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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1882

256 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 13

Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1882 · page 2

FORBES STOCK REPORT.—May 13.—After a week of fine weather we were favoured with a few light showers this afternoon. The glass was low and still lowering, but anything approaching to heavy and…

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London Wool Sales. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1882 · page 5

Sale of 5148 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by J[?]comb, Son, and Co., on Saturday, March 11, 1882:- Ex Norfolk, from Sydn[?] diamond…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1882 · page 7

NARBABRI STOCK REPORT.—May 18, 1882.—Fine weather has now prevailed for some time, the days warm with cold nights, and no sign of change to wet. During the past week or two we have had…

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Station, Farm and Garden. [?]

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 May 1882 · page 4

EVERE [?] arou[?] of what [?] our [?] the question has been dis…

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[?] Farm Produce

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 May 1882 · page 3

AT the Dar[?]ng Harbour railway [?]rmines on Monday morning there was a good supply at [?] from the various intermediate [?]tions along the western and southern…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1882 · page 7

HAY STOCK REPORT.—Saturday, May 20.—We have no change to report in the weather, which continues mild, with heavy dews at night. The only stock movement we have to report since our…

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Wheat Prospects in England and America. (Melbourne Australasian, May 20.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1882 · page 2

Early in the last week in March there was a short spell of wintry weather, storms of snow, sleet, and cold rain having been general throughout the British islands for two days; frosts also occurred on two…

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Wool Packing and Dumping. Sydney Practice V. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1882 · page 4

The Melbourne Australasian of 27th May has the following remarks on this question. It is well, however, to bear in mind that Melbourne people and Melbourne writers are…

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Station, Farm and Garden. Sheep As Part of Australian Agriculture

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 May 1882 · page 4

THE [?] way of [?] settlement in the [?] it never bad [?]…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1882 · page 5

B[?]EWARRINA STOCK RBPORT.-Wednesda[?] evening, May 24.—We had no stock report in our last issue, but during the fortnight we have no change of weather to report. Grass and water continue…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 7

WILCANNIA STOCK REPORT.—May 24, 1882.—It would be hazarding too much in a climate like this, so deceptive in the appearance of an impending change, to say that at last the drought has broken…

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Mu[?]gee Sheep Show. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Mudgee

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 8

The Mudgee Sheep Show was held to-day, during a continuous and heavy fall of rain, which prevented a large attendance. The sheep exhibits were both numerous and good,…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1882 · page 2

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—June 1, 1882—This week we have the pleasing intelligence to chronicle that the district has been visited by a copious downpour of rain, lasting from Monday night to Thursday…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1882 · page 8

WAGGA WAGGA STOCK REPORT.—June 2.— Yesterday morning we had the first pronounced indications of frost, and these were followed by a similer experience this morning, but in a more…

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A Remarkable Pen of Sheep

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1882 · page 8

The Mudgee Independent is responsible for the following:- No one, who was present at the sheep sale on Thursday, will gainsay us when we assert…

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Hunter River Farmers' Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1882 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the committee took place on Monday evening last, at the Settlers' Arms Hotel, Morpeth. There were present—Mr. H. Croaker (one of the…

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Pastoral[?] Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 7

BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—Wednesday evening, May 31.—The weather, which had for a few days previously been threatening rain, set in wet on Monday afternoon, and up to 9 a.m. of this…

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Brown Wool Tweed. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 3

Messrs. J. Vicars and Co., woollen manufacturers, of Sussex-street, have just manufactured six patterns of tweed, which exemplify what can be done with what is known as the native brown wool without…

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Successful Export of Australian Butter to England

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 4

The following comments, which we find in the Melbourne Australasian of June 10, show that it is possible to export Australian butter to England, and sell there at a good…

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