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Farming & the land, 1888

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Burning of a Wheat Ship at Port Pirie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 26

The barque Saturn, 884 tons register, whilst lying at Port Pirie (Adelaide) anchorage, laden with wheat, was burnt to the water’s edge on Saturday. Early in the morning large volumes…

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About Wool. (From the Sydney Daily Telegraph of December 3)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 15

The past week has been an eventful one in New South Wales wool history, inasmuch as the offerings (over 20,000 bales) and sales were greater than at any previous period, and although…

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Farm and Garden. Attend to Your Horses

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 1

Some coarse fodder is desirable, if it can be procured, and a supply should be grown either of millet, corn fodder, or pen vines, and cut when in blossom and cured for…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Committee of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held yesterday at the Royal Hotel. The President, (Mr Quo. Currie) occupied the chair and the following…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times [?] [?] Friday Evening. January 13, [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 2

The weather during the past week has been very but, close and muggy. Monday last was the hottest day of the season the thermometer registering 111 in the shade at the telegraph office. For the first five days of the week the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. From Dalgety and Co. Monday, January 9

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 2

Our wool sale to-day passed of with great spirit, buyers being in full attendance, and competition very keen. We offered 1180 bales, and sold over 1000 with very satisfactory results, prices being decidedly [?]…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 January 1888 · page 3

The Hungerford correspondent of the H[?]estern Grazier, writing on January 7, reports the following stock passings:—Outwards: Jan, 2: 300 mixed fa[?] from Tilbooroo station for Melbourne, Whittingham…

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PASTORAL. Balranald. Riverina Recorder Office. Tuesday Evening

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 January 1888 · page 2

The weather for the past week has about reached the climax of unpleasantness. The heat during the whole week was intense, and culminated on Sunday in 118 leg in the…

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H[?]s on Mallee Farming

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 January 1888 · page 4

Nothing but a long term of education in the rough school of experience can produce a really successful mallee farmer. This is my conviction after…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 January 1888 · page 2

Land business this week: G. F. Walton, Toganmain, C.P. 222 1/4 acres, county of Boyd, parish of Puckanevvy, Toganmain run; Margaret A. Macpherson, Carrathool, C.P. 40 acres, county of Boyd, parish of…

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The Saxon Merino Sheep

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 January 1888 · page 4

Perhaps the most remarkable flock of merino sheep in the world is to be found at Leutenwitz, near Meissen, in Germany. Here have been bred for four generations of men…

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The Wheat Market. London, January 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 January 1888 · page 18

The English wheat market is dull; the Continental markets are lifeless ; the American market is firm. The present quotation for Australian wheat, ex warehouse, is 35s…

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The London Wheat Market. London, January 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 January 1888 · page 21

The following are the quotations for wheat :— Australian, ex warehouse, 35s per 496lb. ; do., ex ship, 34s per 4801b.; New Zealand long-berried, 34s 6d ; English, white, 34s; do , red, 32s…

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Wool and Station Produce Reports. Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 January 1888 · page 4

Messrs. B. GOLDSBROUGH and Co. report: — Wool —No public auctions have been held this week. There is a good private inquiry at late quotations. Sheepskins.—Competition…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening, January 20,1888

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 2

The weather during the weak has been variable. Last Sunday was the [?] day of the season the registration during [?] in the shade. Since [?] the days have been reasonably warm only and to-day too weather [?]…

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Sydney Wool Sales. From Mort and Co., Limited Wednesday, January 13

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 2

We have sold 3850 bales of wool this week at firm rates. Top prices for greasy were realised for Friend. [?] clip of 300 bales ; Cameron‘s Kensington Downs, 7½d. For [?] George…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 January 1888 · page 2

Mr. Poynter has well bred ewes for sale at Wanganella—see advt. The Pastoral Times writes: The weather during the week has been variable. Last Sunday was the…

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PASTORAL. Balranald. Riverina Recorder Office. Tuesday Evening

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 2

Since our last issue we have been favored with seasonable summer weather, which has been most enjoyable. The feed in the district is good though day, but green at the…

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Melbourne Wool Report. MELBOURNE, January 24

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. report as follows:— At our wool sale to-day we had an excellent attendance, and competition, especially for scoured, was seen as at any time…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 January 1888 · page 2

By advertisement it will be seen the partnership of Wood and Horwood, Wagga, has been dissolved. The firm is now Horwood and Mackay. Mr. Wood has started as J. B. Wood and Company…

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