwards to oversea ports amounts to 525,534, being a decrease of 64,559 bales as compared with the corresponding…

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Farms and Vineyards Damaged. Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 5

Heavy and continuous rain, accompanied by a strong southerly wind, fell throughout yesterday and up till early this morning. During last night the wind increased to terrific force, unroo[?]…

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Dairying News. Byron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 7

For month ending January 27 97 tons of butter was the output of the Byron Bay Creamery. The sum of £7500 was paid to suppliers of cream and bacon, 6[?]d being paid for A[?] butter and 6d for…

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Public Opinion. Bathing in Farm Cove. (To the Editor.)

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 2

Sir,--In your issue of January 24 I read your Instructive and forcible remarks anent Mr. Carruthers' threatened removal of Cavill's Baths, which I intended commenting…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 6

LONDON, February 15.-Wheat has advanced 6d per quarter (8 bushels) during the week…

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Advance in Wheat. London, February 15

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 5

During the past week wheat advanced in[?]price to the extent of sixpence per quarter…

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