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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1874

14 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Diseases in Sheep Act of 1866

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1874 · page 2

IT is stated in Government Gazette that as annual meetings of sheepowners have not been held in terms of the Act; for the election of Directors for the…

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Farmer John

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1874 · page 3

HOME from his journey former John [?]…

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English Wool Sales. London, June 13

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1874 · page 2

The bank rate of discount is 3 per cent. [?] the market rate is 2½ per cent. The wool sales conclude on the 16th June [?] increasing [?]…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Report. Mori and [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1874 · page 2

Woal.—The lots sold by us yesterday consisted mainly of small parcel and odd bales, which realised pecent quotation. A fen packages of wool(shown at the late Exhibition), were…

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Charge of Cattle Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1874 · page 4

THE case against John Greenwook, of Bole charged on summouns with being in posession of cattle belonging to Mr W. Lett, suspected to have been [?],ehich had been…

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Braidwood Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, July 22. BEFORE Mr. A. McFarland, Chairman. Cattle Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1874 · page 4

Thomas Berty was indicted for that on the 1st of June last he feloniously did steal, take and drive away two cows the property of one Thomas Hart, of…

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Sydney Stock and Station Report Maiden. Hill. and Co. We sold 131 Warsh A. A. Co.'s bullocks at an average of £[?] 4s. 41 English Wool Rales London, August 2

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 3

At the Liverpool sales, wool has advanced a halfpenny per 1lb. The arrivals for the Landon voice a mount to 22,000 bales. The market in term…

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English Wool Sales. London, August 18

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1874 · page 4

The London Wool Sales opened this evening. The arrivals amounted to 260,000 bales; upwards of 5000 bales were offered. The attention of both…

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Cattle and Sheep Statistics for 1873

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 2

CATTLE.—The number of cattle in the colony for the year 1873, as given in the Statistical Register, is 2,710,374. Cattle are now reported by the inspectors…

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English Wool Sales. London, September 12

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 3

At the wool sales, prices are well sustained. Secured wools maintain their favored position. 156,000 ba[?] have been sold, and it is expected that current rates will continue to the end of the [?]…

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Bungendore Police Court. (From the Queanbeyah Age)[?] Before the Police Magistrate. SHEEP-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 September 1874 · page 2

William Day, of Fairy Meadow, was charged with stealing 94 sheep the property of P. H. Osborne, of Currendooly, 27 of which have been recovered…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, 28Th September, Before the Police Magistrate. SHEEP-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 September 1874 · page 2

James Constance, on remand, was again brought before the Court, charged with having stolen sheep, the property of John Watkins…

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Pastoral Districts

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1874 · page 2

UNDER date of 28th August, 1874, the Hon, J. S. Farnell notifies in the Government Gazette of the 8th instant that the Governor, with the advice of the…

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London Colonial Wool Sales. London, November [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1874 · page 3

AT the London, [?] wool sales, the opening competition is well [?] We have received the following telegram from the New Zealand Loan and [?] Agency Co., dated…

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