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Farming & the land, 1898

4,300 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 215

Dairying in the North

Evening News · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 8

ULMARRA, Friday.—Mr. Pateson, manager of the Fresh Food and Ice Company, gave a lecture here on Wednessday night on dairying, past and present, and was listened to attentively till the conclusion, when…

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Hunter River Farmers' Produce Sales. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 7

Light supplies were forward at the Hunter River farmers' produce sales held here yesterday. There was a fair attendance of buyers. The demand was animated, and all lots were cleared. Luce[?]ne [?]ay and potatoes were…

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Dairy News. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 7

At a meeting of the Clarence River Dairymen's Association to-day the basis of the terms on which the Fresh Food and Ice Company proposed to have cream from the factories and creameries at their…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 902

The dry weather, which has made its effects felt all over the colony, was unbroken up to the 26th instant, when there were reports that there were indications of rain in several places. Almost…

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Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 44

Our London cablegrams announce that the butter market is lifeless. Choicest New Zealand and Queensland sorts are realising 93s to 95s per cwt. The bulk of the butter ex Jumna was very…

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Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 44

We learn by cablegram that there are no sellers of cargoes of No. 1 Californian shipping wheat for prompt delivery. The English, American, and Continental markets are all firm and advancing…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 13

Stock passigs:—Ten fat cattle, Hawkesview to Wodonga, 224 fat sheep. Hawkesview to Melbourne, [?]. A. King; 50 fat bullocks, Hillas Creek to Mel[?]ourne, John M'Donald; 10 horses, Albury to…

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Export of Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 9

The Aberdeen White Star liner Damascus, which sailed yesterday for London via ports, took away a shipment of 1560 boxes butter for Natal and Capetown, the shippers being: A…

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The Wheat Markets

Evening News · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 5

The English, American and Contiuental markets are all strong and rising. Russian cargoes (Ghirka)2s 3d higher at 43s 6d per 4921b c.i.f. London…

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Cattle Tick in Southern Queensland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 903

The discovery last week of cattle ticks near Bundaberg, which is a very important coastal district in Southern Queensland, should cause much uneasiness in New…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 17

The total quantity offered at auction in Sydney last week amounted to 2662 bales—a very moderate total, considering that it represented the accumulations of three weeks. However, with private sales made…

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The Butter Trade. the Boracic Acid Prosecution

Evening News · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 4

A deputation of the leading importers and distributors of colonial butter waited on the Agents-General of the Australian colonies yesterday with reference…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 13

Business during the week has been restricted to the disposal privately of lots passed in at last week's auctions, and it is satisfactory to be able to report, despite the commencement of actual…

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Albury Wool Sales. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 11

The monthly auction sales of wool and other station produce were conducted to-day. There was a large attendance of bayers, representing Sydney and Melbourne shipping [?] and [?] and country fellmongers. The market…

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Strong Wheat Market. London. April 29

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 5

A strong tone prevails both on the English and Continental wheat markets, and the latest quotations show that prices are still rising…

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Australian Butter. Prosecutions in England. LONDON, April 29

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 5

The case instituted by the Glamorgan County Council, in which a grocer was charged with selling Orbost (Victorian) butter adulterated with boracic acil, was before the court…

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Colonial Butter. Use of Boracic Acid. LONDON, April 29

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 10

A deputation consisting of the leading importers and distributers of colonial butter waited upon the Australian Agents-General regarding the pending prosecutions In regard…

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Victorian Butter in England. Alleged Adulteration. Deputation to the Agents-general

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--Representatives of the leading firms engaged in the importing and distribution of colonial butter waited upon the Agents-General of the various…

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Special Gables. From the "Herald's" London Correspondents. the Butter Trade. Presence of Preservatives. Deputation to the Agents-general. London, April 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 9

The l[?]ading importers and distributors of colonial butter waited in a deputation yesterday on the Agents-General of Australasia with reference to the use of…

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Notes for Farmers and Graziers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 25

LAST season John Bridge and Co. sold 59,249 bales of wool. News from the Bass Strait Islands states that the drought there has been very severe. Sheep are…

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