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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1880

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Offers. Denilint[?], Friday Evening, August 20. 1880

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 2

THE much wanted rain still [?] has [?] of the sheds and over 100 bales of the season’s clip have passed through. From nil [?] there are complaints of want of rain. In the…

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London Wool Sales. [Australian Mortgage Land & Finance Co. Limited.]123 BISUOPSGATS-STREET. London, June 28

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 2

Our last sales were brought to a conclusion on the 8th June, Prices at that time for Australian wools being should 3d per 1b lower all round than at the opening and highest period of the series. During the three weeks which have since…

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Nature. Ants and Their Milch Cattle

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 25 August 1880 · page 2

THE instine's of the ant are, indisputably, more extraordinary than those of any other in the whole ran[?] animated nature. The ancients magnified them into fabulous…

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Wool and Stock Report. "Standard" Office

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 25 August 1880 · page 2

The reports received of the dry state of the country is anything but reassuring, and unless a plentiful rainfall occurs shortly our bright hopes of a fine season will have vanished. The…

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Wool Sales. London, Aug. 24

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 August 1880 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 8,200 bales were offered, making a total of 63,000 bales since the commencement of the present series…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, August 27, 1880

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 August 1880 · page 2

[?] showers have fallen here during the [?] to be of practi[?] want of rain is much felt and its protracted [?] is giving rise to serious apprehensions with…

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Agriculture. Counterfeit Butter

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 1 September 1880 · page 2

A MORE unblushing and dangerous swindle has not been palmed upon the world for many a year, than the oleomargarine which nobody ever sees under its own brand, but…

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Wool and Stock Report. "Standard" Office

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 1 September 1880 · page 2

Since our last, the weather has been oppressive, and alight showers have fallen on two occasions early in the morning, but left no traces ere the sun had risen. The accounts of the rapid…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and [?] Tural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1880 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the [?] society was held at the Royal Hotel on [?] last. Mr F. L. Parker, president, in the There were present—Messrs. Seeley. A. [?]…

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Telegrams. London Wool Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 4 September 1880 · page 2

Schwartz & Co. telegraphed to the Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Company, Limited, from London on 1st September:—Wool sales: A good tone prevails in…

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The Australian Sheep Breeders’ Association. the Annual Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1880 · page 4

The third annual exhibition in connection with the Australian Sheep Breeders’ Association was opened on Monday at Messrs Goldsbrough and Co.’s wool warehouses, Bourke-street west, Melbourne…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September [?], 1880

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1880 · page 2

WE have had another wee of dry weather, and the commenced absence of rain is beginning to create seasons apprehensions for the approaching summer. During the week 1234 bales of wool have passed…

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Coming Murray Election Versus Town. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1880 · page 3

Yesterday it was decided at a meeting of selected support the candidature of Messrs Barbour and pledged to the withdrawal of the interest yearly their unpaid balances, virtually asking for a…

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Open Column. [?] Site of the Meat Freezing Company’s Works. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1880 · page 3

I am informed that the proposed site for [?] yards and Freezing works of the [?] Freezing Company is on the plain, near the [?] and show yard. If this site is not already…

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Prospect of the Ameri-? Can Wool Crop of 1880

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 September 1880 · page 6

The following extracts are made from a letter written by Mr A. M. Garland, of the National Wool Association, to the Boston Commercial…

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Melbourne Wool & Station Produce Market

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 8 September 1880 · page 4

J. H. CLOUGH & Co.'s Station Produce Report and Price List. Wool.—Our last report readied up to the 5th August, since which date we have few transactions to…

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Melbourne Wool and Stock Market. Goldsbrough's Monthly Circular. September 2

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 September 1880 · page 4

Wool.—The business transacted in this market since the issue of our last circular has been limited to a few small auction sales, at which…

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Sheep Breeding in Australia

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 September 1880 · page 4

“Sheep Breeding in Australia,” is the title of an exceedingly handsome volume of 500 pages, and is from the pen of Mr. Geo. A. Brown, a trusted member of the Argus staff, and who is…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 September 1880 · page 3

SIR,—As a general election is to take place soon, will you kindly agitate that all the districts in the colony should require a pledge from all the members they return to Parliament that they will use…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 10, 1880

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 September 1880 · page 2

THERE have been some showers during the week, but the rain has been almost as nothing in comparison with what is required, the fail up to yesterday morning amounting only to 0.58 inch…

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