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

Farming & the land, 1874

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Pastoral and Agricultural

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 March 1874 · page 2

We shall be obliged to any of our country friends who will send us for publication such items upon either of the above subjects as they may deem likely to prove of interest to our…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1874 · page 2

We shall obliged to any of our country friends who will send us for publication such items upon either of the above subjects as they may deem likely to prove of interest to our…

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Worms in Sheep. To the Editor of the

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 4

SIR,--As the drooping season may breed worms in the sheep in some of the districts of the colony, I would feel obliged by your bringing the following cures for that disease under…

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The Wheat Yield of South Australia for 1873-4

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1874 · page 8

ALTHOUGH we have not received replies to the whole of the circulars sent out on January 20, and seine of the omissions affect districts of considerable extent, we have…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, April 24. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard and Cropper

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1874 · page 2

Four persons were brought up for drunkenness —two were discharged, one was fined 5s. or 48 hours’ in gaol, and the other 20s. or seven days. Thomas Horan, for having no name on his cart,…

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Great Sale of Cattle at Colac

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 May 1874 · page 6

On Friday the first annual sale of surplus stock took place at Messrs. Robertson Brothers' estate, Coranganoor in, Colac, better known as " The Hill," whence the late Mr. W…

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Fluke in Sheep

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 13 June 1874 · page 3

THE following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Melbourne Argus:— Sir,—In a notice of a paper read by Mr. Bacchus, president of the Bullarat Farmers' Society, you…

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Harassing Legislation. to the Cattle-ownebs of the Colonies. (Per favour of Sydney Mail.)

The Burrowa News · Saturday 20 June 1874 · page 1

GENTLEMEN,—It were well that you should be on the alert against prospective "harassing legislation." By referring to the second leader of the Herald of the 16th ultimo, you may learn that it…

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Butter-making

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 11 July 1874 · page 2

FROM a letter in the London Times signed Sweet Cream we extract the following:— Butter is an article of food of universal consumption, yet it is almost universally bad…

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Australian Wool in America

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1874 · page 8

AT the annual meeting of the Illinois Wool growers Association, held at Peoria, the president laid before the members a series of samples of premium wool from the colonial…

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Stock and Crop Returns

The Burrowa News · Saturday 18 July 1874 · page 1

FROM the Registrar-General's returns for 1873-4, we (Sydney Mail) learn that the live stock return shows a considerable increase upon the previous year, 1872-3. The horses, up to last March…

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Example Farming in Victoria. a Contemporary publishes the following

The Burrowa News · Saturday 1 August 1874 · page 1

"The farms of Newstead vary in size from 40 acres to 200, and occupy the tributary gullies and the valley of the London below these points of junction. The gullies vary in length from three…

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Pastoral [?]

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 2

We shall be [?] friends who [?] items upon [?] may deem likely [?]…

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The Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Exhibition. Young, Thursday. 8.40 p.m

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 August 1874 · page 2

The Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Exhibition took place to-day on the society's ground, a short distance from the town. The weather was extremely…

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Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Exhibition

The Burrowa News · Saturday 15 August 1874 · page 2

THE Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association held its annual Exhibition at Young on Thursday last. The great utility of much annual reunions is so generally…

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Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association’s Fourth Annual Exhibition

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 August 1874 · page 2

THE Clouds which had been gathering up at the beginning of the week cleared away on Wednesday, and the next day—that appointed for the holding of our great local event, The…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 August 1874 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the abovenamed society was held at the court-house, Yass, on Saturday last. Those present were the president (Mr. Rumsay), Aldermen Rees Jones, J. P…

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Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Show

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 19 August 1874 · page 4

THE fourth annual snow of it Burrangong P[?] and Agricultural Association was teid an Tuesday in the grounds of the society. [?] to make this exhibition a process—fine [?], a…

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Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association’s Annual Show. the Luncheon. [ The subjoined was, for want of space, omitted from our last issue.]

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 19 August 1874 · page 2

At about two o’clock between fifty and sixty gentlemen sat down to a repast, which had been prepared in a marquee on the Show-ground by Mr. H. Minter. It was to be regretted that the…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 28 August 1874 · page 2

AN adjourned meeting of the committee of the abovenamed society was held at the Court-house on Tuesday last. Those present were--Mr. J. Ramsay, president (in the chair), Aldermen Colls,…

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