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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1877

315 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 16

Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1877 · page 7

NA[?]RABRI STOCK REPORT.—Dec. 27th, 1876.— The dry hot weather broke up on Sunday evening lost, when n heavy downpour of rain commenced, just before dark, and continued the night through…

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Handling Sheep

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1877 · page 3

BEFORE boys or any other persons are directed to handle sheep, they should be thoroughly impressed with the fact that they must not hold the animals nor…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1877 · page 5

HAY STOCK REPORT.—27th December.—The post week has been much cooler than the previous one, and the weather was mild and pleasant up to Monday night, when a strong breeze from the north…

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The Gladstone Cattle Trade. (Queenslander, Dec. [?]0.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1877 · page 4

The trade of shipment of cattle from Gladstone to New Caledonia has now assumed extensive proportions. Several first-class fast sailing erafts are constantly employed in the trade…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets'

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 7

WAGGA WAGGA STOCK RKPOUT.—Decemaor 29, 1876.—The weather during the past week has been cooler, but is gradually reaching the high temperature of a fortnight buck. On Tuesday there was a…

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Sydney Markets. Mort and Co's Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 7

Messrs. Moot and Co. report by letter to us:- We submitted an attractive catalogue at our wool sale this afternoon. There was a crowded attendance, and biddinge were very spirited throughout…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1877 · page 5

NARRABRI STOCK AND STATION REPORT.—Our report for the past week must be a favourable one, The late rains and passing thunderstorms have had a most beneficial effect upon the country visited by…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1877 · page 7

Dunno STOCK REPORT.—The weather during the past week has been fine, and on one or two occasions there was every appearance of rain,—the sky overcast, and thick heavy clouds floating about—but,…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1877 · page 3

Since my description of the sales forwarded by the San Francisco mail on the 16th inst., there has been a slight reaction from the eager animation and excited competition of the earlier…

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The Pastoral Future of Australia

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1877 · page 3

The Melbourne Australasian has a small body of contributors who delight in raising "scares," as regards the future agricultural and the future pastoral industry of Australia…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1877 · page 5

NARRABRI STOCK AND STATION REPORT.—The weather during the past week, though exceedingly unpleasant to people generally, seems to have agreed remarkably well with stock of all classes. Moreover…

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Commercial Intelligence Sydney Markets. Messrs. Griffiths and Co's Australian Wool Market Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1877 · page 5

Throughout the month that has elapsed since the date of our last report, we have been kept regularly furnished with London telegrams concerning the situation in Europe, and in spite of the doubt as to a…

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Select Poetry She Farmer's Wife. a Plea

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1877 · page 1

Oh 1 pity the father's wife, So carly up in the mornScrubbing the pots and pans, Blowing the dinner horn,…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1877 · page 7

BOURKE STOCK REPORT.—There is still a scarcity of news in this respect, and the information conveyed to us by our various correspondents does not mention any items of travelling stock, so that the drovers as…

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The Harvest and Wheat Prospeots in England. Agricultural News by the Mail. (Melbourne Australian.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1877 · page 3

Shortly after the beginning of November the weather, which had been unusually mild, took a change, and frosts hard for the time of year wire experienced. "The clear dry days and absence…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1877 · page 7

CROSSING AND COX'S MUDGEE AND GULGONG-STOCK AND STATION REI[?].—Fat Cattle: Since the dating of our last report, no change worthy of notice can be recorded, and, as the overstocked state…

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To the Members of the Single-ton Mechanics Institute. Per farmer of the Editor of the Singleton Arg[?])

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1877 · page 2

Sir-Will you allow me, through your cou[?] to inform the member of the Mechanics Institure that I was [?] President at the late meeting [?]…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1877 · page 5

NARRABRI STOCK AND STATION REPORT.—There has been no change in weather or in pastoral prospects since date of our last report, excepting a slight shower of rain that fell on the evening of Thursday…

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Keep an Long Enough and You'll Fetch Butter

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1877 · page 3

Arr [?] was fought[?] and after the capture of New York city by the British General [?] his…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1877 · page 7

Bourke Stock: Report.—January 13th.—We may congratulate the flock owners of the district upon the importation of o number of pure bred moriuoes from the Ercildoun Stud[?]ram and ewe…

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