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Farming & the land, 1888

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Rural Notes. Prospects of the Wheat Trade

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 10

“Why is wheat so low in price” is the pertinent question asked in a recent number of a leading English magazine. The question is one the solution of which is of…

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The American Duty on Wool. London, March 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 18

The Democratic party of the United States have drafted a revised tariff, in which they propose to reduce the duties on imported wools…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the [?] the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural [?] held at the Royal Hotel yesterday. [?] occupied the chair, and the [?]…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 3

Sir,—I saw an article in last Saturday’s Argus re supposed hybrids between cat and rabbit. That creatures so distinctly opposite in their natures in every respect can hybridise may very well be taken…

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The Rabbit Pest. Manifesto of the Wilcannia Pastoral Association

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 4

Wilcannia, Friday.—The following is a synopsis of the manifesto adopted on Wednesday night by the Wilcannia Pastoral Protection Association:—…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 9, [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 2

The weather has been [?] and pleasant during the week, the [?] being cool, and the nights calm, clear and [?] it was close, cloudy and [?] and it [?] was imminent. The river at…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 2

The Western Grazier reports 8000 [?]es crossed river on Sunday last from Nelyambo for Berawinnia Downs station, Messrs Davison and Co. owners, Mr. Charles Fenton in charge. Hungerford, March 3:—…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 2

Land business this week: James [?]mair, 4[?]o acres, [?] county of [?]lget [?] Bendack North, [?]un; Raude[?] Gunbar, 73 acres, C.P., county of St[?] of…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 2

SINCE last report the weather has been of a most uncomfortable character-- the days close and muggy, with cold nights. Yesterday, after a warm morning, a dust storm…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 24

A meeting of the committee of this society was held on Wednesday last, the members present being Mr. Grieve (in the chair) and Messrs. W. Turner, ‘Kellar, Morton, James…

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Worms in Sheep

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 12

The Chief Inspector of Stock (Mr. A. Bruce) has issued the following circular to the various inspectors of stock:— “You should in a season such as this call the…

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Goldsbrough’s Annual Review of the Australian Wool Trade for the Season 1887-88

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 March 1888 · page 11

From this report we extract the following:— In Melbourne the first sale was held at our warehouses on the 5th October, and, although…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, March 16, 1888

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 2

Up to within the last couple of days the weather has teen [?] and pleasant. Yesterday was disagreeably close, buis[?] and dusty, and to-day it is cloudy and close. A email quantity of rain fell last night, but it hardly laid…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 March 1888 · page 2

Land business this week: Florence H. Watson, Booroorban, 320 acres, C.P., county of Waradgery, parish of Rankin, Eli Elwah run; C.L., 900 acres, same localities…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 March 1888 · page 2

THE weather since last report has been increasingly warm, and there seems no present sign of rain. The following stock movements are…

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The London Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1888 · page 4

Amongst the sales of local greasy wools in London during the first three days of the January-February sales, we notice that of S over Goonambil over WW, from near Urana,…

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Flour and Wheat Markets. London, March 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1888 · page 18

A cargo of 15,000 quarters of Australian wheat, March-April shipment, per steamer, has been sold for a Mediterranean port at 34s. per 4801bs…

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The Victorian Farmers’ Protection Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1888 · page 15

The Wimmera Farmers’ Association held a meeting on Saturday to consider the draft programme put forward by the Sheppartou branch of the Farmers’ Protection Society. The…

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Town Hall Bazaars. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 3

Sir, I note with regret that the question of again leasing the Town Hall for bazaar purposes during the Annual Show and Base week has been re-opened. I was under the impression that the matter had been…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin Friday Evening, March 23. 1888

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 2

The continued dryness of the weather is causing some anxiety, and there is no indication of any immediate change. The days are only moderately warm and the nights cold. On several mornings recently dew has been found on the [?]…

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