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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1879

43 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 3

The Big Load of Wool

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1879 · page 3

LAST Christmas eve, James Thomas, of kiandra left the shed of Mr. J. M. Hassall J.P., of Wambrook, with 40 [?] of wool, the weight being right…

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Freshold and Pastoral Association of New South of Wales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1879 · page 4

THE [?] departments have been for [?] have been…

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Telegrams. Melbourne Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1879 · page 2

Messrs. J. H. CLOUGH and Co. telegraphed from Melbourne on Monday night:—There was a large attendance at our wool sales to-day. Fully…

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Diseases in Sheep Act of 1866

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1879 · page 3

SHEEPOWNERS competent to vote for the election o directors the undernamed sheep district will meet at the places mentioned below on…

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Pastoral Occupation and the Banks of N.S.W.-

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1879 · page 4

A PARLIAMENTARY [?] moved for in the [?] last February and published a few months ago, gives the [?] of the [?]…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1879 · page 4

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:— Wool.—The bulk of this season's clip has already reached market, and been dealt with…

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Agriculture. Scalding Milk for Butter

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 2

As great us is the improvement in cream-raising, by the use of deep vessels not in ice-water, for large dairies, quite as great, in my judgment, is that of scalding the fresh…

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Trials of a Farmer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1879 · page 2

MR. PLUG [?] himself on furnishing his guests with milk of the sweetest, purest quality and for this purpose he keeps his own cows [?] he purchased a cow…

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The London Wool Sales. LONDON, February 18

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1879 · page 2

THE London and colonial wool sales opened this evening. The total arrivals were upwards of 250,000 bales…

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Agriculture. the Best Cows for the Dairy

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1879 · page 2

A PROPER [?]tness of things is most important in dairying. Doubtless there is no other branch of rural industry in which so much is lost by want of the consistent…

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Diseases in Sheep Acts Amendment Act 1878. Stock Branch, Department of Mines, Sydney, 7th March 1879

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 4

THE under mentioned gentlemen have been elected Sheep Directors for the respective Sheep Districts here in after mentioned…

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Amended Sheep Act

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1879 · page 3

This attention of all sheep owners who have not registered their tar or fire brands since the amended Sheep Act into force, in directed to the…

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Fluke in Sheep

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 2

On Saturday, March 29, Messrs, J. Finlay, John Simson, W. Cumming, George. Aitken, and A. Lincolne, members of the National Agricultural…

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Long-haired Men and Croppies. Are They Lunatics?

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 3

A QUESTION that is causing the local officer and his men as much perturbation as the whereabouts of the Kelly gang is how to detect a lunatic,…

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Farming on Manaro. Extraordinary Yield of Wheat

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 2

MR. Edward Freebody, of Bolairo, near Adaminaby, which is situated about 30 miles from Cooma, has just completed the threshing of his wheat…

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Dairyman's Plains

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1879 · page 3

11TH JUNE.—Of late, the weather has been fine and mild, with very sharp frosts at night. Cultivation seems to be all the go…

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Diseases in Sheep Acts Amendment Act of 1878. Stock Branch. Department of Mines, Sydney, 27th June, 1879

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1879 · page 4

THE following Regulations, made his Excellency the Lieutenant Governor with the advice of the Executive Council, in accordance with the provisions of the…

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Manaro Store Cattle

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1879 · page 3

LAST Wednesday, Mr. A. Blomfield. J.P., of Marinumbla, passed through Cooma with 350 of the famous Snowy River store cattle for the…

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Cattle for Melbourne

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1879 · page 3

ROR many years, there has been no stock traffic between this district and Melbourne. The causes were—in the first place the drought and next…

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Catholic Bishops' Pastoral. ARMIDALE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 4

THE Archbishop's pastoral letter was read by the Rev. Mr. Martin, at the cathedral, Armidale, on Sunday morning. There was a good attendance, and the…

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