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Farming & the land, 1887

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To-day's Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 November 1887 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company offered 4600 bales at their wool sales to-day to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was very spirited,…

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Affairs in Ireland. the Disorders Increasing. Attitude of the Irish Farmers. an Irish Member Sentenced Hard Labour. to Sentence on Mr. Wilfred Blunt. the Sentence on Mr. O’brien Confirmed. Scuffle in the Courthouse. Mr. O’brien in Gaol. [By Submarine Cable.] London, October 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 November 1887 · page 4

Mr. Wilfred Scawen Blunt, who was recently arrested while presiding over a proclaimed meeting of the English Home Rule at Woodford, Gal way, has been…

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The Quiamong Sheep Cases

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 November 1887 · page 4

The S.M. Herald gives the following report of the appeals in connection with the Quiamong strike cases, which were beard in Chambers last week before His Honour Mr Justice Stephen:—…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 November 1887 · page 2

The Pastoral Times of the 5th writes: The week has been very warm, and the last two days close and sultry. Last night steady rain commenced to falls and has continued at intervals during the day. This…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne, November 4

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 November 1887 · page 2

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co. report: We have offered to-day 2130 bales, sold 1930, including some good Riverina Clips; 10 3/4d was paid for Wangamong greasy fleece and first lambs; also for Narrow…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 November 1887 · page 3

Land Business this week: Anthony Brunskill, Lake Albert, Wagga, 640 acres, county Waradgery, parish Loraine, Woolcondool run. C. L., 1920 acres, same localities; Robert John Br[?] 640 [?]…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 November 1887 · page 2

THE heaviest rain chronicled for soma years file in this district on Friday and Saturday last. On Friday there was a heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by continuous…

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Judging Sheep by Points

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 November 1887 · page 4

The following letter recently appeared in the Sydney Mail:— Sir,—I am glad to see from a paragraph in your issue of the 20th August last that the Deniliquin…

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The Wool Sales. London, November 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 November 1887 · page 19

The wool market is quiet but steady. The total new arrivals to date for next sales amount to 50,000 bales. ANTWERP, November 7…

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Rearing Calves for the Dairy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 November 1887 · page 10

There was a very funny discussion a short time back at one of the monthly meetings of the Royal Agricultural Society, when a question arose as to how many…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 4

During the last few weeks an interesting correspondence (save the Argus) has been going on in the Australasian on the subject of sheep [?] and sheep shows generally, and on the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales From Dalgety and Co. Monday, November 7

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 2

We had a very satisfactory wool sale to-day when we offered 2500 bales to a full muster of buyers, who competed briskly for each lot. We sold 2300 bales, superior greasy merino realising up to 131, the highest at price so…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 3

At Bourke a meeting has been held about slaughtering locally and sending meat to Sydney. As the deputation which was to wait last week on the Government to ask them to erect [?]ating sheds at Hay…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 2

There was no land business this week. A sale of town lots in the township of Oxley was held on the 11th by Mr Gale. All the lots offered were sold as follows: Allotment 3, 1 rood, section 30…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 23

A meeting of committee was held on Wednesday, the members present being Messrs. Grieve (chairman), J. Day, W. Turner, Chauncy, and Abercrombie,…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 2

FINE weather has prevailed since last report. The river is steadily falling. The following stock movements are reported locally -- Wahgunyah, Nov. 10 --…

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How to Keep Butter Sweet

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 10

Butter-makers long ago found out that it was more of an art to make butter that could not be kept than to make that which had to be kept, besides being a great deal more…

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Touch or Handling of Cattle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 10

In judging cattle the touch as well as the eye is brought into request, and except in regard to certain points of conformation and color, we are by no means sure that…

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Strange Fatality Among Cattle in Gippsland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 11

In reference to the extraordinary disease which has occasioned so much mortality in a herd of cattle owned by Mr. W. Pearson, M.L.C., at Eilmany-park, Gippsland, Mr…

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The Best Test in Judging Sheep. (From the Argus.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 10

During the last few weeks an interesting correspondence has been going on in The Australasian on the subject of sheep breeding and sheep shows generally, and on the…

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