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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1881

362 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 19

Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, September 30. 1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 2

FINE weather bas prevailed since our last report. Early in the week the appearance of the sky betokened rain, but the clouds passed away without giving off any moisture, and since then the…

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The Wool Industry of Australia

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 5 October 1881 · page 1

THE annual exhibitions under the auspices of th Australian Sheep-breeders' Association, and the sales from the leading stud flocks that follow, afford satisfactory proof…

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The Farmer Feedeth All

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 5 October 1881 · page 2

My lord rides through his palace gate, My lady sweeps along in state, The sage thinks long on many a thing, And the maiden muses on marrying…

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Agriculture. Station, Farm and Garden. Oil-bearing Plants and Vegetable Oils

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 5 October 1881 · page 2

RETURNING to the subject commenced in our paper, upon the growth of the castor oil plant and the treatment of its seed in order to obtain the castor oil of commerce, it was…

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The Farmer Feedeth All

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 2

My lord rides through his place gate, My lady sweeps along in state, The sage thinks long on many a thing, And the maiden muses on marrying;…

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Agriculture. Station, Farm and Garden. by "Jumducktoo." Oil-bearing Planes and Vegetable Oils

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 2

RETURNING to the subject commenced in our paper, upon the growth of the eastor oil plant and the treatment of it need in order to obtain the castor oil of commerce, it was…

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Wool and Stock Report. "Standard" Office

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 12 October 1881 · page 2

THE weather during the past week has been somewhat changeable. Saturday was rather hot, but Sunday was dull and like rain, a few light showers falling. On Monday a little…

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Agriculture. Station, Farm, and Garden. Value of Early Experience

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 12 October 1881 · page 2

IT is amongst the serious mistakes made in dealing with colonial farming, to suppose that early training in farm life in the old world is of little, if any, value…

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Agriculture. Station Farm and Garden. Value of Early Experience

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 October 1881 · page 2

IT is amongst the serious mistakes made in dealing with colonial farming to suppose that early training in from life in the old world of little if any value…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 October 1881 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of this Society was held at the Royal Hotel yesterday afternoon, when [?] members were present. Mr L. [?] was voted to the chair. It was [?] that according to [?] no member of the…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, October [?] 1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 October 1881 · page 2

We have been favoured during the week with [?] [?] all three-quarters of [?] sufficient for requirements [?] will be of some [?] downfall. [?] of [?]…

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Experimental Farms

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 19 October 1881 · page 2

EXPERIMENTAL farms have proved so successful in Europe and America that there is no reason to doubt that, if designed on a sound basis and carefully managed, they would…

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The Opening Wool Sales. (From the Angus, October 13.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1881 · page 8

The opening wool sale of the season was held 3 o’clock this afternoon by Messrs. R. Goldsborough and Co. (Limited) at their William-street warehouses. The first sale of the season is always…

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Hints for Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1881 · page 18

TREATMENT OF CURDS.—Reduce the inflammation by cold water applications, then apply the following ointment every day until the parts become sore, when it may be discontinued :—Take…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage Land and Agency Company report:—We held to-day our first sale of the season. We offered 2250 bales of wool; sold 1580. Crowded attendance of buyers and most animated…

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Sheep-stealing at Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 October 1881 · page 14

At the Narandera Police Court, on the 18th inst., John Halbish was charged with stealing 30 sheep the property of Devlin and Co., of Deepwater. The following is a summary of the…

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The Bethanga Sheep-stealing Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 October 1881 · page 14

At the Bethanga Police Court on Monday, before Messrs. C. Francis and G. H. Cossins, J’s.P., William Rollings was charged with stealing 14 sheep, the property of Alex. Stewart, of…

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Ercildoune Annual Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 3

The fourth annual sale of Sir [?] Wilson’s pure merino sheep, which was conducted on Thursday by Messrs Friskin and Gibson. was one of the most successful of the serifs, prises realised brine quite up to…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, October 28, 1881

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 2

SINCE our last report the weather has been fine, and towards the end of the week rather warm. No rain has fallen. The wool passings have amounted to 1163 bales. In the Mudgee…

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Melbourne Wool and Produce Market Report

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 2 November 1881 · page 2

The Australasian Mortgage & Agency Company Limited report:—We held our second wool sale of the season this day at the Australian wool stores and offered at auction 2040 bales. The catalogue was a…

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