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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1888

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Riverina Wool at the Melbourne Sales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 October 1888 · page 2

Tho Argus in a late issue says regarding this season's wool clip from Riverina:—"Our verdict regarding Riverina wools cannot yet be given without some degree of…

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Farmer. Improvement of Pastures

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 October 1888 · page 2

Mr. T. S. Gold, Into Secretary of the Con[?] Board of Agriculture, and a practical and progressive farmer, recently read a paper upon the above subject, from which…

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Farmer. The Wool Industry

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 1

We are on the eve of another wool season, and naturally the probable diameter of the market becomes important not only to growers, but also to manufacturers and…

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The Pastoral Tenants in New South Wales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 19

The necessity of taking immediate action to relieve the struggling pastoral tenants, pending a thorough revision of land legislation, was brought under the notice of the Minister of…

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The Wheat Market. London, October 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 18

The English wheat market is showing a general decline of 61. per quarter. The Continental markets are depressed. The American market is steady…

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Wool and Station Produce Reports. Sydney, October 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 4

Messrs. GOLDBROUGH, MORT, and Co. Limited, held their fourth sale of the season to-day, when an attractive catalogue of 4705 bales was submitted, of which 4235 bales were sold at auction,…

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Sheep Stealing Extraordinary

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 3

A most extraordinary case of sheep stealing has recently taken place at Moroco station, the particulars of which are only now available for publication. It appears that about a month ago an aboriginal in the…

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Open Column. the Frozen Meat TRADE.(To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 2

The New Zealand Shipping Company [?] and Albion Company, Nelson Brothers Limited meat importers), and certain [?] into a combination for the purpose [?]…

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Sydney Wool Sales, From Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited. Friday, October 19

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 2

We offered at our sixth sale of the season 2290 bales of wool, and sold by auction and privately 2018-bales. There was a full representative attendance of buyers and excellent competition, especially for the better…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 October 1888 · page 2

London, Saturday.—At the wool sales in A[?]twerp, prices have advanced a halfpenny…

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Burning of a Load of Wool

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 October 1888 · page 2

An extrac[?]d [?] accident happened vest[?]day to a load of cool in charge of a car[?] named Angus M'Niel. M'Niel with his but [?] team was travelling along the [?]…

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Wild Cattle

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 2

A strange breed of wild cattle is found is the high hills skirting the Umpaqua Valley, California. They stay on the hills and get water from the living springs which rise…

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The Pastoral Tenants in New South Wales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 4

The necessity of taking immediate action to relieve the struggling pastoral tenants, pending a thorough revision of land legislation, was brought…

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Farmer. What to do With the Runts

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 2

With every litter of pigs. Dr. A. G. Chase, Kansas, writes, there will be one dwar[?] or "runt," often two if the litter is a large one. It will always be profitable, and often…

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Wild Cattle

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 November 1888 · page 1

A strange breed of wild cattle is found in the high hills skirting the Umpaqua Valley, California. They stay on the hills and get water from the living springs which rise…

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Sheep Stealing Extraordinary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1888 · page 26

A most extraordinary case of sheep-stealing (says the Pastoral Times) has recently taken place at Morocco station, the particulars of which are only now available for publication…

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Rural Notes. Making Good Butter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1888 · page 11

In a recent paper on this subject Mr. George Barham remarked as follows :—In making a pound of butter you take just the same constituents from your land as in…

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Special Sheep Sale at Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1888 · page 4

Messrs. CHAS. L. GRIFFITH and Co. report holding a special sheep sale at their Corowa yards on Tuesday, 30th ult, when they yarded and sold 12,000 sheep. They sold wethers from…

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Sinking of a Wool Barge

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 November 1888 · page 2

Messrs. Permewan, Wright and Co. received information by wire yesterday that the barge Confidence, in tow of the steamer Corrong, had been snagged and sunk at the Lachlan…

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The Wheat Market. London, October 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1888 · page 19

The English market is declining, with increasing weakness. The Continental markets are steady.. The American market is firm. The spot quotation in New York for No. 2…

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