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Farming & the land, 1862

166 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 9

Immigration Depot. to the Editor of the “Pastoral Times.”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 26 July 1862 · page 2

SIR,—Some months since you advocated the establishment of a Female Immigration Depot at Deniliquin, can you? inform me whether anything has been done, to effect so desirable an object…

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Open Column Clearing the Murrumbidgee. to the Editor of the “Pastoral Times.”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 26 July 1862 · page 2

SIR,—Observing in your issue of the 27th ultimo a paragraph headed “Clearing the Murrumbidgee,” and stating: that under the management of Mr. David Bower the clearing…

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Open Column. Wool and Sheep. to the Editor of the “Pastoral Times.”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 2 August 1862 · page 3

SIR,—Having had experience amongst sheep and in every branch of the wool trade in the home countries, and for many years in this colony and Victoria; and as the annual clip or…

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To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 9 August 1862 · page 3

Sir,—I see a list of the subscribers to the Rev. Mr. Power’s Church in your issue of the 26th July, and find my name is not among others. I was coming to Deniliquin on the coach in January, 1861,…

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To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 9 August 1862 · page 3

Sir,—In the list of contributors to the Rev. Mr. Power’s fund, published in your paper of the 26th July, I do not find my name. I beg to inform the rev: gentleman that I desired Mr. Kelly to hand…

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Wool Tallow, and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 9 August 1862 · page 2

Messrs. GOLDSBROUGH and Co. (July 31) report :— Wool.—This has been a very dull week in the wool market, the only lots coming in for sale being small parcels of secured and these are difficult to place at…

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Open Column. St. Michael’s Deniliquin. to the Editor of the “Pastoral Times.”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 9 August 1862 · page 3

SIR,—I beg to enclose you back, for publication in your next issue, the letters of Mr. Lachlan M’Bean, of the Woorooma Station, and that of Robert Middlemiss, of Conargo, which you…

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To the Editor of the '“Pastoral Times.”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 16 August 1862 · page 2

SIR,—For the last fortnight there has been a herd of large black hogs marauding about this town to the danger and annoyance of the inhabitants. The damage they commit in grubbing…

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To the Editor of the “Pastoral Times.”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 16 August 1862 · page 2

SIR,—I write these few lines in hopes of calling the attention of the Government authorities to the disgraceful manner in which the punt across the ferry at this place is now conducted. About five…

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Wool Tallow and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 16 August 1862 · page 2

Messrs [?] and Co. (Aug 7) report WOOL.—During this week we have moved off a few small lots of greasy fleece and scoured at very fair prices two lots of [?] from New Zealand…

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Open Column. Moama Punt. to the Editor of the “Pastoral Times.”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 16 August 1862 · page 2

SIR,—I observe your Moama Correspondent has charged me with “trickery” in having deprived the Moama township of its ferry. I regret your correspondent has had occasion…

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London Wool Report. June 24, 1862

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 23 August 1862 · page 2

The sales closed with the same animation as mentioned in our last report, the only exception being faulty Sydneys which, from the very large quantity of this description offered during the series,…

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Fat Cattle and the Billabong Squatters. to the Editor of the “Pastoral Times”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 30 August 1862 · page 3

SIR,—Observing our name mixed up with low lived slang in a paragraph of your issue of the 23rd instant we beg to say that although we hold the communication of your anonymous…

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Wool, Tallow and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 30 August 1862 · page 2

Messrs J. H. [?] and Co (Aug 21) report:— WOOL[?] wools continue to be shipped on owners account but the quantity arriving during the week has [?] been worth mentioning We…

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Travelling Stock. to the Editor of the “Pastoral Times”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 30 August 1862 · page 3

SIR,—The southern pastoral districts of New South Wales are representation parliament by two gentlemen of large experience as squatters, and holding extensive runs in their respective…

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Moama and Echuca to the Editor of the “Pastoral Times”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 30 August 1862 · page 3

SIR,—You may be inclined to think that the inhabitants of this part of the world are all asleep but such is not the case I can assure you. I happened to overhear a conversation between…

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Cattle Crossed the Murray

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 September 1862 · page 2

A mob of 280 store cattle, belonging to Mr. Bartholomew, of Mannus, Upper Murray, crossed from Victoria at the Albury bridge yesterday, en route for Deniliquin…

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To the Editor of the “Pastoral Times.”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1862 · page 3

SIR,—In your last issue I noticed a paragraph wherein you published the substance of a letter from Mr. Cameron—a gentleman lately in the employ of Mr. M‘Bean. Although the subject of his [?]…

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Wool Tallow, and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1862 · page 2

Messrs. J. H. CLOUGH and Co (Aug. 28) report:— WOOL.—Although the heavy rains of the last two months have at length given way to the fine spring weather, we have no alteration to notice from last…

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St. Michael’s, Deniliquin. to the Editor of the “Pastoral Times.”

Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1862 · page 3

SIR,—Some few weeks, since seeing my name advertised in your journal as one of those who had promised a subscription to the funds of the Roman Catholic Church or clergyman at Deniliquin, but who…

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