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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1865

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The Farm.--notes on the Month

The Yass Courier · Saturday 9 September 1865 · page 4

THE season, though cold, has been favourable for getting on with work of all kinds, as the land could be brought into excellent tilth where it is in course of preparation for root crops. and for…

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Tuesday—september 19. Sheep-straling Near Pomeroy

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 20 September 1865 · page 2

James Coggan and Thomas Coggan, father and son, Con bail) were charged with having on the 5th May last, at Pomeroy, stolen thirty-one sheep, the property of F. R. L. Rossi…

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The Use of Manures in Australian Farming

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 September 1865 · page 2

THE compost heap is fit for use in four or six months; in that time it may be turned once or twice, and the materials well incorporated together. Mud off roads, swamp or…

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Wednesday—september 27. Stealing Wheat at A[?]kstone

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 30 September 1865 · page 4

Joseph Maguire and Margaret Howell pleaded not guilty to a charge of having, on the 11th July, at Arkstone, stolen ten bushels of wheat, the property of Joseph Martin; a second count charged the…

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Wednesday, September 27Th. Stealing Wheat at Arkstone

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 October 1865 · page 4

JOSEPH MAGUIRE and MARGARET HOWELL (on bail), were jointly charged in an information with having, on the 11th July, at Arkstone, stolen ten bushels of wheat, the…

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The Farm. -- Notes on the Month

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 11 October 1865 · page 3

WE seem to be having a run of ill-luck, so far as the weather is concerned. The unusually dry winter and spring are unfavourable for the growing crops of corn, grasses, and other forms of…

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The Show and Sale of Sheep at the Werribee

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1865 · page 2

ALTHOUGH only the private undertaking of a business firm, this sale, or show and sale combined, is worthy of more than a mere passing notice of the prices obtained, or not…

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The Farm.—notes on the Month

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1865 · page 8

WE seem to be having a run of ill-luck, so far as the weather is concerned. The unusually dry winter and spring are unfavourable for the growing crops of corn,…

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Charge of Cattle-stealing a Squatter

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 October 1865 · page 2

On Wednesday, the 18th October, Jeremiah Lehane, of Coppabella Station, was charged at the Gundagai Police Court with stealing a bullock, the property of Mr. J. P. Sheahan, of…

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A Night's Experience in a Quiet Farm-house. by a Lady of Nervous Temperament

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1865 · page 2

"BETTY, I want a change," said I to my old and faithful servant, as she brought in my evening meal, consisting of hot buttered toast and a cup of strong coffee. "I want…

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The Farm.—notes on the Month

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 11 November 1865 · page 6

THE want of rain is a general complaint. 'Tis true rain has fallen in sufficient quantity in some portions of the colony, while bush-fires are making their appearance in…

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London Wool Report

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 22 November 1865 · page 4

About 300,000 bales sold since early in May, showing the healthy state of the trade. The total quantity of last series sales, which commenced with August, and terminated on the 23rd…

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The Farm.—notes on the Month

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 9 December 1865 · page 2

So we are likely to have a department of woods and forests, at least every one seems to think so since the appearance of a report upon the destruction of the timber trees in…

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London Wool Report

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 20 December 1865 · page 4

OCTOBER 2.--Since the close of last sales there has been a fair inquiry for all descriptions, especially Port Phillip combings, ranging from 2s. 2d. to 2s. 5d. This description is very scarce owing…

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The Cattle Murrain

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1865 · page 2

A new and alarming phase of the cattle plague exhibited itself about a month since. The disease, in a very fatal form, has extended to sheep in different parts of the…

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The Cattle Disease Commission

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1865 · page 2

The home office has appointed a commission to inquire into the origin and nature of the cattle plague, the best mode of treatment, and the most efficient preventives…

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Wheat-growing in Queensland

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1865 · page 8

SHOULD our neighbors, the Queenslanders, go on in the road they have travelled since separation was accorded them, they promise fairly to not only be independent of the…

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Farming Difficulties—present and Prospective

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1865 · page 8

THOUGH a time of scarcity is now upon us, we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that such events were always fore-shadowed. The terrible drought in New South Wales, for which…

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