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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1878

354 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 18

Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1878 · page 2

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—Thuresday, Feb. 14.— The drought, so far as Dibbo and its immediate district is concerned, had broken up. The rain, which commenced on Monday week, continued at…

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Golds'brough's Wool Exhibition. in Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1878 · page 3

The most important and interesting exh[?] bition of [?] wo [?] ever held in Astralia was opened on Tursday, (any the Argus of Feb 14), at Messrs R G[?]ld[?]brough and C[?]…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1878 · page 11

TAMWORTH STATION AND LAND SALES.—Messrs. Nathan Cohen and Co. report the complotion of the following business during the past week:—Sale of Station: We have sold ([?] conjuction with Messrs…

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Sydney Markets. Messrs. Mort and Co.'s Wool Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1878 · page 11

Wool.—No attractive parcels were offered to-day, the bulk of the catalogue consisting of old wools. There was good competition at about late rat[?] and most of the principal lines were disposed of. Fl[?]…

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The Pastoral, Agricultural, and Mining Assoiation's Show at Glen Innes. (Abridged from the Glen [?]nes Guardian.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1878 · page 7

The second exhibition held under the suspices of the above Association was held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 13th, 14th, and 15th instant Notwithstanding the…

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Agriculture. Farm Life From a Woman's Point of View

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1878 · page 2

"Farmers, my dear," said Annt Tabitha as She spread a rug in the chimney corner for her favourite, the eat," are, take them all around, pretty contented set. They…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movement, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1878 · page 5

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—Thursday, Feb. 21.— The weather during the week has been unsettled. We had rain on Friday night, commencing at about 9 p.m., and continued till next morning. A nice…

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Goldsbrough's Melbourne Weekly Wool Report. Wednesday's Sale

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1878 · page 7

Wool.—We held an auction sale on Tuesday, and catalogued 1800 bales, of which quantity we sold at auction and by private contract 1091 bales. The biddings were not brisk, and late rates were barely…

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The London Wool Sales London, February 20

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1878 · page 3

The number of bales arrived in time for the coming wool sales amount to 209,000. The following ships with wool cargoes arrived in time for the sales:—Holmsdale, from Sydney;…

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Commercial Intelligence. Hastings Cuningham and Co.'s Melbourne Wool and Produce Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1878 · page 5

Wool.—We have held no sale during the past week, preferring to await reports of the commencement of February sales in London, which were to have been [?]ned on the 19th, but are now deferred to 26th…

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Gunnedah Police Court. Friday, Feb. 8Th 1878. Before Mr. T. K. ABBOTT, P.M., and Mr. W. C. LAWSON, J.P. SHEEP-STEALING

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1878 · page 2

William Hamilton Teys was charged with stealing sheep, the property of J. B. Bottington of M[?]rriwa. Mr. J.P. Abbott appeared for the…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1878 · page 2

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—Our report for the past week is of a satisfactory nature. A succession of light, growing showers, has helped feed along well, and the country on all sides is looking fresh…

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Colonial Markets. Messrs, J. H. Clough and Co.'s Melbourne Wool Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1878 · page 2

Wool.—In our report by last mail on the 24th ultimo, we advised the near approach of the closing of this season's operations, which may now be considered to have taken place, the clip—with the…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1878 · page 11

CROSSING AND Cox's MUDGEE AND GULGONG STOCK REPORT.—Fat Cattle.—Supplie[?] have been about equal to trade requirements, the probability being that no surplus stock under this heading will…

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Mr. Danger's Diseases in Sheep Act Amendment Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1878 · page 10

The Bill is a consolidation; 1 of the Diseases in Sheep Act Amendment Act of 1875. 2 of the amended Sheep Bill introduced last session by Mr. J. S. Smith, and partially passed; and 3 of Mr, T…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. (From our correspondents.) Friday 8.30 evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1878 · page 4

Messrs. Hastings, Cuningham and Co. report:— We offered this day at auction a catalogue of eleven hundred and twenty bales wool; we sold one thousand and forty; prices being fully equal to those…

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Messrs. J. H. Clough and Co,'s Melbourne Wool Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1878 · page 7

Wool.—During the post week there have been no public sales held, the wool now in the warehouses being held over until telegraphic advices are to hand of the opening of the London February sales…

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Colonial Markets. Hastings Cuningham and Co.'s Melbourne Wool and Product Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1878 · page 7

Wool.—There is but little business doing, pending the receipt of intelligence from London as to the tone of sales there, which were to commence on yesterday's date; we anticipate holding our next…

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Goldsbrough's Exhibition of Merino Wool

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1878 · page 2

In a circular received from Messrs. Goldsbrough and Co. we have, reprinted from the Argus, the report of an event which that journal…

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Important Cablegrams. Wool Maintains Its Price. Peace Signed Yesterday. Russia Makes Concessions. Abandons Claims to Turkish Fleet. Also to Bulgarian and Egyptian Tribute. London. Monday, March 4

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1878 · page 2

At the wool sales prices are well sustained at opening rates. A treaty of peace between Russia and Turkey was signed yesterday…

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