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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
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The following are the stock crossings at Darling bridge North-Bourke, for the week ending Jan. 4. 1st [?] and store cattle, from Cadalgo [?] Thomas Hungerford owner, J. Blain in charge 2nd—[?] store cattle from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]e interest of pastoral leaseholders, homestead [?]s and others, we have arranged with Mr. G. [?]eville to have a weekly letter to lay before our [?]ral friends, which will advise them on points…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following are the stock crossings at Darting bridge, North Bourke, for the week ending Jan. 18. 13th, 3,500 store wethers, from Yauda to Ac[?]on Hills, H. Wyatt, owner, in change, 16th, 299 fat bullock[?] from Cowley Plaints to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Messrs. John Freeman and Henry Davis have been duly elected trustees of the Byrock Common, to hold office for the unexpired term of three years from January 1889, vice Messrs. Harty and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Board commenced its sittings on Wednesday last, before Messrs. Tompson (chairman), Barton, and King the following cases have been dealt with:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following Homestead Leases were applied for on Wednesday last, the 4th instant:—Walter J. A. Davis, Kerribree ; Thomas Nash, Toorale; E. M. Davis, Kerribree ; Geo. Hitchcock, Kerribree…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following are the crossings at the Darling Bridge, North Bourke, for the week ending February 1st, 1890, January 27th.—4043 mixed store cattle from Millungera to Muswellbrook. Desallis…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A storm during Sunday night gave 97 points locally, [?] Gongolgon, and 30 at Goodooga. It is still th[?]ening. The river is now 14 feet, rising; and is rising up as far as Walgett, which reports 28 feet 6 inches. Above that point it is falling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →28,000 sheep penned to-day, the market is completely glutted, and prices are exceedingly low, especially for inferior qualities. We sold 5,000, including Webbs crossbreds 12s 11d, Gibsons 10s 7d, the merinos 9s 1d, Macalisters 9s 1d to 9s 7d…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE following conditional purchases, within resumed area, are gazetted as forfeited; but such forfeiture will not take effect until the expiration of thirty clear days from the 19th February:—John…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Report having con[?]gned to Sydney during the past month—790 bales wool, making a total of 11,058 bales for the past four months, 68 packages general merchandise, &c., 259 green hides, 29 bundles sheepskins, 2 bundles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ONE of the most severe thunderstorms ever experienced in Bourke occurred this evening, commencing about 7 o'clock and continuing until we went to press. Some of the flashes of lightning were the most vivid and the peals of thunder the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE present look out is anything but promising, and great fears are now entertained that Bourke is likely to be visited by a big flood, doubtless equal to that of 1864. That Egeaon's prediction—at all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE weather in Bourke has been fine since our last report, and the streets and roads in the town and district art in a great deal better condition. Our telegrams, however, inform us that exceedingly heavy rains have fallen over the greater part of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another railway accident happened to-night at Binalong; a cattle train for Homebush ran through the locked points, and five trucks and the van left the rails. no serous damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE weather still continues fine, hut last night the sky has a threatning appearance as if rain would fall shortly. Reports to hand show that heavy floods are occurring at Walgett and other stations up river, and that we must expect a flood here…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FOR the past three days the weather has been fine, but at the time of writing the sky had a very threatening appearance as if rain would shortly follow. Nothing of importance has been reported from up-river stations, except that some of the rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Land Appeal Court evidently thinks that we in the Western district are too much of rank and honey kine to require their services, hence we are left out in the cold. This should not be, as there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As communication with the outlying districts is becoming opened up, one hears more and more of the losses the pastoral and homestead lesses have suffered, by the late…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MESSRS. Waddell and Davis, Ms. P., have interviewed the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, with reference to the establishment of Experimental Farms in different parts of…
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