Colonial Markets. Hastings Cuningham and Co.'s Melbourne Wool and Produce Report
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1878 · page 2
Wool.—Since our last weekly report several of the recent arrivals of wool from the Darling have been put upon the market, sales having been effected to the number of nearly 2,000 bales. At our auction on…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1878 · page 4
THE Sheep return up to the 1st April made by the various Clerks of Petty s[?]ons throughout the colony have been published and some Idea of the losses occasioned by…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1878 · page 8
CROSSING AND COX'S MUDGEE AND GULGONG STOCK REPORT.—Fat Cattle; The market continues unaltered, with full supplies en route, leaving no prospect of any immediate improvement. present…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →PART V. Ordinary Leases for Pastoral Purposes—Pre-leases —Special Leases—Leases Generally. Ordinary Leases for Pastoral Purposes. Proclamation of Pastoral Districts
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1878 · page 12
62. The Governor may proclaim as pastoral districts within which Crown lands may be leased for pastoral purposes any areas of Crown land within the colony and may from time to time redistribute…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1878 · page 2
I SUPPOSE that there are happy farmers who never used a paint brush ; and I can imagine how their old rusty waggons, ploughs, etc. look, the wood-work badly cracked, and going…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1878 · page 4
COOLAH STOCK REPORT.—The following are the passings:—14th—1557 fat wedders (Eatons), for Sydney, in charge of Mason; 200 fat cattle (Fletcher's), for Sydney, in charge of Roberts. 18th…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1878 · page 4
The Russian River Flag of the 7th instant, contains the following:—Every close observer of the agricultural methods of the East, and especially of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Wool and Produce Market. Hasting Cunningham and CO's Monthly Report
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1878 · page 4
Wool.—Consigniments of Wool from the upper rivers have continued to arrive, but no sales of importance have taken place since 10the inst. It is probable…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1878 · page 4
We have seen, says the editor of the Pen and Plough a Jappnese field, in the middle of October with nothing but buckwheat upon it. The buckwheat is…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1878 · page 4
As much if not more, depends on the manner of killing poultry as on dressing to have it look fit for market. Too much caution cannot be need in this…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1878 · page 3
NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—May 24, 1878.—Still no rain. An eternity of blue sky possesses the country, and an interminable calm, indicative of no…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 12
The Melbourne Australasian, in its article "Agricultural News by the Mail," quotes the latest information on this matter, as follows: Amongst the proceedings of the Royal…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 15
BREEWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—We have no change in the weather to report since our la[?]t issue We have to report the following as the passings for the week; 10,000 Tyson's sheep from Brewarra,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 16
A doctor named Royston had sued Peter Bennett for his bill, long overdue, for attending the wife of the latter. Alexander H[?] Stephens was on the Bennett side, and Robert Toombs, then…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Farm and the Household. Water for Bees
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 4
A correspondent strongly advises what has usually been considerred an unnecessary article of diet for bees. According to this statement there is no…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 2
TUMBLE-DOWN fences or fences clumsily propped up and patched, here and there, with bits of broken boards and rails; gates hanging by one hinge, or leaning forlornly against…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1878 · page 5
GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—Early in the week we had on several occasions a few beneficial showers, and though not l[?]sling very long did good service in assisting the winter feed now springing, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Wholesale Sheep Stealiag. (From the Hamilton Spectator, May 28.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1878 · page 4
A considerable amount of surprise was expressed in town yesterday when it became known that Messrs. M'Donald Brothers, of Ascot Heath station, who have been looked upon as…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1878 · page 4
Wool —A further portion of the intely arrived Wools from the Darling district has been placed in the market since our Inst report. On Monday, the…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1878 · page 3
This year Samuel Coen of Mantus township raised from four acres of ground 4½ tons of hay, 156 bushels of potatoes, 1½ barrels of sorgum molnsses,…
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