Hastings Cuningham and Co.'s Weekly Wool Report, Melbourne
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1878 · page 7
Wool.—There hava been no transactions of importance during the weak, but as the Darling wool is now arriving rapidly it is probable that sales will shortly' take place, when a better opportunity of testing the…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 4
An American writer asks:-Do men who own small farms keep three or four cows for the purpose of raising calves for sale or for the butter the cows…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 4
Mind must be made the emancipator of the farmer. Science intelligence, machinery—these must liberate the white bondmen of the soil from their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Farm and the Household. Pickled Cucumbers
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 4
CHOOSE small ones use none but the best cider vinegar. Pick out all the cucumbers that are speckled or poor, pack the remainder in a stone jar or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murrurundi Police Court. Tuesday, April 16, 1878. (Before Messrs. A. Brodie and G. G. Brodie, J.P.'S.) [His Honor Judge Meymott also took his seat upon the Bench.] Illegally Using Cattle
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 2
Edward Hall, on remind was charged With illegally using certain cattle. Senior-constable Bowen applied for a further rem[?]d of the case as the principal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wallabadah. [From Our Correspondent.] Small Debts Court. Thursday, 11th April, 1878. (Before Messrs, J. M. L. McDONALD and C. P. Gruggen, J.p.'s.) Jas. Monagran V. T. BARRY. Goods sold and delivered, £4 4s. Verdict for plaintiff. John Foote V. J. WOLFE. Cattle Sold, £6 10s. No appearance of parties. Case struck out. Henry Foote V. Geo. Butts. Work done, £1 3s. 10d, Verdict for plaintiff, 11s. John Barry V. B. FOX. Price of bullock, £9. No appearance of parties. Case struck out
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 1
Winter is quickly setting in the morning and evenings being very chilly. Grass is plentiful and luxuriant in all enclosed land , but we require more rain for…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1878 · page 2
COONAMBLE STOCK REPORT.—The following are our stock passings for the week:—5000 fat sheep (Atkinson's), for Mudgee, Hercome in charge; 1000 sheep (M'Crae's), Urawilkie, Boyd in charge; 9000…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1878 · page 7
The awards in this interesting section of the Exhibition were given in yesterday, and the cards of merit attached to the parcels. In many respects there was a considerable falling off in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colonial Markets. Goldsbrough's Melbourne Weekly Wool Report
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1878 · page 2
Wool.—The market has been quiet during the week but as we have received several clipe from the Darling, released by the late rise in the river, it is our intention to offer the lots on hand soon after the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 11
We find a letter in the Melbourne Australasian of Saturday, 13th, which advocates a plan of substituting "cultivator" tilth for ploughing, in preparing land for wheat. Not…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 11
A very remarkable statement has been made by the Melbonrne Australasian in its issue of April 20, to the effect that New South Wales lost ten millions of sheep during the year 1877,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1878 · page 7
BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—Wednesday, April 17.—Since our last issue there has been no change in the weather for us to report. The weather, so far as the temperature is concerned, has been as pleasant as…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1878 · page 3
Messrs Nathan Cohen and Co. of Tamworth report the sale of the following lots of sheep:-4400 wethers at 8s on account of P.R.L…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, April 30th, 1878. (Before Mr. J.N. Brooks, P.m.) Cattle Stealing
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1878 · page 2
Philip Burnage, junr was charged with stealing a white heifer the property of Joseph Korner. Mr. Waring appeared for complainant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farm and the Household. Hen Houses
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1878 · page 4
LOOKING at the yard of a poultry fancier a few days ago I was pleased with his [?] house not because it was the finest I ever saw but because of its…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1878 · page 2
NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—April 25th, 1878.— The weither during the past week has been dry The days have been warm and geaial, and the morning s and nights cool and rather inclined to be frosty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition. (From the S. M. Herald.) Section Ii—cattle
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1878 · page 6
Numerically the show is not equal to that of last year. Indeed, in numbers, there has been a gradual falling away since 1875. Last year there were 250 pure[?]bred animals on the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 7
BOURKE STOCK REPORT.—April 21st. We have had dry weather to record, and still to report our most carnest desire for rain, more rain; rain that would indeed cause grass to spring and gladden the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral and Agricultural Show at Waloha. (Abridged from the Uralla and Walcha Times, April 27.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 14
The fifth annual Show of the P. and A Association for Southern New England took place at Walcha on Tuesday and Wednesday last, and, like each of its predecessors, was a success…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Farm and the Household. a Nutritious Dish
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 4
THE correspondent of an American paper writes:- Oracked wheat on the breakfast tables of the best hotels is now a standard dish and it figures…
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