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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1877

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Footrot in Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 20 June 1877 · page 2

As far back as 1833 I had a flock of 800 sheep on my homestead at Weybridge, one-third of which were inoculated and lame. This was the first appearance of disease in…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 3

WEATHER fine. THE SIMONSEN OPERA COMPANY.—The Simonson Royal English and Opera Bouffe Company have arranged for a short season at Deniliquin. commencing on the 4th prox…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office ,Deniliquin. Friday Evening, June 22, 1877

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 2

THE change in the weather here must be of great [?] in making feed plo[?] fogs have prevailed to an un[?] degree for the last few days. so [?] hope that pastoral prospects are…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 3

WEATHER fine. Deniliquin is shortly to be declared & port of entry, an arrangement which will greatly facilitate commercial transactions between this district and the neighbouring colony of…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 2

SIR, —In your issue of the 16th instant there appeared a communication relating to Jerilderie, which, to speak in mild terms, is repleto with errors, such as are likely to give your readers an…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, June 29,1877

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 2

THE past week we have had uncertain weather, with some flue heavy showers and [?] little frost, but the grass is every where looking well that we may now conclude that the drought is over. We hear similar accounts…

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Poultry Management. Poultry on Ordinary Farms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 20

There being, then, no reliable recent information available in regard to the practicability of raising largo quantities of poultry meat. [?] eggs on farms that are specially or exclusively…

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Farm Work for July

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 4 July 1877 · page 2

The past month has brought forward the young crops very satisfactorily, especially where the early frosts have not been too severe…

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Pastoral News and Stock Movements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 July 1877 · page 2

Wilkinson, Hann, Minchin, & Co., (Wagga, Sydney and Hay) report. Fat Stock.--We have no transactions to report this week, though the demand is good, the…

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Stock Report. Pastoral [?] Office, [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 July 1877 · page 2

[?] during the week [?] where is this [?] of the [?] At the [?] of going to [?] [?] The “Hay [?] ” [?]…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 July 1877 · page 3

LIGHT showers fell yesterday, and the weather is still threatening. LEVY CONCERT-—We remind our readers that this entertainment takes place on Thursday night at the Town-hall…

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Melbourne Wool, and Station Produce Market. [P. B. Curtain and Co.] Melbourne, July 4

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 July 1877 · page 2

DURING the market week which terminated under present. date, we have to report a still further advance in the line of [?] and a [?] dali[?] in hides and fallow. The [?] of buyers [?] full and [?]…

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Pastoral News and Stock Movements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1877 · page 2

Wilkinson, Harm, Minchin, & Co., (Wagga, Sydney,and Hay,) Report. Fat Stock--Both cattle and sheep are scarce, the difficulty of obtaining fat sheep even in…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 July 1877 · page 3

WEATHER fine. Some nice showers fell last night. OBSERVATIONS from the Tower, and our Upper Murray correspondent’s letter, are unavoidably held over…

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[?] Wool Sales. [?] Electric Telegraph.]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 July 1877 · page 3

[?] LAND AND FINANCE [?] COMPANY, MELBOURNE.) [?] the following telegram frm [?] and Co., (per Reuter) dated…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, July 13, 1877

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 July 1877 · page 2

THE weather has been variable through the past week, and [?] is growing everywhere The Pastoral Show that [?] held here for the first time is exciting [?] and in spite of all the adverse circumstances of the…

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Agriculture. Farm Villages

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 18 July 1877 · page 2

[WE reprint the following from an American paper, inasmuch as it can be profitably read by politicians of Australia and New Zealand.] The April number of…

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Meeting of Sheep Directors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 11

A meeting of the Sheep Directors of the Albury Sheep District was held At the Globe Hotel on Thursday evening to consider a telegram from the Chief Inspector of Stock countermanding a…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 2

The inaugural exhibition of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Thursday, 19th instant, and was successful far beyond anticipations. As the first occasion on which an…

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Second Edition Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 3

WEATHER fins. WE deeply regret to record the death of Mr. Reginald Crawford Boyd, the well-known [?] of this town. The deceased gentleman a few weeks ago was confined to his…

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