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Farming & the land, 1871

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The Wool Trade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 22 April 1871 · page 4

Sir Daniel Cooper is evidently not content with a partial success. He is deeply imbued with a belief to the effect that a great wrong exists, and…

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Monday, April 24, 1871. Sheep Stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 26 April 1871 · page 2

Thomas Hart was charged with sheepstealing at Gobbagurabalin on the 22nd October last. Prisoner pleaded not guilty and was…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Messrs. Mort and Co.'S REPORT

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 26 April 1871 · page 2

WOOL—To meet the convenience, of parties desirous of purchising for remittance by the mail which left yesterday, our this week's sales took place on Monday, instead…

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Cattle-stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 3 May 1871 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT, who writes to us from a part of the interior which shall be nameless, asks us if the Cattle-Stealing Prevention Society is still in…

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Class D. CATTLE—HEREFORD

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 3 May 1871 · page 3

Section 1.—For the best Hereford Bull of any age. First prize, silver cup, value £3; second prize, silver cup, value £2; third prize, hon. mention…

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Class C. CATTLE—SHORTHORNS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 3 May 1871 · page 3

Section 1.—For the best Short-horn Bull of any age. Prize, silver cup, value £5. Section 2.—For the best Colonial-bred Shorthorn Bull above three years of age. First…

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Class E. SHEEP—MERINO

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 3 May 1871 · page 3

Section 1.—For the three best Colonial-bred Merino Rams, four, six, or eight-tooth (or over). First prize, silver cup, value £5; second prize, silver cup, value £2;…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Messrs. Mort and Co.'s Report

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 3 May 1871 · page 2

WOOL.—Our sale this week was scarcely as brisk as we anticipated, seeing how near we are to the termination of the season, and that our catalogue contained some…

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Cattle Stealing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT writes to the 'S.M. Herald' strongly advocating the support and extension of Cattle Stealing Prevention Societys, and giving some starling details…

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Deniliquin Races. (Abridged from the Pastoral Times.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 10 May 1871 · page 1

THURSDAY at Deniliquin was a delightful day—there was a beautiful and soft balmy south breeze blowing, and the sun was just sufficiently powerful to temper the breeze…

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The Wool Trade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 17 May 1871 · page 3

IN the "Commercial History and Review of 1870," just issued by the publisher of the Economist, there occur the following remarks respecting Australian and Cape wools:—…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Messrs. Mort and Co.'S REPORT

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 17 May 1871 · page 2

WOOL.—Owing to the non-arrival of the English telegram up to Wednesday last, we determined on postponing our sales advertised for that day until Monday next,…

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Facts for Farmers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1871 · page 4

THE way to raise turkeys, which, if carried out, would be most profitable, is to have hardy sorts. Turkeys do no one good thing on a farm except eating up myriads of insects…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Messrs. Mort and Co.'s Report

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 24 May 1871 · page 2

WOOL.—The news by the Geelong steamer is, on the whole, favourable to growers. At our sale on Monday last, postponed from the previous Wednesday, some 700…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Messrs. Mort and Co.'S REPORT

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 7 June 1871 · page 2

WOOL AND SHEEPSKINS.—Having held no sale this week, we have nothing to report. HIDES were in improved demand this morning, when we quitted over 700 at very…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Messrs. Mort and Co.'s Report

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 14 June 1871 · page 2

WOOL.—The news by the mail delivered last night is in every respect satisfactory, and confirmatory of the views we have held and expressed for some time past,…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Messrs, Mort and Co.'s Report

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 21 June 1871 · page 2

WOOL AND SHEEPSKINS.—Not having held a sate this week, we have nothing to report. HIDES were in larger supply tins moruing than we have scon them for some time…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Messrs. Mort and Co's Report

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 28 June 1871 · page 4

Wool.—The briskest sale we have had to report throughout the season took place on Wednesday last, when upwards of 200 bales passed the hammer at prices showing…

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Evictions of Farm Labourers in England

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 1 July 1871 · page 4

A CASE of great hardship to a family, involving a disregard of proprietary duties, which calls to mind Goldsmith's lament in the "Deserted Village,"…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Messrs. Mort and Co's Report

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 5 July 1871 · page 2

WOOL.—We held no sale this week. Sheepskins.—The improvement last week was again apparent at our sale on Thursday, when we quitted a large number at…

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