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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1871

22 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 2

Melbourne Wool Sales. R. Goldsborough and Co

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1871 · page 4

There is not much doing at present. No p[?] sales [?] last week, but [?] bales had been sold privately at full [?]…

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Local Intelligence. Manaro Pastoral Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1871 · page 2

THE principal event of the week has been the first show in connection with the recently established Manaro Pastoral and Agricultural Association. The weather…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool and Produce Report. Irwin and Co

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1871 · page 3

Wool—At the sale [?] was no disposition to do bu[?]…

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Wool Exhibition

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1871 · page 4

THE Wool Show, under the auspices of the Agricultural Society, took place (says the Sydney Mail of Saturday last) this week, and with very satisfactory…

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Colonial Items. PASTORAL

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1871 · page 3

IN a peper headed "Live Stock of the Colony," published in the Sydney Mail, sheep from the subject of a very interesting portion. From it, ewe take a…

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A New Use for Sheep

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1871 · page 3

ANIMAL matter, under certain circumstances, has a tendency not to putrefy, but to be converted into a substance called adipocere, or "fat wax;" and running…

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Commercial. London Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 3

THE second series of sales commenced with great spirit on 12th April. Helmath Swartze states that there was a large attendance of home buyers The foreign trade was also well represented, and…

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Fireside Gossip. Farmers' Allminan

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1871 · page 4

JOSH BILLINGS has just prepared a burlesque upon the old-fashioned Farmers'. Almanac, full of weather prognostications, family receipts, and moral advice…

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London Wool and Produce Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1871 · page 3

Business during the month was lively, and tra[?] were [?] advance of [?] to a [?] over May [?]. Arrival[?] being so [?] as were anti-[?]…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral Association

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1871 · page 2

The seventh annual exhibition was held at Wagga Wagga on the 9th instant. Class A; Thoroughbred Horse.—1st prize, Mr. Bowler's Snowdon…

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Law Courts. Omeo Police Court. Friday, August 4, 1871. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Cattle Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 4

Joseph Richard Rawson and Edmund Stewart Rawson were charged with stealing one spotted cow, the property of Benjamin Woodhouse…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool and Produce Report

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1871 · page 4

WE bray that the last news from Bu[?]land has caused large private purchases of wool to arrive in [?] to ship during all October. The pro[?] paid, though not proportion by equal to the obtained at the June sales, are…

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Melbourne Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1871 · page 4

Goldsborough's wool report states that the coming wool sales are likely to be brisk, as American and English commissioner to a large extent have arrived…

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Melbourne Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1871 · page 4

The next [?] sale of the season was largely attended, and included among the buyers some American [?] wool brought 7d to 12d [?]lb [?]ured, 11d to 20d; [?] 14d to 19d…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1871 · page 4

WEDNESDAY'S wool sales were well attended and out of a catalogue of 260 bales 158 channel hands at very full prices. Pierce [?]sed 14d to 17d; grea[?]y, 6d to 10d; [?] commanded good competition, and a large…

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Bairnsdale General Sessions. Thursday, September, 11, 1871. BEFORE his Honor Judge [?]indon. Cattle Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1871 · page 3

Joseph Richard Hawson and Edward Stewart Rawson were charges with stealing one bullock and our cow, the property of Edward O'Rourke, on the 21st day of June, 1871. The second charge was that of feloniously receiving…

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Commercial. Manaro Wool

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1871 · page 4

WE are glad to not that the opening up of a market in California for Australian wool has already produced a beneficial effect in this district. It is current is reported that a large wool growing from of Manaro has disposed of…

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Commercial. London Wool Report

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1871 · page 3

THE 4th series at [?] on the 14th. Total [?]…

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Colonial Items. Sale Quarter Sessions. Before Sir Redmond Barryu. Cattle Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1871 · page 1

Joseph Richard Rawson and Edmund Stewart Rawson pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging them with stealing, on 21st June, a cow the property of…

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The Farmer Veedeth All

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1871 · page 4

Mr. [?]…

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