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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1879

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Melbourne Wool and Station Produce Market

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 1 January 1879 · page 2

Hastings Cuningham & Co., limited, report for the month:—Wool—A large and active business has been carried on during the month past in this market, and the sales…

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Trials of a Farmer

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 8 January 1879 · page 2

MR. PLUG prides himself on furnishing his guests with milk of the sweetest, purest quality, and for this purpose he keeps his own cows. Last spring he purchased a cow…

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Trade Report. Wool

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 January 1879 · page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE LAND AND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED, under date London, 20th November, 1878, report :— The last series of London Public Wool…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 January 1879 · page 3

SIR.—On Wednesday evening last a [?] in the sanctum of one who has [?] for the manufacture of such [?] As to the condition of the writer, and the…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 January 1879 · page 3

SIR,— Having observed a paragraph in your contemporary, relating to a recent Sunday School Picnic, which contains some most untruthful and misleading statements with respect to the motives of those…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne, Friday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 11 January 1879 · page 2

Hastings, Cunningham & Co. report:—We offered to-day 1650 bales wool, and sold 1260 bales, Greasy and Scoured sold well, maintaining last month's value; Washed was…

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Melbourne Wool and Station Produce Market

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 11 January 1879 · page 2

Hastings Cuningham & Co., limited, report:—Wool—Business, which since 24th ult. has been suspended, was resumed on the 6th instant, when it was found that buyers…

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Agriculture. the Best Cows for the Dairy

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 15 January 1879 · page 2

A PROPER fitness of things is most important in dairying. Doubtless there is no other branch of rural industry in which so much is lost by want of the consistent…

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Second Edition. pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1879 · page 3

MR. BARBOUR’S MEETING.—last night Mr. Robert Barbour, M.P., addressed a meeting of his constituents at the Royal Assembly Rooms, Deniliquin, The meeting was well attended and Mr. Thomas Johnson…

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The Kellys. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1879 · page 3

Most of your readers v.ill no doubt recollect [?] the lawless career of the New South [?] Hall, Gilbert, Dunn, &c.. in [?] there were a number—and a very large…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening, [?] 17, 1879

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1879 · page 2

THE weather is intensely hot. The wool [?] is finished in this district only a [?] loads [?] though now. Stock matters are far from [?] We notice that James M[?] one of our [?] stovk [?] has…

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Open Column. the Hospital Meeting. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1879 · page 3

[?] SIR,—On Tuesday next the subscribers to [?] Hospital will be called together to [?] report of proceedings of the past year, and [?] deal with important matters connected with…

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Pastoral Occupation and the Banks in New South Wales

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 22 January 1879 · page 4

A Parliamentary return moved for in the Assembly last February, and published a few weeks ago, gives the names of the pastoral occupiers of the colony at that date, the area…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 3

MUNICIPAL.—We hear that Messrs. Watson and Evans, the retiring aldermen, do not intend to offer themselves for re-election, A meeting was held last night at Davies’ Railway Hotel, convened by circular,…

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Stook Report. Pastoral Times Ovaries,[?] Friday Evening, January 24, 1879

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 2

We have had [?] week without rain, if we except a [?] which fell on Monday, when a [?] [?] which however did not discharges their [?] but displeased [?] an quickly…

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Melbourne Wool and Station Produce Market

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 2

Messrs. P. B. Curtain & Co. report:—Wool—In this market, as indeed in all commercial circles at present, business has sustained a series of sudden shocks, and considerable…

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Correspondence. the Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Society. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 9

SIR,—Having been from the beginning a member of the Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Society, and feeling at all times a great interest in its welfare, I beg to forward you a few questions…

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Second Edition Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 February 1879 · page 3

WEATHER fine MUNICIPAL—We[?]understand that Mr. R. S. Brown, who has been nominated for one of the ordinary vacancies as well as the extraordinary vacancy, has withdrawn his…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 February 1879 · page 3

DEAR SIR,—Will you allow me space in your cumulus to call the attention of the public to a few matters connected with the Deniliquin Burial Ground. Naturally, the first thing that attracts…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times [?] Deniliquin Friday Evening, January 31, 1879

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 February 1879 · page 2

[?] the week the weather has been [?] hot commencing on Monday at 107 degrees in the shade and increase daily until on Thursday it reached a maximum at 118 degrees [?] shade. Stock movements and transactions continue…

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