District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Branxton. Police Office.—february 28Th, 1880. (Before Mr. Brooke, P.m.) Cattle Stealing
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1880 · page 6
Thomas Connor was charged, in custody, upon information and warrant, with having, on or about the 25th day of February, stolen one red cow branded WJ on near rump, the…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1880 · page 2
The quantity offered yesterday was email. There was a spirited competition, and the highest prices of the season were obtained. No fleeces offered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident near Deniliquin. Pastoral Times, Feb. 28
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1880 · page 6
We regret to have to record the death of Mr. Bonald T. Harrison, the manager of Hartwood Station, which took place on Thursday night last, from injuries received…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 2
In these sales yesterday only very little was catalogued. The competition was active. Prices equal to the advanced rates obtained at the sales in…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 15
Warren, Marshall County, Minn., Now. 22.— The Red River of the North flowing as it does directly north, can boast of dividing one of the finest wheat-growing countries east of the Pacific coast. Your…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1880 · page 8
DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—Thursday evening, March 4.—The weather during the week has been changeable. On Saturday we had a severe thunderstorm at Dubbo, but it was very partial. A few…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1880 · page 7
GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—March 4, 1880.— Since last writing the weather, up to yesterday, was sultry, close, and unpleasant, with daily indications of a storm. Yesterday afternoon a change took…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1880 · page 7
BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—Tuesday Evening, March 2.—The past week has been unattended with rain, although the days have been cool and in some instances cloudy. The maximum temperature has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Markets. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin's Wool Report
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1880 · page 7
Our wool sale this afternoon was well attended. We notice no alteration in values as compared with last week. We catalogued 380 bales, and sold privately and by auction 301. Greasy sold from 8½d to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand Farming. (To the Editor of the Melbourne Australasian.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 14
Sir,—Those gentlemen of Australia who live at home at ease have little idea of the progress of agriculture in the sister colony of New Zealand. They hear at times of the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1880 · page 7
NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—March 12, 1880.— Throughout the week we have had a continuation, of hot and dry weather, and rain is now badly wanted as feed is becoming poor and withered…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 7
BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—Tuesday evening, March 9.—During the past weak the weather has again warmed up, and although it is nothing as hot as it ordinarily is at this time of the year, we feel it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tenterfield Pastoral and Agricultural Society. (From the Tenterfield Star, March 13.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 6
The third annual Exhibition in connection with the Tenterfield Pastoral, Agricultural, Mining, and Horticultural Society took place on Thursday and Friday last, and we regret…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Management of the London Wool Sales. (European Mail, January 30.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 12
A meeting of the members of the Colonial Wool Merchants' Association, was held on Jan. 28 at the Cannon-street Hotel, to receive the fourth biennial report of the proceedings…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1880 · page 7
DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—March 18.—The necessity for rain in the neighborhood of Dubbo becomes every day more apparent. The feed is plentiful but dry, and in order to meet the winter a downpour is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wheat Supply for Europe. (Melbourne Australasian, March 20.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1880 · page 7
The Mark-lane Express says of the American supply:—According to the official estimate the surplus from the American wheat crop for 1879 is put down at 22,400,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Irrigation. (Deniliquin Pastoral Times.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 3
The Victorian Minister of Lands, when addressing constituents, said:—"The Government had determined to initiate a system of irrigation, which, if properly carried out,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 2
NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—March 19, 1880.— We are still without rain, which is very much required. The days continue warm, but the nights are perceptibly colder. By the subjoined report it will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Cattle Driving Amendment Act
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 7
An Act to amend an Act intituled "An Act to prevent Cattle being driven through the Towns of East and West Maitland except at certain hours" and to make…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Show. (Abridged from the Inverell Herald, March 20.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 3
The Annual Show of the Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Association took place on the Show Ground on Wednesday and Thursday last. The display of horses, cattle, and…
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