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Farming & the land, 1877

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Stock Report. Pastoral Tomes, Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 9. 1877

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 2

THE weather has been cooler for the first part of the week, but is again becoming [?], as if a thunderstorm was not far off, bat appearances are now no deceptive, that it is a difficult matter to [?] on this topic. We hear that the late…

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London Wool Sales. (By Electric Telegraph.) (From Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Company.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 2

We have received the following telegram from Helmuth, Schwartz and Co. (per Reuter) dated London, 6th March :—“ Wool Sales—The total quantity catalogued up to date comprises 180,000…

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Pastoral News and Stock Movements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 March 1877 · page 2

Sir Samnel, Wilson has received at telegram from London, 'dated' 28th February, from Messrs. Robert Brooks and Co., as follows:-- "We have sold your Ercildoun…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 3

WEATHER fine. DE SA[?] surgeon and dentist, will be in Deniliquin on Tuesday and Wednesday, 27th and 28th March. (See advertisement.)…

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The Wool Sales. London, March 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 9

Wool is weaker, and prices irregular. thousand bales have been withdrawn from sale,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 15.1877

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 2

THE weather has taken is many places a [?] change and a sufficiency of water has fallen to give a good prospect of a renewal of grass and the filling of tanks and waterholes. Here we have had a few showers, but followed by…

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The Dairy Cow Characteristics of Different Breeds

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 21 March 1877 · page 2

To be able to describe good milker, so that a novice can, following the description, select such a cow from a herd, is next to an impossibility. The man who is not…

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The Treatment of Sheep Scab

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 18

In answer to enquiries relative to the cure of sheep scab, we propose to review the different methods of treatment which are in use, and then to suggest the plans which we have found…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 3

THREATENING rain. THE drawing for Mr. Browne’s Art Union, takes place at the Assembly room to-night. THE Setting on Deniliquin races took place at the Royal,…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 2

Sir, I would like, though the medium of your paper, to invite the attention of the Inspector of Nuisances to an existing nuisance, in the shape of a pig-stye, situated between the Dublin Hotel and…

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The Wool Sales. London, March 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 9

The wool sales are marked by considerable languor, and prices continue to recede. The average is a penny lower since the opening sales ; 14,000 bales have been withdrawn. French…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 23. 1877

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 2

With the exception of one heavy shower the weather has remained warm [?] dry as usual, and without the least appearance of a change. At Wilcannia they have had [?] showers which will be a grant relief there: 70 head of…

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Pastoral News and Stock Movements

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 March 1877 · page 2

We learn from the Southern Argus that the increase of the live stock traffic from Goulburn on Wednesday was so large that a special train had to be despatched to…

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Pastoral News and Stock Movements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 March 1877 · page 2

We are glad to bo able to state that arrangements are now being made for a trial shipment to England of Mr. Mort's frozen meat. That gentlemen after overcoming…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 March 1877 · page 3

WEATHER Fine. STATE OF THE RIVERS, Saturday, March 31st.— Brewarrina, 19 feet, rising; Bourke, 6 feet, do.; Namol, 14 feet, do.; Barwon, [?] feet, do.; Walgett, rising…

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Stock Report Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 30. 1877

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 March 1877 · page 2

THE favourable change in the weather will lead to improve pastoral prospects: we hear that rain has been general throughout the district On Saturday heavy rain, chiefly [?] showers, commenced here, which resulted on Sunday in…

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London Wool Sales. (By Electric Telegraph.) (From Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Company, Melbourne.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 March 1877 · page 2

We have received the following telegram from Helmoth, Schwartz, and Co. (per Reuter), dated London, 26th March:—Wool sales closed dull without further change in prices, which are as low…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 April 1877 · page 3

WEATHER fine. DENILIQUIN HOSPITAL.—The usual monthly meeting of the committee took place at the Town Hall on Thursday last, D. Cameron Esq., in the chair, when the accounts for the past…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, April 6, 1877

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 April 1877 · page 2

THE weather has been very fine during the first part of the week. On Thursday and duet prevailed, and every appearance of a charge being near; but on Friday if was again fine. [?] is still wanted, [?]…

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The Wool Sales London, March 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 April 1877 · page 10

The wool sales closed on the 26th inst. Out of the 242,000 bales catalogued, two-thirds were greasy wool 40,000 bales have been held over, and 130,000 bought for export. The reserve on…

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