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Farming & the land, 1871

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening, June 23,1871

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 June 1871 · page 2

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Jerilderie—re Telegraph Office. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 June 1871 · page 2

Knowing that you take an interest in our rising township of Jerilderie, I beg to bring under your notice the difficulties was are in at present for want of a telegraph office. Our business connections are with Melbourne,…

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Open Column. Tempus Fugit. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 July 1871 · page 3

Sir,—May I draw attention through your columns to the manner in which the mail is being run between Hay and Wagga—the last two mails have been more than twenty-four hours behind time,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, June 30, 1871

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 July 1871 · page 2

[?] have prevailed in the [?] districts for the [?] with [?] while in the [?] country the [?] have been moderately-cold, but with little front. We [?] more [?] season—the…

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London Colonial Wool Sales. April-may Serais, 1871

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 July 1871 · page 2

Messrs Willies, Over bury, and Co., report, London, 16th May, 1871: — The second series of colossal wool sales for the current year commenced on the 13th ultimo, and…

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Sir Daniel Cooper and the London Wool Trade. (To the Editor of the Argus.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 July 1871 · page 3

SIB,—As the following lines may convey some information, and prove of interest to many of my wool growing growing friends, I would beg to ask you to give me room for them in your journal at your earliest…

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To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1871 · page 3

SIR.—The Rev. Mr. Ware desires that it may be explained that the sum of £23 Ms, represented in the Trustees of St. Paul’s Church account as having been collected by him was merely paid into the bank by him, the money having been…

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Wheat Growing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 22 July 1871 · page 3

A discussion which has taken place in the colonial journals upon the question of wheat-growing in South Australia has elicited some which show that the system adopted…

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Hay Intelligence. Hay Pastoral Association

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1871 · page 2

On Thursday evening, the 13th inst., the annual dinner was held in tho Caledonian hotel, to which upwards of seventy gentlemen sat down. The viands provided by host Cox on the occasion were…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times. “Bruce Auctions.”

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1871 · page 3

DEAR SIR,—Perhaps you can kindly favour me with a reply, as to what is meant by a “Bruce’s Auction, and its origin. I beg to [?] you the answer from an Adelaide editor, showing, how…

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Goldsbrough’s Monthly Circular. Melbourne, July 15. Wool, Tallow, and [?] MARKET

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1871 · page 2

WOOL.—This being the dull season of the year, there is [?] any business doing in wool, the few lots which have [?] forward for dis[?] consisting almost entirely of [?] of [?] and clips…

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Riverina Pastoral Society—jerilderie. the Dinner

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1871 · page 3

The dinner took place at seven o'clock, in the large marquee, erected at the hack of the Royal. About 100 gentlemen sat down—the President, Thomas Mitchell, Esq., in the chair the vice-chairs were occupied by…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin [?] 1871

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1871 · page 2

[?] will be in on the [?] August at many of the [?] and the [?] most favourable[?] and water [?] very [?] the pastoral districts [?] ward of the Murray. The weather on the…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1871 · page 3

Sir.— I have to request that you will allow me space to correct the [?] statements in your leaders on the Echuca bridge question. In your [?] of 15th instant you say,—“But Mr…

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Section 8.—Cattle—hereford

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 August 1871 · page 2

CLASS 8—For the best Hereford cow of any age; no entry. CLASS 9—For the best cow; one exhibitor, but no prize awarded…

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Section 2.—Merino Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 August 1871 · page 2

Bred by the exhibitor in New South Wales. CLASS 14—Silver medal for the best two rams of any age over 4-tooth—W. Hay ; 2nd prize- A. N. Gilbert; 3rd prize—Peppin end Sons; [?]…

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Section 7.—Cattle —S[?]orthorns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 August 1871 · page 2

CLASS 1—Silver medal for the best shortthoru bull of any age, G. B. Mackinnon 2nd prize, Watt and Thompson ; 3rd prize, Peppin and Sons ; 4 exhibitors…

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To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 August 1871 · page 2

SIR,—I observe in your issue of the 22nd inst., a report of the Hay Pastoral Association, and from what we can gather from that report, the show was a success. To some extent, I admit this to be the…

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Riverina Pastoral Association. the Dinner at Jerilderie

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 August 1871 · page 2

Took place in the large marquee which had been erected for the occasion of the first show (1870) at the rear of the hotel of Mr. Ralph Powell, who catered for the occasion…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 August 1871 · page 2

Dear Sir,—You have favoured your readers with some valuable information on the new Stamp Act. I think you would confer a favour by supplementing it by some remarks on the effect of the said Act on agreements…

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