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Farming & the land, 1887

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Society was held yesterday afternoon at the Royal Hotel. Mr Thomas Brown (president) occupied the chair, and the following other members were also present:—Messrs…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 3

[?]— I believe it in the intention of the Government of [?] to proclaim a public holiday on the 21st June, [?] purpose of celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee, and as a [?] commemoration of such an event in Deniliquin. I…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, May 12, 1887

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 2

The weather has been seasonable during the week. Two showers fell since last report, totalling 25 points making seven and three quarter inches since the beginning of the year, as compared with two inches and twenty-four points to…

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Land Appraisement Court Monday, May [?]. (Before Messrs A. J. Park and R. [?]) [?] PASTORAL [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 2

The licensee was not in attendance [?] copy of the notice to appear was [?] Lionel Volekman, clerk to the [?] F. E. Vandeleur, inspector of runs, [?]…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 May 1887 · page 2

Up to the present the fall of rain at Wilcannia has been 15.30. The average annual rainfall is 10 inches. The Wilcannia paper now wants dry weather. Some months back a circular was addressed by the…

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PASTORAL. Balranald. Riverina Recorder Office; Tuesday Evening

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 May 1887 · page 2

The past week has been most favourable for the district. In the early part of this week, dews have been prevalent, and though the weather has been, generally speaking dull…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 May 1887 · page 2

Land business this week: Albert A. Baumgarten, Yerong Creek, C.P., 108 acres, county of Boyd, parish of Mulburo[?] A.C.P., 52 acres, same localities, Louisa Baumgarten, same areas, same localities, C.P…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 May 1887 · page 2

FIFTY-FIVE points of rain fell on Sunday and Monday. Since then the weather has been fine and cold. There are no stock movements to report…

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Another Sheep-shearing Machine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 May 1887 · page 23

A new sheep-shearing machine has been invented at Murrurindi by Mr. Bell, a fitter at the local locomotive depot (says the Murrurindi Times), and it is very likely to create a…

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The Prospect of Wool Trade with China

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 May 1887 · page 23

Speaking at the banquet to the Chinese Commissioners in Sydney on Monday, the Hon. S. A. Joseph, M.L.C., president of the Chamber of Commerce, referred to the vast…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times, [?] Friday Evening, May 29, 1887

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 May 1887 · page 2

The weather has been [?] during the week, but the days were generally sunny while the mornings were [?] Last Saturday night and Sunday some good showers fell from which St points were registered making a total of…

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Land Appraisement Court. Friday, May 13. (Before Messrs A. J. Park and R. Macdonald). Mellool Pastoral Holding

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 May 1887 · page 4

J.H. Dennis deposed that he was manager and part owner of the run, and had known it for twenty years. It has a frontage to the Murray, where the wool is shipped. Owing to the policy…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 2

It will be seen by the Hay Pastoral Society's advertisement, Mr C. G. Stewart, Wooloondool gives a prize of £3 3s for the best sheep dog at the next Show…

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The Major's Farm

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 May 1887 · page 3

Whatever soil is washed up on a shore of the old Missouri River belongs by law to the owner of the shore. Sometimes a whole farm changes bands by crowing the wicked river…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 2

In Class 7 (Hunters and Hacks) of the Pastoral Associations's programme instead of "single and double harness" it should read "single harness." The correction will appear in next advertisement…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 2

WITH the exception of a few drops of rain on Monday, the weather during the week has been cold and fine. The following stock movements are…

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Fluke in Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 12

Liver fluke is unquestionably due to wet land. Salt is the greatest enemy of insect life, and where applied would prove destructive to the fluke embryo. Where…

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Albury Cattle Saleyards Bill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 15

The following are the provisions of the Bill to authorise the erection and maintenance of cattle sale-yards by the Borough Council of Albury within the borough of Albury, now…

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Hints to Dairymen and Farmers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 11

Formerly the farmer manured the ground “to increase its productiveness.” He had a vague idea that animal manuure possessed some mysterious power of…

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Rural Notes. a Practical Farmer’s Advice

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 11

Mr. John Broderick, of Crook well, a farmer who uses his own brains and the results of other intelligent practical farmers in all his work, writes to a contemporary…

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