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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1874

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Grafton Police Court. Friday, 13Th February. Before Messrs. W. Robertson and F. W. Chapman, J.P.'s Cattle Stealing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1874 · page 2

William Beach, carrier, in the employ of Edward Sabion, of Coaldale, appeared before the Court, upon summons, charged with stealing a red and white bullock, branded D in diamond, near rump, the praperty of Messrs Fanning, Griffiths, and Co. of…

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Brutal Murder of a Farmer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1874 · page 7

A SHOCKING occurrence, took place at a large farmhouse near Towcester, on Sunday evening, December 21st. Mr. John Newitt, a respecttable and well-to-do farmer, living at…

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Clarence Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society. Eighth Annual Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1874 · page 5

THE above Society held its eighth annual Exhibition on the ground of the Society. Grafton Racecourse, on Tuesday and Wednesday last, and drew together a very much larger attendance than we ever remember…

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Original Correspondence. the Weight of Cattle. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1874 · page 5

SIR,—In your issue of 24th instant, there is an account of the weight of some prize cattle killed by Mr. H[?]witt: also in same paragraph, mention is made of one of Messrs. Barnes and Smith's cows killed by…

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Wholesale Cattle Stealing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1874 · page 5

IT would seem that the heavy penalties inflicted on cattle-stealers from time to time are not by any means sufficient to deter unprincipled scoundrels from embarking in this dangerous business. The following…

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The Use of Molasses for Cattle Feeding Purposes. (From the Produce Markets Review.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1874 · page 7

THE present low prices affofd an opportunity such as has never previously occurred for the introduction of sugar and molasses for cattlefeeding purposes by those who have not…

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Cattle Stealing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1874 · page 5

On the next case being called on, the learned Crown Prosecutor said in the interest of the Crown, whose duty it was to protect the public interest, after the decision given by the jury in the case of Kiniff, he did consider it safe to proceed with any…

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Friday. Cattle Stealing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1874 · page 5

Catherine Stapleton surrendered herself and was discharged on her own recognisances of £40, to appear when called upon, to answer above charge, at the next Court of Quarter Sessions, or at such time or place as the Attorney-General might…

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The Two Hundred White Cattle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1874 · page 7

THE following is from the pen of a Correspondent to the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL. "Those of your subscribers who read my letters on the agriculture of the Hunter…

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A Farmers' Union. (From the Maitland Mercury.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1874 · page 3

IT cannot be donied that the intelligence some time ago published in our columns of the formation of a Farmers' Union at Morpeth, was significant in many respects. It implied a desire, on the part of an…

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Important to Cattle Drivers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1874 · page 7

A CASE of some interest to persons driving cattle was heard at the Albury Police Court —says the MURRAY AND HUME TIMES—on Tuesday, Mr. M. T. Kelly, a butcher in…

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Precaution Against Cattle Stealing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1874 · page 7

THE BORDER POST observes:—"The uninitiated are often puzzled at the seeming anomaly of squatters who are so fond of making money, in refusing on repeated…

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A Land of Fat Sheep and Oxen

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1874 · page 6

THE following is about the most pleasant grievance that we ever-read; it is extracted from the Deniliquin journal:—The salt bush people are grumbling at the amount of…

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The Darling Wool Going to Victoria

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1874 · page 6

THE ARGUS says the river Darling in steadily rising. Telegrams received on Friday show that at Walgett, which is nearly 400 miles by river above Fort Bourke, the Namoi was…

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Young Pastoral Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1874 · page 6

THE Young Pastoral Show wns highly successful on Thursday. The weather was brilliant, and the attendance numerous. The judges were for horses, Messrs, Temple,…

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A Haunt of "Cattle-stealers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1874 · page 3

THE TAMWORTH NEWS says that the neighbourhood of Manilla harbours the most infamous set of acoundrels under the sun probably. It abounds with cattle-stealers, duffers, and horse-sweaters, whose…

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General Intelligence. Sydney, Thursday, 7.55 P.m. Report of Australian Mutual Provident Society. Serious Gas Explosion at the Queen's Theatre, Sydney. Failure of Willis, Lloyd and Co. Victorian Derby. Rise in Price of Cattle. Failure of a Sydney Merchant

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1874 · page 3

THE Fifth Quinquennial Report of the Australian Mutual Provident Society was unanimously adopted at the meeting held this day. A serious gas explosion took place on…

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Clarence Pastoral, Agricultural, & Horticultural Society

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1874 · page 2

THE adjourned Annual Meeting of the members of this Society was held at the School of Arts at 4 p.m. on Friday last. The President (Mr. THOMAS BAWDEN, M.P.) occupied the chair,…

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Clarence Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society. Annual Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1874 · page 4

THE adjourned annual meeting of the members of this Society was held, at the School of Arts, Grafton, on Friday last. The attendance was small. Mr. T. BAWDEN, M.P. (the Pre[?]dent), presided, and…

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Latest Telegraphic Intelligence. General Intelligence. Direct Cable News From London. London Wool Sales for October. Dissolution of Italian Parliament. International Conference at London. English Ambassador to Spain. Archbishop of Vienna's Pastoral on the Prussian Government. New Hungarian Loan. London, Monday Afternoon

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1874 · page 3

The Wool Sales closed firm; 30,000 bales were bought for the American market. There is every promise of the present prices being maintained for the November sales…

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