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Farming & the land, 1879

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 September 1879 · page 3

WEATHER fine. DENILIQUIN HOSPITAL.—A meeting of the committee was held last right. With reference to proposed dining-room, the matter was referred to a sub-committee…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening. September 12, 1879

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 September 1879 · page 2

THE weather has been beautiful during the past week Fine showers commenced to fall this afternoon. Wool is passing here in larger quantities, 1572 bales have [?] to Melbourne. Local stock transactions are few 10,000…

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Wagga Pastoral Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 September 1879 · page 4

The Pastoral and Agricultural Show held on Friday, 12th inst., is considered to have been a very great success. The following is a list of the principal prices awarded. Very general…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 September 1879 · page 3

WEATHER fine. DENILIQUIN GYMNASTIC CLUB.—Yesterday evening a meeting was held at the Royal Hotel for the purpose of organising a dramatic club. About twenty persons were…

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Introduction of Wheat to America

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 September 1879 · page 15

It is difficult at the present day to realise the fact that wheat was at one time unknown to America ; yet prior to the discovery of that continent by Columbus there was no cereal in…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 19, 1879

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 September 1879 · page 2

THE weather has been changeable; some fine showers have fallen, bat much more rain is still required. The improvement in the home reports respecting the wool sales are cheering. Wool passing through for Melbourne this week was…

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Baby-farming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 September 1879 · page 15

The “Pall Mall Gazette” says :—The sufferings too often endured by infants “put out to nurse” attract but little attention, notwithstanding the revelations made front time to time at…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 September 1879 · page 3

THE weather fine. The rainfall yesterday amounted to 31 points, making a total of 64 points for the week. THE date of the international wool show in connection with the Sydney Exhibition has been fixed for…

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London Wool Sales. London, 24th Sept

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 27 September 1879 · page 2

295,000 bales have been catalogued since the opening. Market continues firm. A lately discovered gold paint promises to come into universal use. A chemist of…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 26, 1879

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 September 1879 · page 2

THE weather is all that could be desired. Wool continues to [?] through en route for Melbourne. 1681 bales passed here since our last issue. The following are the stock [?] sheep from Tubbo, and further lot of 200 do…

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The Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 1 October 1879 · page 2

The sheep show at the Exhibition was opened to-day arid was fairly attended, but the Garden Palace attracted a large number of the visitors. The various courts are…

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Goldsbrough's Wool Warehouses. Melbourne, October 1

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 October 1879 · page 2

Wool.--We held a small attention sale today, and submitted a catalogue comprising a number of small lots of Greasy and Scoured, and sold 187 bales at satisfactory…

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Second Edition. Pastoral Times Office, Saturday Morning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 3

WEATHER fine. FORGED CHEQUES.—At the present time business people need to be careful in their dealings with strangers who may have cheques to cash. With the influx of…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, October 3, 1879

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 2

THE weather has been all that could be desired. The late reports of the bourn wool sales is not so satisfactory, the closing sales showing a decline on combing washed of 1d, inferior clothing washed and medium of from 14d to 2d per 1b.,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, [?] Friday, October [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 2

WE have had [?] fall of rain and yet it appears as if more may [?] There is not much business in stock. Wool continues to pass through for Melbourne. [?] bales have passed this week. The following are the…

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Farmers' Unions

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 October 1879 · page 2

THE agitation now being carried on by the farmers of Victoria for the forming of Farmers Unions promises to be prosecuted with a vigour which…

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Goldsbrough's Wool Warehouses. Melbourne, Oct.15

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 October 1879 · page 2

Wool.--The opening sale of the season was at our warehouses this day, and there was a crowded attendance of buyers, English, Scotch, and Continental firms…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Offices. Deniliquin. Friday Evening, October 17, 1879

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 2

The weather has been fine and warm during the week, [?] last night [?] rain fell. To-day there [?] and more rain. The wool [?] passing through gives a [?] appearance,…

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Weights of Fleeces of Exhibition Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 October 1879 · page 3

S[?] the awards were made in the [?] clauses of the Exhibition, nearly all [?] prize sheep and several others have been carefully shorn, An…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 25 October 1879 · page 2

Messrs. Hastings Cuningham & Co., report, by telegram, last night:—We held our first wool sale this season to-day. Biddings were very active for all lots of fair quality…

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