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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1884

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Melbourne Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1884 · page 2

R. Goldsbrough and Co.'s weekly report:— Wool.—We catalogued 3686 bales for our sale to-day, and had a large attendance of buyers and spirited competition, each…

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Melbourne Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1884 · page 4

R. Goldsbrongh and Co.'s weekly report:— Wool.—We catalogued 3118 bales for our sale to-day, and had an excellent attendance of buyers and fair competition, 1834 bales being…

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Agriculture. Hops. In Maclror's Farmers Annual

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 2

THE cultivation of hops in different parts of Australasia has made rapid progress within the last few years, and in time Britain may look to us to supply her with large…

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Sydney Wool Market. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:—We offered 2600 bales of wool at auction to-day, and sold 1750 at from 7d. to lO[?]d. per lb for greasy; 12½d. to…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 4

ALTHOUGH the great rush of the season is now over, there still remains a large quantity of the staple to be disposed of, and considerable catalogues are brought forward each week. On…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 3

Ms. JOHN BRIDGE wired the following from Sydney On Tuesday night:—At my wool sale hold to-day, the demand was brisker than it has been for some time past,…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1884 · page 3

[?] BRIDGE sent the following [?] from Sydney on Tuesday [?] At my wool sale held to-day [?] a catalogue of 407…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1884 · page 2

MR. JOHN BRIDGE sent the following message from Sydney on Friday night:—At my wool sale to-day, I offered 690 bales. There was a good…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 2

MESSRS. Mort and Co. wired from Sydney on Wednesday: There was a good attendance at our wool sale to-day, and the bulk of that offering was disposed of at up…

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Sheep Directors

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 4

THE undermentioned gentlemen have been duly elected Directors for the Sheep District of Cooma, under the "Diseases in Sheep Acts Amendment Act of 1882,"…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 2

Mr. John Bridge wired the following report from Sydney on Thursday night:—At my wool sale to-day, I offered 240 bales, and sold 182…

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Wool way. I. O. G. T. Picnic and Juvenile Exhibition

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 3

ON Easter Tuesday, the Hope of Pleasured J[?]venile Templars celebrated their fourth anniversary by a public picnic and juvenile industrial…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 2

Mr. John Bridge telegraphed from Sydney on Thursday:—I held my usual fortnightly sale to-day, offering upwards of 200 bales. Owing to the…

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Cooma Police Court. Friday, 23Rd May. Before the Police Magistrate and Messis C Solomon, J.C Byrie jun., and J. E. Body, J.P's Maiming Sheep

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 3

George Main James Main, Alfred Johnson and Ernest Jonson were charged with having, on 11th instant, at or near Murrumbuces maimed 17…

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Diseases in Sheep Acts. Department of Mines, Stock Branch, Sydney, 20th May, 1884

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1884 · page 3

D[?] in Sheep Act of 1866, and the Di[?] in Sheep Arts Amendment Acts of 1878 and 1882. THE following regulations, made by…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 2

MR. JOHN BRIDGE wired the following report from Sydney on Wednesday night:—I held my usual fortnightly wool sale to-day. The…

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The farmer. Distribution of Fat in the Bodies of Animals. Part Ii. Professor F. H. STORES

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 2

ONE of the most experienced persons with whom I have conversed, was perfectly sure. at least as regards beef and mutton, that the internal "gut-fat" is first deposited, then the…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 2

MR JOHN BRIDGE wired from Sydney on Wednesday night the state of the market:—I held my usual fortnightly wool sale to-day…

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Bloat in Cattle

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 2

THERE is no way of preventing bloating when cattle are feeding either upon alfalfa or clover, as the beasts overeat under certain conditions. When their digestive organs are a little out of…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 3

Mr. John Bridge wired the following report from Sydney on Wednesday evening:—I offered a catalogue of wool and sheepskins to-day…

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