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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

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[?] (To the [?] Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 2

SIR—I have [?] very able and talented article in [?] in reference to the release of Arthur [?] for the Shears [?]and I am much [?] and trust that the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 2

A SEVERE thunderstorm passed over this district on Sunday evening, when heavy rain fell. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were dull and cloudy, but Thursday…

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The Wool Industry

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 1

AT the ceremony which marked the setting of the keystone of the new warehouse of the Pastoralists' Association (J.H. Geddes and Co.), Mr…

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Stock Report Pastoral [?] Friday [?] January 2, 1981

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 2

ON Sunday last terrible Storm of wind passed over the even and did an [?] amount of damage Comparatively little rain left and the total for the year has been 1707 points. The Quarter has been pretty early spread…

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Triumphant Co-operation. the Farmers Lead the Way

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 2

WHILE the artisan classes in Sydney are struggling with difficulty against competition in the labour market, the farmers of the distant country…

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Cattle Duffing in the Olden Times

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 4

An "Old Pioneer" tells the following to the Nyngan Observer:— "well, I'm darned if we don't set "em." Such was en ejaculation given…

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A Colonial Bee-farm

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 2

A visit to a bee-farm affords special opportunities for deriving information which could not be otherwise obtained, by a mere reading of books on the…

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Australian Butter. London, January 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 18

The Australian butter by the R.M.S. Orient has been sold at from 963. to 100s. per cwt, for farmers’ make, and from 112s. to 116s. for factory make. A small quantity of choice…

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Bust-proof Wheat. an Important Discovery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 12

Some few days ago we gave publicity to a statement made by Mr. Richard Marshall, of Hope Farm, near Wasleys, that he had discovered rust-proof wheat, and in order…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Wednesday, January 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 4

Messrs. GOLDSBROUGH, MORT, and COMPANY LIMITED offered 7169 bales, of which 6260 bales were sold. They have also sold 306 bales privately since their last sale, making a total of…

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Commercial Intelligence. Wheat and Flour. London, January 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 18

Ex warehouse business in South Australian and Victorian wheat is restricted at 38s. 61. and 38[?] per 4961b. respectively. New Zealand long-berried wheat is quiet at 37s. 3d…

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The Farm, Station, and Garden. Work for the Week

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 11

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—Cool weather has again alternated with warm ; but the latter is nearly Bare to prevail henceforward. Kidney beans have begun to yield…

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[?] Pastoral Times [?] Deniliquin, Friday Evening, January [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 2

THE weather during the week has been [?] close and [?] Last Sunday was by [?] the day of the present [?] the [?] having registered [?] There was a [?]…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (Dalgety and Company Limited). Melbourne, January 7

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 2

WOOL—After a fortnight’s [?] our local sales are to be [?] this afternoon with a catalogue of about 7000 [?] The Sydney market re-opened on Monday, the [?] [?] Wool Exports,—Now that the season is well [?]…

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Open Column. the Inquest Touching the Death of John Barber. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 2

SIR,—The public can see that between myself and Dr. Friedman there is little sympathy. I spoke as I believed, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, at the inquest of Barber, and my statements…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. From Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., LIMITED. Melbourne, January 7

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 2

We re-opened the sales in Melbourne with [?] of [?] There was a large attendance and strong competition. Good meri[?] generally improved about [?] on the rates current before the interval a few lots…

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Irrigation Farms

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 2

Following is the report of the Works Committee of the Council on the scheme for utilising part of the common for farms according to the pl[?] proposed by Mr…

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Sheep Sale at Wahgunyah

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 4

Messrs. POWERS, RUTHERFORD, and Co. report having held a sale of 16,000 sheep at Wahgunyah on Thursday, the 8th inst, for Mr, Bell, of Willandra Station, consisting of ewes…

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The Wool Trade of 1889-90

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 2

THE wool season of 1889 closed with such a considerable increase in prices, for both greasy and scoured wools, that expectations were high that this increase would not only…

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Commercial Intelligence. Wheat and Flour. London, January 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 18

Ex warehouse business is firmer at 30s. per 4961b. for South Australian, and 38s. 6d. for Victorian. New Zealand long-berried wheat firm at 37s. 9d. The market in Australian…

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