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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1874

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of August last in another of those vituperative effusions which you so delight to indulge in at the expense of the London brokers and merchants connected with the Australian wool trace, and, of…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, August 14, 1874

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 August 1874 · page 2

THE warm days in these parts are beginning to tell —the young grass, long and [?] from so much rain, is becoming yellow, and in too many instances is dying off, causing much anxiety to those settlers…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 August 1874 · page 2

Deniliquin Friday Evening, August 21, 1874 Weather has been try, with the exception of a thunderstorm which took place on Sunday before daylight. The days have been until rally warm,…

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Goldsbrough’s Wool Report. Melbourne, August 19

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 August 1874 · page 2

WOOL.—We have received the first instalment of the new clip into store from Mr. M’Bean’s Woolooma station, and we have advices of portions of several other clips having been despatched. The season is expected…

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Open Column. Neglected Thoroughfare (Per favour of the Pastoral Tint

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1874 · page 2

The great connecting thoroughfare of the pal colonies of Australia has been narrow[?] places between Echuca, on the Victorian [?] Deniliquin, in New South Wales, to [?]…

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(M’Bean): August 26th—4406 sheep, (Learmonth). Melbourne Stock Market. [J. G. Dougharty.] Melbourne, August 26

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1874 · page 2

FAT CATTLE.—The supply for the week will be 1440, of which 600 remain to be sold to-morrow. The best lots in, to-day, were from the Murrumbidgee; the others good but light weights, from Gipps Land. There were…

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Wool Dumping

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 4

A public meeting of wool exporters was held on the 26th ultimo, at Scott’s Hotel, to take steps to do away with the system of double dumping of wool by shipowners…

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Forbes Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 8

The Animal Exhibition of this Association was held at Forbes on Wednesday and Thursday, the 20th and 27th nil. The Show was a great success; the exhibits in stock were generally excellent,…

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The Jerildeble Show. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 3

Sir,—By the speeches made by the chief prize-takers at the dinner after the above show, they seem to take it for granted that they have the best sheep in Riverina, simply because…

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Open Column. Presentation to Sub-inspector Carter at Wentworth. To the Editor of the Pastoral Time[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 3

It is not often that it falls to our lot to chronicle the fact of genuine merit meeting with its just reward—therefore, it is with extreme pleasure I announce to yon the presentation to Mr…

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Goldsbrough’s Wool Report. Wool — We held a small auction sale on Thursday, and sold 112 [?]les of fellmonger’s parcels and oddment. There was a good attendance of the trade, and the prices realised gave satisfaction. Shearing [?] now becoming general in

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 3

WOOL — We held a small auction sale on Thursday, and sold 112 [?]les of fellmonger’s parcels and oddments. There was a good attendance of the trade, and the prices realised gave satisfaction. Shearing [?] now becoming general in…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 September 1874 · page 2

Deniliquin. Friday Evening September 1. [?]874 THE weather during the week has been fine though occasionally cloudy —rains have been threatening, but, provokingly, have kept away…

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Open Column. [To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 September 1874 · page 2

Sir,—Mr. J. W. Dennis, too timid and wanting in enterprise to exhibit his sheep at our shows, envies the success of those who do, and takes these periodical opportunities to depreciate the stock of…

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Goldsbrough’s Wool Report. Melbourne, September 9

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 September 1874 · page 2

WOOL.—We have no business to report this week, no sales having been held since our last report. Quotations therefore are without alteration. The new clip is beginning to come forward more freely, and appears…

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The Pastoral Show at Wagga Wagga. (A Bridged from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 September 1874 · page 4

The tenth Annual Show of Stock in connexion with the Murrumbidgee Pastoral Association was held on Wednesday. As the time approached for the Exhibition, no little anxiety…

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Open Column. (the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 3

[?] Person reading the letter written by [?]fey Davey, who signs himself a drover, [?]issue of August 29, 1874, would [?]if true, that he and others were much…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. De[?] September 1s, 1874

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 2

FINE rain has fallen at Deniliquin. It commenced on Sunday, and continued off and on for the better part of three days; it was a soft, gentle rain, and was very acceptable, as ominous forebodings of a…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. (From the Hamilton Spe[?]ator.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 3

In a recent issue we published a letter from Mr. S. P. Winter, with a copy of i circular from Mr. Brodribb, of Riverina, representing the advantages of sending Australian wool direct to…

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Melbourne Wool Report. [Monckton Synnot.] Melbourne, September 16

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 2

WOOL—There is 110 alteration to report regarding this staple in the local market, any small lots offered commanding ready sale. Latest advices from England, by telegraph, report a continuance of firm prices, with…

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Fluke in Sheep. (From The Argus.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 1

An article which appeared recently in The A Australasion on fluke in sheep, is well worth the attention not only of the flockowner but of the general…

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