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Farming & the land, 1876

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 3

WEATHER fine. MELBOURNE. — Mr. Labor is still in contempt of the Assembly, and his case will be heard on Tuesday. The House sat with closed [?] almost [?]…

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The Increase of Sheep and Cattle, and Mr. Mort’s Proposal to Export Fresh Meat. (From Adelaide Evening Journal, January 31.) to the Editor

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 4

Sir,—I have watched with much interest Mr. Mort’s progress with his factory for exporting frozen meat, and with regret the apathy of stockholders in regard to providing the £25,000…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 February 1876 · page 3

WEATHER fine THE English mail arrived at Glenelg on Thursday morning and at [?] Buy this day (Saturday) Our [?] summary of the English news will be given in next issue…

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Correspondence. the Price of Wheat. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 February 1876 · page 15

SIR,—I quite agree with the remarks of your Germanton correspondent (in your issue of last week) as to the difference in the price of wheat, and I also cannot conceive any just reason why…

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Dairy Cows

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 February 1876 · page 22

Mr. Baldwin has established a reputation in his neighborhood for accuracy in the selection of god milkers by the observation of the points which he describes. He claims such accuracy for…

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Meeting of Sheep Directors. Hay, Wednesday, 16th February , 1876

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 23 February 1876 · page 2

The first meeting of the new board was held at Hay as above. Present: Messrs F. Chambers, J. M'Gaw, A. N. Gilberf, A. M'Farland and J. Keighran, Sheep…

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Pastoral News and Stock Movements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 February 1876 · page 2

Messrs. F.C. & A. Piggin report sals of 30 head steers and cows, averaging £6 5s. per head ; also small lot of heifers ranging from £4 10s and upwards. Large supply of store cattle on hand,…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 3

WEATHER fine. MESSRS. J. C. WALKER and Co. inform us that the 2400 [?] sheep reported in our issue of the 12th inst, as consigned to P. R. and Co. were in their hands, and they…

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Open Column. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 3

Sir,—In the report of the Deniliquin Town Council proceedings which has been published, our terms for carrying out the erection of town hall are set down at 3[?] per cent. As this may lead to…

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Second Edition Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 3

WEATHER fine. THE REV. MR. SOU[?] (Presbyterian minister) will preach in Wesley Church to-morrow morning, and the Rev. J. E. Carruthers in the evening. Divine service will be…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 4, 1876

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 2

THE weather still continues fine, but the heat is not excessive for this time of the year. Rain is much wanted, every[?] is now parched up, the plains am quite [?] of feed, and even the paddocks show…

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London Wool Market. [Webster, Darvall, and Co.] 30 Coleman Street, London E.C.. December 14. 1875

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 2

The fourth and last series of sales in the year which commenced on the 23rd November terminated this evening, having occupied exactly three weeks. The quantities offered from the respective Colonies were :…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Police Court, Hay, March 3rd. 1876. (Before J. K. Pearce, Esq., P.M.)

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 8 March 1876 · page 2

William Carter was charged on the information of John Athersuch, manager for Messrs M'Evoy Bros., of Wooloondool, with stealing 20 sheep on or about 15th February last…

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Pastoral News and Stock Movements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 March 1876 · page 2

Sir Samul Wilson has received the following telegram from his London agents. Messrs Brooks and Co--"We have said some of your Yanko wool the fleace averaging 2s. 9d. per 1b., the highest…

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Wool Warehouse Keeping. Docks versus Uptown Warbrouses. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 2

Daring the past few years the subject of wool warehousekeepiag has occupied the minds of the principal merchants and brokers in London, the squatters and merchants in the Colonies, and all…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 3

WEATHER hot and sultry. IN the Police Court this morning James Black was fined 10s for using obscene language, and Catherine Perryman, charged with stealing a water-jug the property of H. A…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 3

WEATHER warm, but somewhat cooler than it has been during the week…

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London Wool Market. [Webster, Darvall, and Co] 30 Coleman Street, London E C.. January 31, 1875

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 2

WOOL.—The arrivals for the February sales have been on a very limited scale, tho quantity to hand to this date giving a total of but 45.030 bales. of which 21,000 are Cape. It is very doubtful wether this supply will be largely…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 3

WEATHER warm. MR. PHIL[?] immediate attention is respectfully solicited to the following remarks:—The approach on the north side of the Wanganilla Bridge is in a very dangerous state, only…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. [?] Friday Evening, [?] 11, 187[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 2

THE first part of the week has been very pleasant, but on Thursday (midday) it again became hot; the evenings have been refreshingly cool. There is not the least appearance of rain, and stock…

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