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Farming & the land, 1870

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Hay Pastoral Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 2

The third annual exhibition of stock, under the auspices of the Hay Pastoral Association, took place at the show yards here last Friday; on Thursday the sheep had been penned, classed, and examined…

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The Jerilderie Show of the Riverina Pastoral Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 2

The Wagga Wagga Express of the 10th instant publishes. a full report of tho above Show. We are indebted to that journal for the following extracts:— Mr. Hay, the President of the Society, was the…

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The Shearing and Wool-washing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 4

In the course of an article on the approaching shearing, the Pastoral, Times remarks :— “ In the woolshed, however, we have as sheares is a new race—freeholders, and the…

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Stock Report. Pastoral. Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, August 19

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 2

THE weather has been variable during the past week — a quantity of rain, with some hailstorm!:, have fallen, and from all accounts seem to have been pretty general throughout the district. At Dubbo…

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Dispute in the Colonial Wool Trade. To the Editor of the Herald

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 2

SIR,—As misrepresentations are persistently made here is to the disputes going or. between the brokers and independent buyers about the charge of ½ per cent. made to the buyer, I beg to forward you u letter…

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Pastoral Shows of Riverina—“the Central” and Hay

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

THE public taking an interest in these exhibitions have had an opportunity of judging as to the merits of the two shows. The friends of both seem pleased, and as a proof of the…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Timed Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, August 26

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

THE, Weather since our last has been genial, though showery, and spring is petting in at last, much to the satisfaction of settlers, and tot he thousands of men waiting to commence shearing…

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The Central Pastoral Show of Riverina. (From Our Special REPORTER.[Reprinted. ]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 4

This exhibition, pursuant to public advertisement, came off at Jerilderie on Friday, August 5th. This is the first show under tin- auspices of those stockowners and others who are attempting to…

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Dr. Ducrow As a Judge of Wool. [To the Editor of the “Albury Banner.”]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

SIR,—A good deal of prominence has been given by one or two papers to the critical remarks of Mr. Louis Ducrow, surgeon of sheep, &c. —rc the sheep exhibited at Jerilderie. I should not have troubled…

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Wool Report

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 2

WILLANS, OVERBURY, AND Co. Report, 14th July, 1870;—During the month which has elapsed since the despatch of the June mail, the course of business in the Colonial Wool Market has been…

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To the Editor. Cummings’ Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 2

SIR,—A mistake has been made in stating pedigree of champion ram at Jerilderie show, which, in justice to Mr. John Cummings, I must correct. He was bred from that gentleman’s ewes by one of his rains…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 2

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 2

SINCE our last we hare had fine sunny days, and shearing is now becoming general. The clip is heavy and strong—combining in most instances fineness with strength and length of…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 9

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 2

THE following the advanced guard of an immense number of sheep, recently crossed at Fort Bourke by the steamer Kennedy and large, are for the Victorian and Riverina market:—15,000…

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Skipton Pastoral Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 3

The prizes awarded for cattle and sheep are subjoined, taken from the Ballarat Star. CATTLE. Class [?] for the best Shorthorn Bull above two…

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The Pastoral Show at Skipton

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 2

The Skipton Show has been held [?] diffienties far greater than those that we had to contend with at Jerilderie, for during the day preceding and the day of the show the rain descended in torrents,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 16

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 2

IT is gratifying to see meat-preserving for exportation being proceeded with so vigorously as it is in Queensland. We think that the days of boiling-down fat sheep for their fallow may be…

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Wool Show to Be Held in Sydney in January, 1871

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 5

The Inspector of Sheep has placed us in possession of information which he has received from the Agricultural Society of New South Wales respecting the proposed intercolonial Exhibition of wool to…

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London Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 4

As has already Been intimated By telegram, the London sales of colonial wool, owing to the outbreak of war on the Continent, were brought to a [?] close on the 27th of…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 30

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 2

It is a tolerably good sign of the expected rise in the price of beef and mutton, when we see the Queensland stockowners refusing offers for their sheep and cattle, which two or three years ago the…

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Sheep Case at Echuca. Borough Council of Echuca V. [?] and Others

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 2

The Council sued as legal managers of the Echuca Commons. Tile evidence given showed that defendant landed the sheep from New South Wades at Echuca, intending to ship them off by railway, and…

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