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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1877

315 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 16

District News. [From Our Various [?]Pondents.] Muswellb[?]ook. Upper Hunter Pastoral [?]Nd Agricultural Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1877 · page 11

The monthly committee m[?]ting of this Society was held at the School of Ar[?] on Wednesday, the 4th inst. Present—the Presid[?]nt, Messrs. T. Cook, J. F. Doyle, W. Bowman, [?] Clendinning, F. W…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. the Question of Amalgantion. (From our own Reporter.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1877 · page 2

A SPECIAL general meeting of members of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held at the School of Arts. Mnswellbrook, on Wednesday afternoon last…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1877 · page 5

MELBOURNE LIVE STOCK MARKET.—Fat Cattle: 1,346 head came forward for this market, of which 250 were from Queenaland, and passed into the hands of graziers, leaving the num[?]er for the trade about…

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The Dairy Cow. Characteristics of Different Breeds

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 3

To be able to describe a good milker, so that a novice can, following the description, select such a cow fram a herd, is next to an impossibility. The man who is not…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT,—Since date of our last report, the weather has continued fine, cool, and seasonable. The country on all sides is looking well, feed being abundant, with promise of more[?]…

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The Intercolonial Exhibition. in Sydney. the Wool Awards. [Telegram to " Mercury" From A. A. Press.] Sydney, Wednesday forenoon

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 5

The following are the wool awards, which have[?] been made, but not yot published:- Wasliod wool, combing, Clive mid Hamilton, Mer*riwa, flrat prizo; Thoophilus Cooper, Lochinvar…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 11

CROSSNG AND COX'S MUDGEE AND GULGONG REPORT.—Fat Cattle: The market has been fairly supplied in point of numbers, the majority of really superior quality, for which competition was spirited…

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The Cattle Plague in Europe

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 7

The cattle plague now raging in Europe is not a modern soourge. It was known to the ancients, and its contagious oharaotor was pointed out by Columella in his work, De re…

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Agricultural. Section Vii.—wool

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 10

In the exhibits classed under this section the colonies represented besides New South Wales were Queensland, Tasmania, and South Australia; but there was but one ex[?]bitor from each of the last…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1877 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—11th April, 1877.— Since date of our last report, the weather has continued fine and season[?]ble. The days are still warm, and the nights and mornings cool and pleasant…

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Wool and Wool Exhibitions

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1877 · page 3

At a meeting of the Agricultural Society, Sydney, on Friday afternoon the following paper was read by Mr. J. Abb[?]. Mr. P. G. King…

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China as a Market for Australian Wool

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1877 · page 4

THE following correspondence in reference to sending a shipment of wool to China, as a personal experiment, appeared in the Argus:—"Some time…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1877 · page 11

CROSSING AND COX'S MUDGEE AND GULGONG REPORT,—Fat Cattle: The quality yarded during the past week has been far superior to any recently offered, causing a keen competition throughout;…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1877 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—18th April, 1877. Another week's fine and seasonable weather has to be reported. [?]eed continues plentiful, and the country carries a wholesome-looking verdant tinge…

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Commercial Intelligence Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1877 · page 5

MELBOURNE LIVE STOCK MARKET.—Fat Cattle: 1,210 came forward, a fair proportion of which were good and prime, and the remainder consisted of second and middling descriptions. Best quality…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements. and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 April 1877 · page 7

WAGGA WAGGA STOCK REPORT.—April 20, 1877. The weather continues dry. This afternoon there was every [?]ndication of a thunderstorm, but it passed over the town without more than the slightest…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements. and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 11

CROSSING ANS COX'S MUD GER AND GULGONG REPORT.—Fat Cattle: Supp[?] during the past week have been fully equal to re[?]ments, rauging from medium to good in quality, the market showing a…

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Sydney Markets. Messrs. Mort and Co.'s'"wool Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 11

Messrs. Mort and Co. offered 600 bales this afternoon, there was good competition for any fairly-conditioned lots, but the bulk of that offored was very indifferent, Fleece realized 11d to 17d, greasy 6d to…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1877 · page 5

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—25th April, 1877. The weather since our last report has continued fine, a few light showers fell, but the rain was not of sufficient volume to do any good. The temperature…

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Driving Cattle Through Streets. (To the Editor of a Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1877 · page 7

Sir,—The practice of driving cattle through the streets of this and other towns in the neighbourhood, after [?]ightfall, is attended with considerable danger to pedestrians, both…

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