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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1878

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London Wool Sales. [By Electric Telegraph] From the Australian Mortgage Land [?] Company, Melbourne

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 October 1878 · page 2

We have received the following [?] Messrs. Helmuth Schwartz and [?] 30 [?] September:—“Wool sales [?] badly attended; tone is dull; [?]…

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Agriculture. Farm Accounts

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 16 October 1878 · page 2

The question, "Does Farming Pay?" is almost universally answered by farmers in the negative, though they can rarely, if ever, make a detailed exhibit of their debits and…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 19 October 1878 · page 2

Hastings Cunningham & Co. telegraphed to us as follows, last night—"We held our first wool sale to-day. Biddings were active and sales quite up to expectations. A few superior clips were withdrawn at prices close on…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 October 1878 · page 3

WEATHER fine. THE DENILIQUIN COURT.—This Court opened this morning at ten o’clock, before His Honour Sir Wm. Manning, with Mr. Q. B. Simpson as Crown…

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Riverina Wool and Stock Traffic

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 19 October 1878 · page 2

A deputation, headed by Mr. D. Moore, chairman Chamber of Commerce, Victoria, representing the mercantile community and others interested in the wool and stock trade,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, October 18, 1878

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 October 1878 · page 2

THE weather during the week has been very changeable, although without rain. Monday was remarkable for ex[?] and [?] heat during the day time, but in the evening the wind [?] to the south, we were…

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Wool Rates

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 October 1878 · page 2

THE extension of the Great Southern line of railway to Wagga Wagga from Sydney, and its approaching completion to Albury, promises to militate…

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Melbourne Wool an Station Produce Market

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 23 October 1878 · page 2

Messrs. Hastings, Cuningham and Co. report:—Friday, 18th October. We held our first wool sale of the season this afternoon, when we offered 1200 bales at our stores…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 October 1878 · page 3

WEATHER fine. THE river Edward has risen eight inches during the last twenty-four hours, and is still rising, at noon it was 28ft. 8in…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin Friday Evening, October 25, 1878

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 October 1878 · page 2

THE weather has been somewhat changeable during the week. For the first day or two it was hot and oppressive, but on Wednesday night a slight shower fell, clearing the atmosphere and rendering the temperature more endurable…

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All Among the Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 30 October 1878 · page 4

A Victorian squatter whom I had met frequently at home, and who was that day selling his clip of wool, had asked me to go with him and see how the colonial wool sales were…

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The Farmer's Wife

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 30 October 1878 · page 2

Up in the morning at dawn of day, Then hardly time to her Maker to pray, Milking her cows, with a "Co, boss, co," Under her feet no grass can grow…

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Agriculture. Study on the Farm

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 30 October 1878 · page 2

To every farmer I say: "Be a student." "What, a farmer and a student?" Yes, certainly, both, and the better the student he better the farmer…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 November 1878 · page 3

DURING the last twenty-four hours 30 points of [?] fell at Deniliquin, making a total of [?] for the week. To day the weather is fine…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. [?] Friday Evening, November 1, 1878

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 November 1878 · page 2

THE first part of the week variable weather prevailed, with thunder and heavy downpours of rain. Some nice gentle showers fell last night and [?] to-day. The rainfall fall for the week amounts to a little over one inch…

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Market Reports Wool

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE LAND AND FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, London. under date of 25th September, 187S, report:—The last [?] mail reported on public wool…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office. Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 3

WEATHER fine. WE acknowledge the receipt of the second number of the Australian. We think it is well worth the support of the public, and is cheap at a shilling. We…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 2

Sir,— Would you kindly inform me who officiates as Coroner for this part of the district; if no gentleman is available, the sooner we have a change the better, as you will no doubt concur with me,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, November 8, 1878

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 2

DURING the past week we have had fine weather, but cold [?] to-day), for this time of the year. The wool passings are [?] The rivers are very high, and floods having occurred in some of the districts will very likely account for…

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Agriculture. Fresh Butter for Ever

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 13 November 1878 · page 2

IT is the atmosphere coming in contact with the butter which causes it to become rancid. Keep the two separate and the butter cannot spoil. To do this economically,…

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