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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1868

231 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 12

Sheep As a Means of Improving- Worn-out Land

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 4

OUR observation has led us to believe that the improvement of worn-out or poor lands simply by feeding sheep 011 them is a very slow process. We have seen large sheep-walks which…

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Open Column. Cash Versus Credit. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 4

“We have brought money down in our hands to buy fond.”—OLD AUTHOR. “Owe no mail anything.”—OLD AUTHOR. I am a hard working business man. My…

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The Pastoral Interest

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 4

What with the somewhat sudden advent of winter, with its frosts and bleak winds, the long drought and consequent scarcity of food and water for stock—the prospects of the…

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Cattle Stealing Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 2

The following case was tried at the Yackandandah Police Court on Wednesday last, and is reported in the Ovens and Murray Advertiser to the following effect:—…

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Irish and English Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 4

The following is quoted from the Goulburn Herald:— “At a farmers’ meeting in Fermanagh a letter was read from Mr. Bull, of West Town,…

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New [?]M and Sheep Market at Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 4

The Leader says that the building of a new market is now about to be proceeded with, and that a first contract has been let to Messrs. Plant and Parker for £9,399. The…

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Wool. (From the Durbo Dispatch.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 4

The shearing season is yet many months distant; but flockowners cannot have their attention too early or too often drawn to the [?] which exists for the proper getting…

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Wool Washing. (From the Dubbo Dispatch.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 4

The shearing season is yet many months distant; but flockowners cannot have their attention too early or too often drawn to the necessity which exists for the proper getting…

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To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 3

SIR,—Observing in your paper, of the 2nd inst., in the advertisement of the declaration of weights for the Hay races, the name of — Gorton is mentioned as owner of the mare Gwendoline,…

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To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 3

SIR,—Perhaps you could inform the public as to how they can ascertain the precise locality of the runs to be offered for sale by Messrs. Richardson and Wrench, Sydney, on the 22nd…

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To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 4

SIR—The bushmen of Australia—if we go by several of our Sydney, and especially Melbourne papers—are a class of men, whose ranks are composed of the dregs of society…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 4

MR. EDITOR,—I see by your paper some very appropriate remarks in reference to a cattle-stealing Case tried at the last sessions at Deniliquin…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 3

SIR,—I send you herewith statements from myself, Davis, and two others, contradicting in every point what Gibson swore Davis told him—a most unusual course, I think, in any court, the…

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Re Municipality. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 3

SIR,—If I have any weakness at all, it is in turning out written documents from my office in a neat manner; and, at all events, clean enough for presentation to our worthy Police Magistrate,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, May 8

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 2

THE dry weather is becoming A source of anxiety to many runholders, the middle of May is approaching and the winter rains have not set in with a permanent prospect of rain enough to so…

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Cash Versus Credit. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 3

Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend ; And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. SIR,—Pick at random where you will any ten…

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The Hay Races. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of the 2nd inst., appeared the weights for the Hay Handicap, and a more miserable production it has never been my lot to read,—showing the committee of the Riverine…

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Our Post Office Assistant. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 4

Honest, honest, Iago; If that thou be’st a devil, I cannot kill thee ! SIR,—Will you kindly allow me a little space in your valuable journal for the…

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Open Column. [?] Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 May 1868 · page 3

[?] paragraph in your issue of the [?] that L. M‘Bean of Wooroma had [?] a small piece of used road— [?] if sold, would deprive the Nyang…

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Geelong Wool Market. May 8

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 May 1868 · page 2

Mr. George Synnott reports:—I held my usual sale of station produce yesterday, when I offered upwards of ten tons of sheepskins. The large quantity brought to the hammer drew together a…

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